# Tidewater? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maritime Employment\ **Created:** [May 2, 2013, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/tidewater/10223 "2013-05-02T15:11:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![brumefield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/73ab20/32.png) [@brumefield](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/brumefield)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/tidewater/10223/1 "2013-05-02T15:11:00Z")
Greetings all. I have spent some time and perused through some threads regarding Tidewater already, however I am putting out there some questions to any current employees. Please PM me if you care to answer. Thanks. I am currently waiting for a background check to come back through from them. How is their insurance? Do they pay for upgrades? AB/QMED pay? I know some folks get upset when questions are repeated, so I will apologize if I didn’t find these answers on my own already. Like I said I did use the search engine extensively. VR brumefield ---
**Author:** ![Fraqrat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/fraqrat/32/1961_2.png) [@Fraqrat](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Fraqrat)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2013, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/tidewater/10223/2 "2013-05-02T19:13:19Z")
> **[gCaptain Forum](http://forum.gcaptain.com)** > > A forum for the maritime and offshore industries. They suck! Every last thing about them from the operations people to the CEO suck! ---
**Author:** ![water](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/water/32/131_2.png) [@water](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/water)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2013, 2:21am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/tidewater/10223/3 "2013-05-03T02:21:45Z")
While I don’t have any direct experience with Tidewater, it may be worth it if it is a chance to get your foot in the door in the oil patch and get some experience. It is easier to find a job when you are in the inside looking out than from the outside when looking in. ---
**Author:** ![Captainmugsy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Captainmugsy](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Captainmugsy)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2013, 7:33am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/tidewater/10223/4 "2013-05-03T07:33:08Z")
I worked there for 2 years back in the late 90’s. they did have a program for upgrades back then. I did get my Mates ticket through them. No cost to me. It was a good place to start in the patch back then. I did feel like a number though. They had a lot of junk back then and still do, most of their boats are now overseas.