ropes access/ndt

[Gingernuts]

Hello all,

with the large amount of offshore workers on here, there must be some of you who know or work in the rope access side of things.

i have been making a career change, and have so far put myself through:-

Irata level 1
mist
bosiet
medical
pcn level 2 ut plate

i am looking for anyone who can either give me a bit of advice, or has contacts regarding getting jobs in this field, as currently i seem to have reached a bit of a cold spot when it comes to finding jobs.

any help would be much appreciated!

[h3ppy]

i dont have experience myself but im in the same boat as you, looking to get into ROV technology (pilot/technician) but its proving rather hard. seems to be its not what you know, its who you know!

[Gingernuts]

in which case there are two guys i know who are rov tech's (one retired). the guy most likley to give you advice owns this company. he was very helpful with me regarding offshore info so give him a call!

http://www.extremetemperaturecoatings.co.uk/

[deepsea gangstar]

H3ppy,

Oceaneering was advertising a couple of weeks back for trainees. I noticed in the Our Cars thread that you live along the road from my daughter, she lives at number 10. If you have any questions I would be more than happy to answer them, if I know the answer that is.. Just nip along and ask her mum for my number.

I do think it is alot harder to get into the industry now, it is a matter of being in the right place at the right time. Good luck anyway.

[Allandwf]

Salamas just taken on about another 6 ndt techs with rope access where I am, think they may still be looking for more. Good field to be getting into given the age, and condition of some of the production platforms out there.

[Speed addicted]

I'm the core NDT tech on a rig in the North sea and have been doing this for 16 years now.
What do you want to know?

[More Steam]

Gingernuts said:

Hello all,

with the large amount of offshore workers on here, there must be some of you who know or work in the rope access side of things.

i have been making a career change, and have so far put myself through:-

Irata level 1
mist
bosiet
medical
pcn level 2 ut plate

i am looking for anyone who can either give me a bit of advice, or has contacts regarding getting jobs in this field, as currently i seem to have reached a bit of a cold spot when it comes to finding jobs.

any help would be much appreciated!

YHM

[More Steam]

h3ppy said:

i dont have experience myself but im in the same boat as you, looking to get into ROV technology (pilot/technician) but its proving rather hard. seems to be its not what you know, its who you know!

YHM

[Gingernuts]

Speed addicted said:

I'm the core NDT tech on a rig in the North sea and have been doing this for 16 years now.
What do you want to know?

well barr putting myself through my eddy current, dye pen and mpi, (i dont have the disposable income for this) is there anything i can do to increase my chances of finding work. i have phoned the usual candidates and sent cvs in, phoning week after week to hear the same "just send your cv in" reply.

[h3ppy]

Thanks for all the help people are providing, very much appreciated!

I think the biggest prt is having a good CV that will stand out, yea you might not have all the qualifications and so on but a well written and convincing CV will at least get you an interview and its easier to get a job face to face than on paper i believe!

p.s sorry for hijacking your thread!

[Speed addicted]

The biggest problem that you face is the amount of ex MOD guys who get a heap of qualifications but have no experience. So you're up against them but with fewer tickets, and you're all unknown quantities.

Have you tried companies like Mactech and Eurospection for work abroad? You may have more luck in Holland (there were 2-2 slots available there a while ago). I don't know if your circumstances will allow you to go but it could be a good way to get experience and that is the main thing standing in your way. I know it's a catch 22 but it's that way it works! So if you can get anything, even if it's ste, then you can move from there to better jobs.

I'd consider going for your Eddy current and MPI as well, it's (a lot) more cash but it would make you more useful on a job. ECI tickets are quite sought after so it may get you work faster.
At the moment although you've paid a heap to do all of the right courses you are still at the bottom of the ladder qualifications wise.

Edit: Ditto about the CV, a very large part of this job is doing clear and concise reports. So you want to make sure is's a good first impression.

Edited by Speed addicted on Wednesday 23 March 18:51

[Gareth135R]

How about sending your CV to CAN Offshore.
Try and do your 3.1/3.2 (Plate and Pipe). See you've listed Pipe.