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July 14, 2007 at 9:22 pm #867

sam
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Hi everyone,
I registered on that forum about a year ago and i’ve been loggin in quite often to get some infos and today i finally post something !
I’m 30 from France and… how rare… i’d like to get in the ROV industry 😀

I was a fighter pilot trainee in the French airforce (an accident which slowered my visual accuity forced me stop the training) i’m also a Scuba diving instructor.
Last year I decided to search for a job that suited me and as i was reading informations on how to become a commercial diver i discovered this job.
I also have a French equivalent to a BETC Higher National Diploma in Civil Engineering so i thought this was a very good idea because everything in my CV sort of come together.

The more i’m reading about it the more i’m motivated as there seems to be a lot of possibilities and job opportunities (and a good pay rate…)
I registered on that website took some company name and adresses and made a trip to Aberdeen trying to get a job by knocking on their doors with my CV in hands even without an electrical/mechanical backgorund)
i met the RH manager of Fugro and went to Oceaneering but unfortunately no answer from them so far (not really surprising)

Instead of paying for an expensive course at Fort Williams i decided to take some experience by doing an 9 months "electrical maintenance of automated systems" course in France which i’m not paying a cent. I also wanted to show that i take that job seriously and i’m not afraid to take the longer way to get more experience.
I’m now beeing at the end of this course and i have to do a 5 weeks internship starting mid september which is a great oportunity to get in the industry.

the questions are:
-does it worth paying for an offshore survival course just for an internship?
-appart from Fugro an Oceaneering do you know some companies willing to take on some new trainees for an internship
-what’s the Subsea7 HRM email? i can’t find it on their website
-do you have some good tips for me 🙂

thanks for your answers and thanks for whoever are running that website for all the infos i got from there… and sorry for my english and for the long post 😳

exo

July 14, 2007 at 9:44 pm #12847

TheBaron
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You might want to try Gulmar Middle East. They have French management and an ROV. Do a search on Google for it as I don’t have the info on me.

July 15, 2007 at 2:59 am #12848

centurion
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Good to see that you went knocking on doors.

You might consider starting with a French company

http://www.ronsrovlinks.nl/modules/wflinks/viewcat.php?cid=5&orderby=countryA&start=30

or checking out French dive companies. Dive companies often have a ROV or two on the go

http://longstreath.com/diving_companies.php?caID=1&coID=73

Good luck

July 15, 2007 at 5:30 am #12849

Scott Beveridge
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Exo,

Technip – high pay!!! Marsaille / Paris

July 15, 2007 at 1:17 pm #12850

Anonymous
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Hi
Try Alcatel cableship.

July 15, 2007 at 4:22 pm #12851

sam
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i’ve already contacted France Telecom Marine, Comex and IFREMER but i received negative answers from them… to much work for the ROV pilots to take care of a newbe or no contract during that period 😕
CVs has been sent to Fugro, Oceaneering, Technip and are about to be sent to some of the companies you told me including those in the RonsRovlink
so thanks for the info guys !
Working in an english speaking environement doesn’t scare me so if you have other company names…
what’s the contact info for Subsea7 btw ?

July 15, 2007 at 7:55 pm #12852

Andy Shiers
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"Ya mother was a hamster , and ya father smelt of Elderberries"
😀
Monty

July 15, 2007 at 10:44 pm #12853

sam
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"I don’t wanna talk to you no more, you empty headed animal food trough wiper! I fart in your general direction!"

July 15, 2007 at 11:07 pm #12854

TheBaron
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Touché! 😆

July 16, 2007 at 3:21 am #12855

Anonymous
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"I don’t wanna talk to you no more, you empty headed animal food trough wiper! I fart in your general direction!"

Classic Exo, you will get on well my friend

July 16, 2007 at 4:09 am #12856

Anonymous
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Hi
Been working with a lot of France people, most of them is,,,,,, sorry to say it, just like you, one day you teach them, the next day they want to teach you.

July 16, 2007 at 7:25 am #12857

Andy Shiers
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These France people 😕
Were there lots of the critters or just singles
Were you working in the land of frogs at the time or elsewhere 🙂

July 16, 2007 at 8:54 am #12858

sam
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no deepdown i’m not beeing arrogant we’re just joking with lostboy.
i’ve traveled a lot and many of my friends are Brits, i’m used to the british humour

July 16, 2007 at 9:09 am #12859

Andy Shiers
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Good on ya Exo 😀
Good luck on the work front , dude .
Regards
Roast Beef 😀

July 17, 2007 at 6:23 pm #12860

Anonymous
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OK
You might be one of the good guys
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