I’ve recently had several younger folks ask me about entry level openings in O&G offshore. They heard there is a new gold rush but they aren’t aware of the current requirements. Neither am I, though I seriously doubt there is a gold rush going on.

I liked Capt, Ace, met him years ago when he ran the Pearl old seismic days

They are just trying to sound like the company isn’t run by and owned by a bunch of jerks which it is from what I have read here. I would never work there for fear of that on my resume. No real skills just bayoo bs.

[image] tugsailor: Some budget airline (perhaps like Spirit or Allegiant Air) could probably be persuaded to offer direct flights from Houma to major hubs East Coast hubs). Houma has an airport that can handle passenger jets?

[image] tugsailor: to set up a bus company with nice “tourist” type buses to run between the airport and Fouchon every hour I’m really surprised HOS doesn’t have vans like the other larger OSV companies. I think at one time they might of had them? But again, the vans at the company I worked f…

Houma has a concrete runway 6500’ long and 150’ wide and a second 5000’ x 200 runway. They have ILS. I’m not an aviator, but that should be no problem for a 737. I’ve flown into Dutch Harbor on passenger jets (not that I’d recommend it). 4500’ runway with mountains on one end. If Houma had a coup…

[image] Wasforkandblade: Aren’t you just repeating exactly what I just said? Sure did. I screwed up and was trying to quote you but fouled it up some how…

[image] Wasforkandblade: The benefits, Hornbeck is behind Chouest and Tidewater in pay. They offer a “discretionary” contribution to 401k and you start accumulating a percentage at 20% of that a year after year two (sucks). The medical is sub par but better than what’s offered through the Obamac…

Apply online through the HOS website. If you know someone working there or have a friend of a friend, get in touch with them and get a referral. HOS has a referral program and your application will go to the top of the stack.

It’s all relative to how far you live from LA. That travel stipend maxes out at 1000 bucks. After taxes you are getting around 700-ish. Going to work- Let’s say you are living near a major airport on the west coast and are getting the max stipend. Booking your travel in advance, you get a round tri…

I always fly in the night before for a noon (standard) crew change. Otherwise I gotta catch a 0600 flight…gross. I get the rental and drive down to the boat that night, if it’s in port. Takes out the cost of a shitty hotel room and I can sleep in and have a slightly more leisurely start to crew chan…

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