rate and conditions

Member Joined: Jan 08, 2007

Hi guys just wondering what rate in US dollars i should expect as a trainee per day working in the uae???? , also do companies pay for your flight to the country you are working??????? what is the most comon roster 4wekks on 4 weeks off????? any further information that would be helpfull would be great .

Member Joined: Jan 08, 2007

how does $100 US a day sound?

Member Joined: Nov 09, 2004

Coogan

Whoever offered you this must be kidding Shocked

What company are you thinking of working for?

You should be looking at £180 minimum on a day rate obviously on salary things will be different.

Good Luck

Wink

Coogan,

Name and shame the company offering $100 a day so we all know to avoid this company! As K2 says, you should be looking for £180-200 a day as a trainee from the day you leave home till the day you return with all flights etc. paid for by the company.

Member Joined: Oct 17, 2008

It must be Fugro Middle East as they have offered me the same few days ago.
12000 US$ per annum + 100 US per day to be exact.
Why don’t any suicide bomber blow them apart.

Member Joined: Dec 17, 2003 Location: Thailand

Sun Dancer?? You're awfully quiet...

Member Joined: May 22, 2008 Location: USA

I recently started out of Morgan City, La. as a trainee and was offered $245 a day US. Dollars plus full benies after 90. They paid for Safe Gulf, Certs, TWIC, everything. I won't say the company because I don't know their policy on such things yet, but they have treated me awesome so far.

I am out on my first hitch as I write this, been here two weeks and have two more to go. I love it. It's great. I have gotten training on the all the maintenance, running the winch, the control board, and an hour stick time, the supervisor is terrific in helping me learn everything I can - and I'm getting fat at the galley.

All's well here.

Member Joined: Oct 30, 2004 Location: New Zealand

The reason you need 3 on a team must be 1 to fly, 1 to make sure the 3rd person does not eat to much in the galley

Member Joined: Oct 16, 2008 Location: Australia

I am offered the same rate as mentioned by NewRov1 at the same place, Dubai. I will not name the company as people are intelligent enough to figure it out.

Member Joined: Oct 22, 2008

You mean in Abu Dhabi (Mussafa), not Dubai. I also wont mention any name/s to protect the guilty party (no pun intended- party-party chief as in survey as in...)

Member Joined: Nov 06, 2008

So far I have seen 3 different salaries and day rates for these trainee posts. Is this a normal practice?

SubZero wrote:

So far I have seen 3 different salaries and day rates for these trainee posts. Is this a normal practice?

There is no defined rate for anybody. Therefore on a worldwide basis rates will differ.

Member Joined: Nov 06, 2008

Sorry I meant 3 different rates from the same firm for the same trainee posts at the same location.

Member Joined: Nov 09, 2008

Thank you for the information

ROVworld Webteam Joined: Dec 26, 2003 Location: Scotland

Why do you expect the ROV industry to be any different to any other industry.

Do you think the guy who serves Big Macs in Oslo, Norway is paid the same hourly rate as the guy who serves Big Macs in downtown Mumbai, India?

Course not. Different rates will always be paid in different parts of the world to different people.

If you dont like the rate you are offered - don't take it.