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April 17, 2010 at 6:20 pm #3450
James McLauchlan
ParticipantHas the recent close-down of a lot of EU airspace messed you up? Are you stuck on a job due off, or waiting to go offshore and can’t?
Salary? Day rate? What have the pro’s and cons been during all this?
April 18, 2010 at 10:58 am #27443James McLauchlan
ParticipantSo who’s stuck where?
I get the impression that a good few people think/hope that this will all go away in a few days.. except that I’m reading/hearing that it could carry on for days, weeks or months. This may force companies to consider a little more closely where they hire people from.
April 18, 2010 at 11:10 am #27444Ray Shields
ParticipantThis may force companies to consider a little more closely where they hire people from.
Yeah, no more English, Welsh or Irish, you will have to live within 100 miles of Aberdeen Heliport 😀
April 18, 2010 at 11:25 am #27445Scott Beveridge
ParticipantThis may force companies to consider a little more closely where they hire people from.
Yeah, no more English, Welsh or Irish, you will have to live within 100 miles of Aberdeen Heliport 😀
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April 18, 2010 at 3:06 pm #27446James McLauchlan
ParticipantWell, if the planes aren’t flying I doubt if the choppers will (much). Aberdeen and P/Heed harbours will be much busier and I would suggest that mysteriously offshore boat-boat and billy pugh type transfers will most likely become ‘safe‘ again 😉
No more people from overseas either.
The whole show will be too dependant on the wind direction, so it’ll be very hit and miss on whether they can get people into or out of the UK at any given time, let alone offshore.
I sense SS7 might have a change of heart on where they source their next batch of ROV trainees from 😉April 18, 2010 at 9:56 pm #27447Ray Shields
ParticipantI can see these making a comeback!
April 19, 2010 at 3:04 am #27448Ivor Norman Macdonald
ParticipantDown in Africa at the moment, crew change supposed to happen on Tuesday but with no flights there are a few glum faces on board. Us day raters who are stuck at work are laughing all the way to the bank. Not so good if your on day rate and stuck at home.
April 19, 2010 at 6:41 am #27449deepseacon
ParticipantAt this time flights in and out may resume at 7pm Monday currently all are cancelled.
UK Airports.
From Capital Radio. 95.8 FM.
April 19, 2010 at 8:03 am #27450deepseacon
ParticipantNine am news its now 1am on Tuesday before there is a chance of flights resuming so thats even more delays as even more flights cancelled.
April 19, 2010 at 8:06 am #27451James McLauchlan
ParticipantThey may find a work around for flights or not… this could be a long term issue though.
Those trying to get back, or out of, the UK.
Lisbon airport is open. You can get to it overland from Northern Spain. From the UK you can use the ferry service from Plymouth or Portsmouth to Santander or Bilbao. Lisbon is about 4hrs drive from either of the latter.
There are trains as well.Sounds pretty whacky but hey!…. think of a more solid method and I’m sure people will listen.
April 19, 2010 at 8:07 am #27452James McLauchlan
ParticipantI can see these making a comeback!
The divers would be fine as they can top it up with inert gas…. not too sure about the platforms though 😉
Apparently the UK labour government is asking the EU parliament to consider levying CO2 tax on Iceland.
Why?
Because the volcano has pumped more harmful gases into the atmosphere in 4 days than than all the cars in Northern Europe put together have in the last 10 years 😉
Gordon Brown feels that new volcano tax should be imposed on any country that does not have an effective volcano management policy in place.April 20, 2010 at 3:04 am #27453blackbeard
ParticipantI am stuck offshore Iran but what the hell, I am on day rate
so a few weeks more wont be the end of the world.Because the volcano has pumped more harmful gases into the atmosphere in 4 days than than all the cars in Northern Europe put together have in the last 10 years
what good your prius now?
Gordon Brown feels that new volcano tax should be imposed on any country that does not have an effective volcano management policy in place.
he is a total arse, why does he not sue god? billy Connelly did it!!
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April 20, 2010 at 12:13 pm #27454Sit Rep
Participantwhy does he not sue god?
Come on man this is by and large a technical forum, there is no god, get used to it.
April 20, 2010 at 12:44 pm #27455tc1
ParticipantI wanted to click a button but there isnt one for no its not affecting me cos I live in Thailand. 😉
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