Offshore at the moment?
Discussion
Can't remember seeing anything exotic apart from the usual Porkers. We're you in your TVR?yeh i was in the TVR, i had just squeezed a 7ft xmas tree in the boot with the passenger seat tilted forward and was heading home. 
Maybe someone else as i think the car flashed its headlights.
im booked in for a chopper home on sunday!
Maybe someone else as i think the car flashed its headlights.
im booked in for a chopper home on sunday!
Edited by hollowpockets on Tuesday 18th December 18:27
Naso Grande said:
Kiltie said:
Naso Grande said:
Indeed it is Mr F. Remember that Sonar is for p00fs and those with no spatial awareness
Oh god! another joy-stick monkey who thinks it's acceptable to be regularly 'lost'.
Pooh said:
hollowpockets said:
im booked in for a chopper home on sunday!
I got back from the Elgin yesterday, I hope you and all the others on here have a happy Christmas. Edited by hollowpockets on Tuesday 18th December 18:27
Edited by hollowpockets on Friday 21st December 15:29
This seems liek the perfect place to ask, seeing as you all actually have a job offshore.
Am looking at getting into the industry and have no idea about how to get a job. Every website i look at is full of promises for £100 but other things av read say it's mince.
I know am gonna have to start at the bottom so how does a relatively unskilled (have highers and wotnot, just never finished Uni or took up a specific trade) worker like me get myself a job?
You're help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Olie
Am looking at getting into the industry and have no idea about how to get a job. Every website i look at is full of promises for £100 but other things av read say it's mince.
I know am gonna have to start at the bottom so how does a relatively unskilled (have highers and wotnot, just never finished Uni or took up a specific trade) worker like me get myself a job?
You're help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Olie
Olber,
Try your best to look for a job that goes now where near a rig, if you do get on one be aware of numerous tannoys to the non excistant toolpusher who never seems to be doing any tool pushing on the drill floor.
If you have the misfortune of getting a job at sea there will be loads of people called Stan, Jim, John, Bob etc. All will have been in the roughest weather and the worst jobs and complain about having no stores or spares.
The north sea you cant have a sh*t without doing a risk analysis or a JSA.
Along the way you'll find most of the people have/ will have/ in the middle of a failed relationship or non at all.The lads who have lost it all to the palms of a lady, you'd better hope there isn't any downtime due to weather or complications as these individuals will bore you to death with there emotional dysfunctions.
If you get offshore pick a normal job to lie about cos as soon as you say you work offshore people get some sort of mental erection and hound you with questions like:
"how can you spend 2/3/4/5 weeks offshore.....and you cant drink"!!
"do you share the same bed as the person on the opposite shift",
"does the rig/ ship come in to get you",
So your better of being a joiner/ plumber/ electrician, not knocking them at all.
If you have the opportunity to read "Paul Carters" books on his life drilling and getting into trouble around the world, take every story with a pinch of salt if not a shovel full, as you'll find every offshore story grows arms and legs...extra heads, limbs, internal organs and only then is it the pure truth.
Remember that Google is your friend and that it holds the key to many an argument in the smokers shack.
You'll find a particular breed of offshore worker that cant let go and speaks about his trade to anyone at the bar who happens to fall across his path, these people need help and should be avoided.
Go back to uni if you can or get some further education, if you do find a job on rig or ship draw up a legal agreement that limits you to 5-10 years max time that you can work before you are forced to get a job on shore and therefore be slowly released back into the community.
Try your best to look for a job that goes now where near a rig, if you do get on one be aware of numerous tannoys to the non excistant toolpusher who never seems to be doing any tool pushing on the drill floor.
If you have the misfortune of getting a job at sea there will be loads of people called Stan, Jim, John, Bob etc. All will have been in the roughest weather and the worst jobs and complain about having no stores or spares.
The north sea you cant have a sh*t without doing a risk analysis or a JSA.
Along the way you'll find most of the people have/ will have/ in the middle of a failed relationship or non at all.The lads who have lost it all to the palms of a lady, you'd better hope there isn't any downtime due to weather or complications as these individuals will bore you to death with there emotional dysfunctions.
If you get offshore pick a normal job to lie about cos as soon as you say you work offshore people get some sort of mental erection and hound you with questions like:
"how can you spend 2/3/4/5 weeks offshore.....and you cant drink"!!
"do you share the same bed as the person on the opposite shift",
"does the rig/ ship come in to get you",
So your better of being a joiner/ plumber/ electrician, not knocking them at all.
If you have the opportunity to read "Paul Carters" books on his life drilling and getting into trouble around the world, take every story with a pinch of salt if not a shovel full, as you'll find every offshore story grows arms and legs...extra heads, limbs, internal organs and only then is it the pure truth.
Remember that Google is your friend and that it holds the key to many an argument in the smokers shack.
You'll find a particular breed of offshore worker that cant let go and speaks about his trade to anyone at the bar who happens to fall across his path, these people need help and should be avoided.
Go back to uni if you can or get some further education, if you do find a job on rig or ship draw up a legal agreement that limits you to 5-10 years max time that you can work before you are forced to get a job on shore and therefore be slowly released back into the community.
Not sure if this is the best place to ask, but I've had an offer from clyde marine training for their course in marine engineering and have got a list of sponsor companies to choose from. I was wondering if anyone had any experience of working on a cruise ship, are the crew and passengers kept separate the whole time? Also is there generally a type of ship thats considered best to work on or is it really dependant on the person? Finally does anyone know anything about the Maersk training programme for engineering reputation wise?
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance
sam919 said:
Olber,
Try your best to look for a job that goes now where near a rig, if you do get on one be aware of numerous tannoys to the non excistant toolpusher who never seems to be doing any tool pushing on the drill floor.
If you have the misfortune of getting a job at sea there will be loads of people called Stan, Jim, John, Bob etc. All will have been in the roughest weather and the worst jobs and complain about having no stores or spares.
The north sea you cant have a sh*t without doing a risk analysis or a JSA.
Along the way you'll find most of the people have/ will have/ in the middle of a failed relationship or non at all.The lads who have lost it all to the palms of a lady, you'd better hope there isn't any downtime due to weather or complications as these individuals will bore you to death with there emotional dysfunctions.
If you get offshore pick a normal job to lie about cos as soon as you say you work offshore people get some sort of mental erection and hound you with questions like:
"how can you spend 2/3/4/5 weeks offshore.....and you cant drink"!!
"do you share the same bed as the person on the opposite shift",
"does the rig/ ship come in to get you",
So your better of being a joiner/ plumber/ electrician, not knocking them at all.
If you have the opportunity to read "Paul Carters" books on his life drilling and getting into trouble around the world, take every story with a pinch of salt if not a shovel full, as you'll find every offshore story grows arms and legs...extra heads, limbs, internal organs and only then is it the pure truth.
Remember that Google is your friend and that it holds the key to many an argument in the smokers shack.
You'll find a particular breed of offshore worker that cant let go and speaks about his trade to anyone at the bar who happens to fall across his path, these people need help and should be avoided.
Go back to uni if you can or get some further education, if you do find a job on rig or ship draw up a legal agreement that limits you to 5-10 years max time that you can work before you are forced to get a job on shore and therefore be slowly released back into the community.
hahah, thats hilarious. as a graduate with who has only done a few trips offshore, i couldnt of put it better myself!Try your best to look for a job that goes now where near a rig, if you do get on one be aware of numerous tannoys to the non excistant toolpusher who never seems to be doing any tool pushing on the drill floor.
If you have the misfortune of getting a job at sea there will be loads of people called Stan, Jim, John, Bob etc. All will have been in the roughest weather and the worst jobs and complain about having no stores or spares.
The north sea you cant have a sh*t without doing a risk analysis or a JSA.
Along the way you'll find most of the people have/ will have/ in the middle of a failed relationship or non at all.The lads who have lost it all to the palms of a lady, you'd better hope there isn't any downtime due to weather or complications as these individuals will bore you to death with there emotional dysfunctions.
If you get offshore pick a normal job to lie about cos as soon as you say you work offshore people get some sort of mental erection and hound you with questions like:
"how can you spend 2/3/4/5 weeks offshore.....and you cant drink"!!
"do you share the same bed as the person on the opposite shift",
"does the rig/ ship come in to get you",
So your better of being a joiner/ plumber/ electrician, not knocking them at all.
If you have the opportunity to read "Paul Carters" books on his life drilling and getting into trouble around the world, take every story with a pinch of salt if not a shovel full, as you'll find every offshore story grows arms and legs...extra heads, limbs, internal organs and only then is it the pure truth.
Remember that Google is your friend and that it holds the key to many an argument in the smokers shack.
You'll find a particular breed of offshore worker that cant let go and speaks about his trade to anyone at the bar who happens to fall across his path, these people need help and should be avoided.
Go back to uni if you can or get some further education, if you do find a job on rig or ship draw up a legal agreement that limits you to 5-10 years max time that you can work before you are forced to get a job on shore and therefore be slowly released back into the community.
Gassing Station | Scotland | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff