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Hi Raptor,

I am an operator, I have no intentions in starting a school.

It is a training program done in parallel with a system refit.

The reason why I can take the time to teach it is because the industry is slow.

This will be a 3 month training/apprenticeship at my own company Delta ROV.

In the end, the students will leave with 3 month experience and all the certs to get hired internationally…

Cheers,
E.

Hello Raptor,

I can get local guys out here for 10$ a day that would be as useful as a trainee. Only I would not teach them but use them for my own benefit getting the refit done a lost faster, at a lower cost, without wasting my time preparing the lessons and teaching… (or any other employee’s)

In fact, if I cannot get at least 3 students, it is not worth the complications..

Its not like students will be doing my refit for me, they are not qualified… They will learn, they will pay.

To give an example:"Today we will be doing a load test on the reterm we did in the shop."
Classroom:
– IMCA Guidance, Rules, Standards and legislation
– Equipment used and certifications
– Load test procedure
– Paperwork and Safety
– Examples and Q/A
Practice:
– TBT
– Paperwork
– Prepare the job
– Perform load test
– Generate report
– Complete portfolio and evidence
– Q&A

Every aspect of training will be treated like the above where possible.

The amount of useful knowledge they will gain over 3 month will far exceed any traditional ROV training course. In the end they will leave with all the certs to get hired and 3 month exp with an ROV company.

Which would you rather hire? Someone that has a 3-7 weeks ROV course or someone who was trained with an operator, has all the certs and 3 month exp?

I was personnel manager a few years back, I hired A LOT of guys of all grades. When I saw a CV from someone that ONLY had an ROV course, it would go straight to the bin.

I am sure you remember when you first started people would not let you do anything important. Getting an employee and getting him to chip and paint is one thing. Getting students to come and learn using a refit as a way to get hands on experience to complement the things they learned in a classroom is another.

The refit will take a lot longer doing it this way and the students will learn from ROV guys that are experienced and inclined to teach instead of telling them to go get tea and pass them some tools…

The chief complaint from everyone I’ve met over the years that did ROV training is that they have had very little exposure to the ROV and their instructor had very little ROV exp… Its more like they get an introduction than training. Students that leave my program will know the Mohican inside out, understand paperwork, learn from exp ROV guys… Basically learn how to do their job at PT2 level…

I fully understand the times are hard, I also have many friends that have not worked offshore for a very long time. But this is not going to stop people from doing ROV trainning. Most schools are still doing well.

If someone is willing to go spend money on training, I think they would choose well to come and get trained at Delta ROV.

With regards to the lack of ROV opportunities, the fact that a lot of very experience guys have no work has no bearing in the way that they are not in direct competition.

One of the reasons companies hire trainee techs is because they are cheaper and yield a better profit. Personally, I like to put a trainee with 2 strong experienced guys. (If the client allows)

I also do not hire experienced personnel and pay them trainee rates as 1, it is not right, 2, they would never stay or be happy, 3, a trainee will be happy and more productive at this rate and finally I will get to groom the new hand to operate my way instead of trying to reform someone who "used to do it in this way or that way with his previous company"…

There is still a good place for trainees in this industry. I am sure other companies would agree.

I have thought long and hard about it including the points you’ve mentioned so far before I decided to offer this. Although the economy is not favorable to get hired, this is a rare opportunity to be trained by offshore guys on a real project for the simple reason that we have time. This might be the only training program we offer and I’ll get to put some offshore guys to work…

I’ll have an FAQ section that will address all these points and more so that potential candidates can make an educated decision. That remains entirely up to them.

Thanks for your input.

Cheers,
E.

Hi Raptor,

You’re the one who questioned my reasoning. I didn’t ask for you to "waste your time" or bring this "off topic". But being that this is a public forum, I need to ensure I address any interjections that are pointed out against a service I intend to offer.

I am just trying to put offshore professionals to work by coming out to teach and being that everyone seems to complain that the usual ROV training instructor is not very experienced or knowledgeable, this is a way to address both issues.

This is the time to think outside the box and find new business opportunities. This one just happens to "fit in" at this time.

I would also rather hire someone who trained with us than a PT2/PT1 I don’t know.

Cheers,
E.

OK thanks, I’ll try both methods.

Hello Subman, why do you ask?

Hi guys,

I don’t understand why my previous response was not posted.

We use MTCS for portfolio.

I have contacted Mr Baldwin along with Mr Hough which I have met when I was on the work group for IMCA S 008 Rev. 1

I am awaiting their response and will update accordingly.

Many thanks for the feedback.

E.