Working Offshore - Rig work/Boat work

[B(Route)]

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Edited by B(Route) on Monday 24th November 13:01

[Taita]

I am also highly interested in this.

[B(Route)]

Believe me when I say I have been trying for over a year and have got no where.

I will stick at it, no doubt someone, somewhere, will be in the know and perhaps influential in helping with this, its been a struggle finding them up until now.

[LilPeteMordino]

Hi, I am just starting a cadetship in the merchant navy as an engineer.

Good bet for the boat work would to possibly get in contact with a few shipping companies and ask for positions, Unless you wanted to do something along the lines of Engineering or working up on Deck on the navigation systems, Then I think you need the cadetships.


Hope it helps! Feel free to ask for any more information. I might be able to answer some questions if thats the route your thinking.

Good luck!

[shirt]

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i just searched health & safety jobs: all. this returned 337 pages of jobs.

a guy i know worked for 15yrs in the steel industry, the last 5 of which were h&s based. he now works on the rigs in much the same role. process safety a much bigger issue than land based, so talk that up if you can.

ps - get NEBOSH & JAPAC trained if you're not already.

Edited by shirt on Friday 8th August 00:25

[B(Route)]

I have higher H&S qualifications than NEBOSH.

Qualifications arnt an issue just a foot in the door and experience.

[MoonMonkey]

Process sector or oil and gas experience is usually the key. Consider an onshore position first with one of the big players or contractors and then see if you can get seconded to oone of the onshore assets (oil terminal / gas processing plant etc). Do that for a bit and that would stand you in good stead for moving to an offshore asset.

All in my opinion of course but that's what I would tell people at oil and gas recruitment events when they were lacking in industry experience.