Thailand

Member Joined: Jun 23, 2006 Location: Norway

Hi guys,

anyone know if theres work in Thailand for an ROV pilot?
If no, which country in asia has the most work?

Cheers Smile

Member Joined: Mar 17, 2005

There is occasional work in Thailand. Most of the ROV companies though are based down in Singapore and they crew the jobs in the region out of there.

A lot of lads working in the region, and elsewhere for that matter, base themselves in Thailand.

Why Thailand never shows up on the "Top 10 countries visiting ROV World" is a bit of a mystery considering the amount of lads who live there or R&R there.

Member Joined: Jun 23, 2006 Location: Norway

Thanks for the replay sedco Smile

Do you, or anyone else for that matter know of any agencys over there in Asia?

Member Joined: Mar 17, 2005

Only agency I've ever heard of in Asia is ROV People who have an office in Vietnam as well as the UK.

http://www.rovpeople.com/

Most guys (and gals) work day rate direct.

So the way to go is gather up all the company contact info you can and start making calls direct to the companies.

Singapore is the place to start (as sedco mentioned) but don't even think of hanging around the place too much as it's expensive and your cash will dwindle rapidly.

Close (far cheaper)options are:
By close I mean within a couple of hours flying time.

Malaysia - Penang is your best bet there as is more er... liberal??

Thailand - Phuket, Koh Samui, Krabi (Ao Nang), Pattaya.

Indonesia - Batam, Other locations?? (Not too sure - Someone please fill in the gaps... Bali springs to mind but not close at all).

On the pay front it will help if, ultimately, you have a local bank account in Asia somewhere (away from the Tax mans prying eyes in your own country). Not always a requirement but can prove useful.

regards
James Mc

Member Joined: Jun 23, 2006 Location: Norway

Thanks James, apriciate all the info.. Smile

Do you know how the day rates are, compared to ex the north sea?

We have a section in this Forum dedicated to ROV pay rates worldwide. Due for a few updates Monday 25th Sep.

Check out: http://rovworld.com/phpnuke/ftopict-4.html

Member Joined: Jun 23, 2006 Location: Norway

Cheers for that james Very Happy

jamesmc wrote:

We have a section in this Forum dedicated to ROV pay rates worldwide. Due for a few updates Monday 25th Sep.

Check out: http://rovworld.com/phpnuke/ftopict-4.html

Member Joined: Dec 17, 2003 Location: Thailand

h20mrv wrote:

try mermaid in pattaya, chris reid is the man, ex ops mgr of ccc

and he will even show you his pet tree frog if you are lucky!! Idea

Call Chris direct +66 1 9961798 as he's not really on top of his emails for the most part. Chris are u reading this?? You know who, on the TS.

I need 1 guy (P/T) out here pretty soon - perhaps 2 weeks from now. Send the pdf'd certs. You'll need to get approved by the oil co. 2 yrs. experience BUT "be creative" Question

and don't stop by Amsterdam along the way - there's a zero tolerance in this country. Local medical and H2S course must be taken.

Member Joined: Jun 05, 2004

Hang on ! I need a p/t before you do Mr B
Wait ya turn ! Evil or Very Mad

Besides , you got more drones than I have Shocked

Member Joined: Sep 04, 2005 Location: WA

plenty of work; just rent a bar in Phuket, marry a bar girl and live in a bamboo hut for the rest of your life/until reality kicks in.