Funny to mention the divers James… I was one too. I remember when ROV guys were getting substantially more and most divers were gagging to get a start in ROV’s .. There was a period when diving was really in the doldrums and rates had completely stagnated.. The diving schools had pumped out hundreds of baby divers and even had advert in the national press earn 300 quid a day etc but suddenly the market was just saturated and guys were working for ‘I’ll go crazy for 100 USD a day (or less) .. In the end the message got out and guys stopped lashing out 3k for a diving course cos there was no real return .. only hard work, shitty conditions and poor pay..
Wonder how long before the ROV schools start to feel the pinch and how long after they close the ROV game will have a renaissance ?
The one thing I never believed or expected would be to see companies willing to entrust their valuble equipment in the hands of complete newbies..
Like I said in a previous post .. Next time you get a bunch of wannbees, trainees and chancers on your team.. Don’t cover for them, put them all on the dayshift together…..
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