does anyone have any experience working as an able seaman onboard a drill ship? or what it is like working on a drill ship i have worked on supply boats 280 plus and large atbs
trying to see what it is like. i have an interview and would like to gett all the info i can thanks
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Painting, life saving equipment and fire fighting equipment pm’s. Some cleaning. 12 hour shift. Thats what it is for the most part as an AB on a drillship.
Hi Hello … I’m not sure if I’m going to find the answer that I want to be honest, but my interest is also in relation to drilling ship work.
I have a lot of previous drilling experience in land based exploration drilling. I have worked for a lot of years as client rep drilling HSE advisor / coordinator, so I am
well familiar with rigs (top drive and Kelly rigs) I know all about drilling HSE procedures / Drilling HSE management systems API / OGP standards and so forth.
Because most of my life was spent in remote desert areas of places like Libya. I am no longer able to work in places like this because of the current security situation as is with many other countries of the world. I feel that I have invested a lot of time, effort and money in myself over the years and I really would like to continue in this work.
I am an ex marine used to being on ships in the past, so therefore drilling ships seem to be a good choice. I have studied plans of drilling ships and can see that just about most of the equipment on a drilling ship would be found on a land based rig. Mud systems, de gassers, casing and drill pipe storage areas and so forth.
I already have BOSIET survival ticket and I was looking into things like taking STCW95 basic marine safety training and ships safety officer course. I am willing and able to pay for these courses plus other training if necessary. I am a very pro active person and well qualified in many areas already.
I am finding it very difficult to get any good advice on how I might make the transition across from land based drilling on to drilling ships.
If any good person out there might be in a position to help. I really would be obliged. I work on what comes around goes around basis and if anyone needs any information on drilling HSE related topics I would be happy to share what I know
Thanks
Keith R
[QUOTE=Keith R;146988]Hi Hello … I’m not sure if I’m going to find the answer that I want to be honest, but my interest is also in relation to drilling ship work.
I have a lot of previous drilling experience in land based exploration drilling. I have worked for a lot of years as client rep drilling HSE advisor / coordinator, so I am
well familiar with rigs (top drive and Kelly rigs) I know all about drilling HSE procedures / Drilling HSE management systems API / OGP standards and so forth.
Because most of my life was spent in remote desert areas of places like Libya. I am no longer able to work in places like this because of the current security situation as is with many other countries of the world. I feel that I have invested a lot of time, effort and money in myself over the years and I really would like to continue in this work.
I am an ex marine used to being on ships in the past, so therefore drilling ships seem to be a good choice. I have studied plans of drilling ships and can see that just about most of the equipment on a drilling ship would be found on a land based rig. Mud systems, de gassers, casing and drill pipe storage areas and so forth.
I already have BOSIET survival ticket and I was looking into things like taking STCW95 basic marine safety training and ships safety officer course. I am willing and able to pay for these courses plus other training if necessary. I am a very pro active person and well qualified in many areas already.
I am finding it very difficult to get any good advice on how I might make the transition across from land based drilling on to drilling ships.
If any good person out there might be in a position to help. I really would be obliged. I work on what comes around goes around basis and if anyone needs any information on drilling HSE related topics I would be happy to share what I know
Thanks
Keith R[/QUOTE]
point blank, use connections if you’ve got 'em. otherwise it’s the whims of the HR dept.
if you already have drilling experience, then why bother with the marine dept route? as part of the actual drilling dept, you will be viewed as valuable right of the bat (as opposed to being viewed as a BS requirement per flag state) . With no license, no DP certificate, and no AB rating, your chances are slim and none for that route.
Have you not thought about whichever Dakota they are drilling in? My mother’s former handyman who only has an HS diploma has gone from being her handyman and hanging vinyl siding for probably less than $20/hr only 5 years ago to making over a grand day for over a year now as a driller up there.
or better yet… forget all that crap.
[QUOTE=Johnny Canal;147350]or better yet… forget all that crap.[/QUOTE]
and take up pimping hoes in your hood and sellin meth
or better yet, international arms smuggler or mercenary…afterall you are an ex Jarhead!
[QUOTE=c.captain;147352]and take up pimping hoes in your hood and sellin meth
or better yet, international arms smuggler or mercenary…afterall you are an ex Jarhead![/QUOTE]
if it were not for his shitty teenage mustache and a tinge of fetal alcohol syndrome, that haircut would be enough to give Gunnery Sgt Hartman a wet dream.
[QUOTE=Johnny Canal;147350]point blank, use connections if you’ve got 'em. otherwise it’s the whims of the HR dept.
if you already have drilling experience, then why bother with the marine dept route? as part of the actual drilling dept, you will be viewed as valuable right of the bat (as opposed to being viewed as a BS requirement per flag state) . With no license, no DP certificate, and no AB rating, your chances are slim and none for that route.
Have you not thought about whichever Dakota they are drilling in? My mother’s former handyman who only has an HS diploma has gone from being her handyman and hanging vinyl siding for probably less than $20/hr only 5 years ago to making over a grand day for over a year now as a driller up there.
or better yet… forget all that crap.
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Absolutely agree about the whims of HR people (The Gatekeepers) What did we ever do before HR ?
Well just for information I actually tried to make contact with a drilling ship company based in Aberdeen who shall remain nameless on here. This company go on about being a caring family company with a great reputation. I sent two mails and got no reply and when I called last week I was told in no uncertain terms that they don’t deal with people like myself !
That was before I even managed to finish what I was saying. So as far as contacting people direct is concerned, it’s a bit of a non starter.
I always worked on land based drilling rigs and in all honesty that’s where I would love to stay put. I only need another few years of work to see me out. However as a Brit I can see there are plenty of jobs in Texas and USA, but I can’t get a foot in the door. USA is for USA people by the looks of it. Unless anyone out there sees this and comes back with an offer ??
As it happens I find land based drilling to be very interesting and challenging and once you have worked in that kind of way and like it, you just want to continue.
Thanks for the reply
Cheers
KR