Mbeche
I appreciate that you added quite a bit of background info there but….
Over the last 7-8 years, everything you have asked has already been covered on this site, many times, over and over.
For that reason I’m sure you can appreciate that those with knowledge on this subject are a little tired of adding the same responses all the time.
The answers you need are in all likelihood already on the site.
Please use the site Search facility (Search ROVworld top left of the site) and in particular have a look through the threads on ROV training and also those in this very section: Rookie corner. Plus check out our FAQ section.
Once you have adsorbed the information available, of which there is a lot, please then ask any questions you have not found the answers to.
Although we do a lot of work on ships, barges, rigs etc. ROV is not a maritime profession. For that reason I would suggest Coastguard experience would not help much, if at all.
To all those thinking of switching to ROV as a job.
This is a technical trade.
You should already have technical experience.
This means time served (as in a good few years) hands on experience in either Electrical/Electronic or Mechanical/Hydraulics.
Before you even look at an ROV you should be able to tick the aforementioned tech experience box first.
If not, you may find yourself banging your head against a brick wall one day wondering where your choice of career selection all went wrong!
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