ROV trainee help!!!

[matty]

I have recently come across this site, thankfully. I was all ready to put myself through a ROV course but after reading some of the comments and the Q & A page I am now very dubious if it’s the right thing. I am time-serverd pipefitter and have worked with hydraulic systems but I have a basic electrical knowledge. I currently work offshore but want to get into the ROV industry. I have emailed my CV to most companies but not with much luck and now don’t know what my next option should be. Any help or advice would be much appreciated. 🙁

[thinsub]

Keep trying most companies do there hiring at beginning of season (early spring in Europe)

You should have a decent chance with you experience, may have to spruce up your CV.

All the Best

Thinsub

[TheBaron]

Matty, at this time of year you should really knock on doors. CV’s have limited value once the season starts, as File 13 tends to be full to brimming.
Good luck 8)

[matty]

Cheers for all your advice lads it’s somtime’s dis-hearting when you hear of people without any mechanical or electrical background getting a chance when you seem to get nothing but knock backs. Like I said it’s really tempting to do the 3 week training course just to try to give you a step up but at over 3 grand is it worth it. 😕

[TheBaron]

I’ve said it several times before on this site; use your 3 grand to buy some airline/train tickets, and go to the ‘mountain’.

[liddelljohn]

I’ve said it several times before on this site; use your 3 grand to buy some airline/train tickets, and go to the ‘mountain’.

Baron what excactly are you advocating here.?… I have spoken to many ROV operations companies and locally have several mates working out in Asia and all tell me the companies will not take me seriously until i have done an introductory training course with either SUBNET or Allseas in the PHillipines.
I am due to do the SUBNET course next month.

jerry

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