Advice, Training (already looked in FAQs and Forum)

[Adam]

Hi all, new to ROVworld…

Several questions (i’ve looked at FAQs and forums and its given me half answers)

1) Doing an apprenticeship with Exxonmobil atm and just wondering will the qualifications and training be enough to get an offshore rov job or should I stay there for a while after the apprenticeship finishes to get more experience?

by the end of the apprenticeship i’ll have an Advanced Apprenticeship NVQ Level 3 in Maintenance Engineering, a VRQ in Engineering and Technology, and an Esso Refinery Trade Test certificate

2) I’ll also get a BTEC in either Electrical/Electronics or Mechanical Engineering… what would you suggest is more suitable for becoming an ROV pilot tech?

3) tends to be mixed reactions towards rov pilot training schools, are they worth looking in to and how important are they in actually getting a job with a company?

I know theres a lot to answer but will be grateful for any responses, cheers.

[Ray Shields]

Hi,

1) I would recommend getting experience to go with the apprenticeship, its the same as people coming out of college with a bit of paper, the paper says you are capable of doing the job, the experience says you HAVE done the job.

2) I am personally biased towards electrics/electronics 🙂 More and more ROVs are getting more sophisticated electrics (some are going all electric). I would think there are more electrical bias people in the ROV industry than mechanical. The problem is a lot of people who aren’t electrical or hydraulic just call themselves mechanical because they can hit things with a hammer or do up a nut and bolt!

If you intended working on ploughs though, mechanical is more valuable as most of their maintenance is that way inclined.

3) my opinion is they are not important, they may be nice to have but in the grand scheme of things having a suitable background in qualifications and relevant experience are much more important. 90% of ROV companies will put you through training on their kit anyway – and that’s one difference, training schools tend to be very generic or only 1 specific vehicle, which may not be a vehicle that the company you get a job with has.

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