Reply To: IMCA INFO NOTE

That sounds bad Ray as I think most of the company’s that I have worked for over the years has all ways provided a working reference when I have requested one I think the only difference is I am a free lancer and and your salary but that should not make any difference , Because the whole point is to show some future employer that you have the experience . The last time I spoke with Chris he was telling me that you need to be Competence assessed every 3 – 5 years at your current grade .

Now I can see why I have been getting lots of emails regarding Competence Re-assessment letters and if company’s are refusing to give you a working reference then your screwed unless you buy one from MTCS but like I have said before MTCS don’t know you they have no idea of your work experience only what they find in your log book most senior members of this forum will tell you means very little . The only way to confirm work experience is from previous company’s or personnel that you have worked for in the past . Rov work is very thin on the ground at the moment and the last thing you want to hear after landing a job is being told " Sorry you dont have a Competence letter " I think most agency’s request for 3 working references from past employers which is fine I would have thought as all your looking for is being able to prove that you are who you say you are .

In the end its down to what the clients will and wont accept .