This is reminiscent of the Glory Days of deep sea diving. "Travel, High Pay, Adventure" ads in glossy scuba mags attracted enough of the gullible to keep a couple dozen dive schools in operation in the US alone. Statistics from the 70’s and 80’s show that only 2 to 3 percent of those who paid for a commercial dive course ever made a paid dive as a professional diver. Has an industry study ever been undertaken which attempts to quantify the success rate of ROV courses? I am an advocate of private commercial ROV training, but only within parameters that specify who is a qualified applicant and what is the likelihood of finding successful placement. A few years ago it was possible to get a foot in the door with a basic intro course alone, but the industry has matured now to the point that some proficiency in the relavent disciplines are a pre requisite first step.
