swedge
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anyone know anything about working on oil rigs, im pretty interested in it and was wondering af anyone had any info on it
cheers
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Marc
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Kolin was looking in to it recently.
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Robbo
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K3 VMU as well IIRC, AK, Colin
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Colin
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Im training as an instrument maintenance tech for offshore just now, got my survival with RGIT montrose next year then 1st trip early 2009.
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swedge
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it seems like quite a good job as i dont mind staying away from home as ive lived on my own for 3 years since i was 17 and the money seems good.
plus i dont mind some good hard work 
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swedge
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Im training as an instrument maintenance tech for offshore just now, got my survival with RGIT montrose next year then 1st trip early 2009.
i doubt i will be looking to go in with a trade but ive heard you can go in and start at the bottom and work yer way up.
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Colin
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Yeah there the 2 only ways in tbh (unless your a brain & go to uni). Either as ive done doing the apprenticeship & getting the qualifications............or start as a rousty, labourer, painter, cleaner...whatever doing the shit jobs & hope to get noticed & given a chance by a company. I personally know folk that have went off to scrub the decks, stuck in & been given the chance to progress to a technical role within the company. On even got sent to Uni & is pretty high up now.
[Edited on 28-10-2007 by Colin]
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Colin
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Im with this crowd for the next year & a bit http://www.opito.net/ Then I got to either BP, Shell, Total, Marathon or Talisman.
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swedge
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u have any sites or any where i can get some more info from, and ive been told by some people that you have to do some emergency rescue course thing or something and get a "ticket" to work offshore???
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Colin
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Yeah the RGIT survival course....its a couple of grand to put yourself through it.
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Colin
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You need to get an approved medical done before going on that course aswell.........£more money.
I went to Abermed for my medical.
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swedge
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nice and pricey lol, is there anything like a scheme where the company helps pay it and you pay them back or something along the lines of that.
sorry for all the questions just interested
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Colin
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Company will only pay for it if there interested in taking you on (i.e. if you have something good to offer or a uni graduate etc)
Im in a modern apprenticeship scheme where everythings paid for, id recommend it....though its not that easy to get in, Ive been told we (me & other trainees) were hand picked from thousands of applicants.
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swedge
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ive just had a look at some websites and found this
http://www.exprolandd.co.uk/course-20040913-151457.html
says its just over £500 for the course, is that the course that is needed
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Colin
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Yeah the petrofac one would do the job, not sure what quadrents its accepted in possibly just UK ones. So no entry to Dutch/Norweigan waters. Look into it thou it might be the same as the more expensive ones.
The one im doing is 5 day & is more intense.
[Edited on 28-10-2007 by Colin]
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jacko198
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A mate of mines dad works on the oil rigs, So his son was looking into doing it, and was going to go upto aberdeen to do a course or something, havent spoken to him for a while tho so i dont know what or where it was
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Colin
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http://www.oilandgastechnicians.com/INDEX.htm
^^Just incase you fancy the MA scheme
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swedge
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http://www.opito.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=96
i take it this is what your doing colin?
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Colin
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quote:
Originally posted by swedge
http://www.opito.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=96
i take it this is what your doing colin?
Aye thats where Im at just now.
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swedge
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that looks quite good actualy, gonna have a check of my grades and see if i have whats needed, i should do.
i took physics at school but left before the exam so im stuck on that lol
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Steev
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is working the rigs good money ?
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swedge
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quote:
Originally posted by Steev
is working the rigs good money ?
http://www.opito.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=96
look about half way down
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ShEp
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I did an apprentiship in mechanics,
I'm now gonna do my RGIT and go offshore,
shouldn't take long,
if your looking for a fast track, just do a ropes access course or something of the like, get an RGIT and companies will employ you,
it is good money, considering you work 2weeks then home for 3weeks, its around £1000 a week for the 2working weeks,
which split into the 4 1/2 week period of a month is £444 a week,
so its decent enough money, and im sure you get money when on your 3week break also, but im unsure how much maybe someone else can clear that up...
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swedge
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im getting more interested in joing the apprenticeship course as it gives you good qualifications aswell
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jacko198
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^ That must have been the place my mate was going to go to i aberdeen!
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