asme ix 6g welding training

[joeg]

Hi,
This might be a long shot and pretty un realistic goal...but im interested in getting a welding code in asme ix 6g for another job! I have no welding experience at present but was thinking about undertaking a college evening course. I'm based in Aberdeen and willing to pay a reasonable amount to get qualified but I'm having problems finding any where I could do the training. Any ideas would be very welcome. Thanks

No idea how I have managed to post this in news, mods can it please be moved to jobs and employment thanks

Edited by joeg on Tuesday 12th August 13:18

[Camoradi]

I did a welding course at the agricultural college in my area

Quick search found this.. any use?

http://www.sruc.ac.uk/site/scripts/directory_searc...

[GAjon]

What type of welding?

ASME is a standard, American Society of Mechanical Engineers and 6g is a welding position.

I'd suggest finding a local technical school in the first instance.

[marked1]

TIG and Stick welding is the best paid, especially off shore stuff.

[joeg]

Yeah I'm looking at if for offshore for diving! Would it take a lot of work to achieve?

[Mercury00]

Even if you get qualified I think it'll be hard to get a job from a college qualification. I'm a qualified TIG welder but can't get a job in it because I have no real world experience. It's a lot different welding six inch runs on flat plate to being upside down like Batman on pipes!

[rollondeath]

joeg said:

Yeah I'm looking at if for offshore for diving! Would it take a lot of work to achieve?

It's easier for them to train a diver to weld than it is a welder to dive. Can you go down the apprentice route?

[rollondeath]

Mercury00 said:

Even if you get qualified I think it'll be hard to get a job from a college qualification. I'm a qualified TIG welder but can't get a job in it because I have no real world experience. It's a lot different welding six inch runs on flat plate to being upside down like Batman on pipes!

6g is vertical up, like you say a lot harder than flat runs.

[marked1]

I've heard underwater welding is pretty hard to get into. The problem with c&g college courses is that its pretty easy to pass them. They do teach you to weld but everything you do is an ideal situation but career wise you have to learn in all position, thickness, conditions etc. I learnt a lot more on my first job week of welding then I did in a year at college.

I also feel a lot of companies pay peanuts for welders now. I've seen some positions for fully qualified TIG welders non production work for £7-8ph which is pretty st.

Your best bet is to get an apprenticeship from a company like Doosan Babcock and work from there.

[marked1]

rollondeath said:

6g is vertical up, like you say a lot harder than flat runs.

6G is pipe on a 45 degree angle

[joeg]

Thanks for the help, I know a lot of people in the diving industry and working on dsv! I'm doing my diving course and have been offered a start once qualified!! However I'm well aware and not nieve enough to think I will always have work, so a welding qualification will make me a bit more appealing. Just finding it hard to find somewhere to get the training done

[rollondeath]

marked1 said:

rollondeath said:

6g is vertical up, like you say a lot harder than flat runs.

6G is pipe on a 45 degree angle

Still vertical up.

[marked1]

rollondeath said:

Still vertical up.

Aswell as flat and overhead welding. This is why its the one to get as it covers all positions. 5G Is Primarily vertical.

[anonymous-user]

To be positive for once with some one looking to get into oil, I think you can get a job with a 6g, there is loads of work in Asia where they are employing Indonesian, Phillapion and Bangladashies with a 6g who frankly I dont think can welld for toffee, 15%+ repairs, I think there are people who would accept the 6g and give you experience, say in Singapore or Batam for example, Ok they may not pay top money to start with and locations would be a bit wild, but you could get in get experience and move on.

[GAjon]

OP, forget 6g.
6g is just a welding position to meet the criteria of a weld procedure, that you may or may not require for a welding job.

You need to learn how to weld in the first instance.
You also need to know / decide what welding discipline you want to learn.
It's a big subject!
Just to give you some perspective, most good all round welders, who are capable of welding in all positions. In all disciplines and in any material are few and far between.
They will have also completed a minimum 5 year apprenticeship starting with a 1 year general engineering.

[joeg]

Ok thanks so in short there is no east way to do it? I don't want to work as a welder but have been told this 6g qualification would be very beneficial to gaining more diving work.

[subsea99]

Joeg,I would concentrate more on getting your Dmt and Cswip 3.1 & 3.2u inspection tickets ,yes welding is handy ,I know a few hyperbaric welders but they don't get that much work.

And topside welding is usually done by a company brought in during mob and demob

Where are you looking to work ?

Are you guaranteed to get offshore or are you having to go down the civics route like a lot of us did and gain the experience you need ?

Any questions drop me a pm if you like

Cheers