Experienced and still sitting at home?

[thomas]

If you want to change things from complaining on here to praising on here,

Support the IROVA at……… Register@irova.org or click on the poll.

[Ray Shields]

Hello Ray

Getting back to your original topic, I think you’ll find the reason you can’t get a replacement will be more to do with the rates being offered than nobody out there.

You could spend £1500 on a Nebosh safety cert and get offshore for better rates as a trainee safety rep.

That’s what I thought but I’ve been told its not the money, either the Agency doesn’t have anyone or the ones they are offering are not up to the standard (sorry, no, I don’t know what rate was offered, I will be trying to find out tho)

Out of interest, what level of rates are people "happy" to accept (as opposed to being offered) in the N Sea just now for a PT or Supervisor?

I certainly would consider the NEBOSH route myself as I love my paperwork 🙂 But I’m happy enough with the money I get for the days I do just now.

Couyon, I am not discouraging anyone from trying to start out, only that this particular company is not looking for new people to train, its not a rumour, they are looking for good experienced Agency people. I’m not worrying about anyone taking my work, I’m wanting them to come and do it so I can go home 🙂

[me]

Canyon S pilot tech 340£ 😕
Fugro? but dont tell me you dont know any of the day rate Ray

[Ray Shields]

Canyon S pilot tech 340£ 😕
Fugro? but dont tell me you dont know any of the day rate Ray

I have no idea what the office are offering Agency guys, why would I? I’m on a boat off Ramsgate!

[James McLauchlan]

Ray,

Being on a boat off Ramsgate clearly has no bearing on why, as a long term Fugro employee, you might not know the rates.

[Ray Shields]

Well lets see. I have nothing to do with the hiring of agency people, I have not worked with an Agency person for a year and a half so have been unable to ask them what they are getting (whether they would say or not).

I fail to see why being a long term employee of any company would put me in a position to know what the Company is currently offering Agency personnel??

Best to ask 1) the Ops girls, 2) the Project Manager or 3) the Agency person themselves. If I was working in base I might find out snippets, but hence I aint cos Im off Ramsgate 🙂

[Ray Shields]

I remember them paying £380 for Supervisors back in 2006 if that helps 😀

[DJansen]

I got an email from Fugro in the middle east some Months back… Think they were still offering 380 quid a day 🙄 Guessin it was just 2 dips a week drill support.. But still a shite dayrate..

Why are some companies able to offer upwards of 900USD a day meanwhile the UK based companies are squeeking at anything more than 430-440 quid = less than 650USD ? WTF would anyone work for 400quid (or less ) a day when that is basically a 300 buck paycut ?

I’m not so niggardly that I will refuse a job over a tenner.. But when you are talking close to 200 quid difference they can whistle…

If you don’t wish to travel and the North Sea is all you know.. I guess it ain’t a biggie.. But like I’ve said ROVing is an international job and I’m happy to travel for a better rate.. Also happy to work bloody hard, share a cabin and eat foreign tucker… But I need to be paid.. Sitting on some fancy boat with comfy bedding and a private shitter may be nicer but if it doesn’t put beer tokens in my pocket I ain’t interested…

Luckily for me I saved my hard earned and did sensible things with it.. So I don’t have to accept low rates.. I’d rather work less often for more money.. If however you are potless or have a big overhead then I guess you gotta do what you gotta do… Not for me Ronnie

[Mike Kidd]

What does 11+ years mean, Is it more than 11 but less than 12 or may be more than 12, then would you write 12+ years 🙄 By the way love the 12 hours on the sticks, can I work with you so i can fish of the back deck…

[jerryo48]

Flycatcher
You fish I’ll grab some rays
What a shift!

[Mark DuPriest]

"Thank you for your email, but at the present time we don’t have any vacancies. We thank you for your interest in Fugro-Rovtech and wish you success in your career. To keep up to date with current vacancies please visit our website http://www.fugro.com

Kind regards
Fugro-Rovtech"
Aberdeen

BTW: ROV’s since 91.
To date in 2010, 0 days.

[Scott Beveridge]

"Thank you for your email, but at the present time we don’t have any vacancies. We thank you for your interest in Fugro-Rovtech and wish you success in your career. To keep up to date with current vacancies please visit our website http://www.fugro.com

Kind regards
Fugro-Rovtech"
Aberdeen

BTW: ROV’s since 91.
To date in 2010, 0 days.

Ouch!!! Lucas…. That can’t be good, may want to see this below….

See http://www.rovworld.com/ftopict-3953.html

[JL Schnabel]

Experienced? : yes (since Feb 2005)

Still sitting at home? : yes (since Jan 2010)

Vehicles : Magnum / Millenium / SCV / Comanche

Triton seems to be the really popular one, yet as you can see I have don’t have the experience – so how do I get?

😆 Thanks for listening 😆

[Scott Beveridge]

Experienced? : yes (since Feb 2005)

Still sitting at home? : yes (since Jan 2010)

Vehicles : Magnum / Millenium / SCV / Comanche

Triton seems to be the really popular one, yet as you can see I have don’t have the experience – so how do I get?

😆 Thanks for listening 😆

Like the rest of us…. in time and after a lot of hard knocks (which NEVER end)

[Mark DuPriest]

"See http://www.rovworld.com/ftopict-3953.html"

"The topic or post you requested does not exist"

[Author]

Posts