hitch-hiker from the deep

[Dale]

Wanna move to sunny Darwin Dale?

After the day I had today, I'd move to bloody North Korea ..

Seriously, If I could jump on the bike and come and check things out, I'd be there in a flash.

Only thing in my way is about 4000k's of Australia in between

[Batfink]

Wish I had what they wanted too.. would be there before U dale LOL even though I got a few hundred k's more to go

[Zoro]

Offshore logistics is fairly well paid to, we have a lady here (never been offshore in her life) has been in the industry for 15 years, she's on $2250 per day (day rate). However no work, no pay- very unlikely for the next few years anyway.
She's pretty cluey though, problem is onshore needs to be 2-3 days in front of offshore due to the time it takes to ship the equipment/ casing etc out to the rig/ vessel. She needs to know where they're up to so she can get the next phase of equipment ready to go and what equipment to send.
Depending on what's on board a rig usually runs about $700/ minute ($1Mil/ day) so any stuff up on her behalf can get quite expensive, so she needs to be very switched on, which she is- hence her renumeration...

[Dale]

Zoro,

Whats the name of the company and where do I send my resume' mate?

I'm a fitter by trade .. haven't been on the tools for a while, but hey, it's like riding a bike.

4000kms / 299kph = 13 and a half hours give or take a day or 2

Sorry for the CaptainRob ..

[CaptainRob]

Zoro,

Whats the name of the company and where do I send my resume' mate?

I'm a fitter by trade .. haven't been on the tools for a while, but hey, it's like riding a bike.

4000kms / 299kph = 13 and a half hours give or take a day or 2

Sorry for the CaptainRob ..

No problem - wish I could help more! But Zoro's on the right track especially with regard to people with existing skills like yours.

[Zoro]

Zoro,

Whats the name of the company and where do I send my resume' mate?

I'm a fitter by trade .. haven't been on the tools for a while, but hey, it's like riding a bike.

4000kms / 299kph = 13 and a half hours give or take a day or 2

Sorry for the CaptainRob ..

Dale, have sent you a PM, fairly long winded but will give you some idea as to what goes on.
Yeah sorry for hijacking Rob.
I have plenty more pics if people want them?
Could start another thread with rig/ vessel pics if anyone is interested...

[sutur]

My younger daughter is a sub-sea engineer and tells me that this hitched a ride back to the surface on the ROV (remote operated vehicle) from nearly a mile down.

I envy your daughter, she sounds like she has an endlessly fascinating (but maybe terrifying) job.

Tell us some stories if you have any?

[CaptainRob]

My younger daughter is a sub-sea engineer and tells me that this hitched a ride back to the surface on the ROV (remote operated vehicle) from nearly a mile down.

I envy your daughter, she sounds like she has an endlessly fascinating (but maybe terrifying) job.

Tell us some stories if you have any?

I think the most terrifying part of the job for her, me, and probably Zoro, is the helicopter ride to and from the rig every 4 weeks!

[Zoro]

My younger daughter is a sub-sea engineer and tells me that this hitched a ride back to the surface on the ROV (remote operated vehicle) from nearly a mile down.

I envy your daughter, she sounds like she has an endlessly fascinating (but maybe terrifying) job.

Tell us some stories if you have any?

I think the most terrifying part of the job for her, me, and probably Zoro, is the helicopter ride to and from the rig every 4 weeks!

Only when there are cyclones around, worst flight was in a Sikorsky S61 https://www.google.com.au/search?q=sikorsky+s61n&hl=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=6WpSUdz0KcqZiAfH4ICgBw&ved=0CDwQsAQ&biw=1600&bih=752
We were banking hardcore left and right dodging storms flying to the Ocean Patriot (Diamond Offshore rig) right after a cyclone. Took an extra 45mins to get where we were going and was really sketchy.
Best one is the AW139 I think, nice aircon and pressurized cab. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AgustaWestland_AW139
Not a fan of the Super Puma either, they tend to drop out of the sky far too much (North Sea). Plus they're hot and stink of JETA1 the whole time. Not to mention the vibrations and warning lights. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurocopter_...Super_Puma

Not a fan of the Billy Pugh either, you can keep that caper, you're life is in the hands of the crane op
http://billypugh.com/

[CaptainRob]

My younger daughter is a sub-sea engineer and tells me that this hitched a ride back to the surface on the ROV (remote operated vehicle) from nearly a mile down.

I envy your daughter, she sounds like she has an endlessly fascinating (but maybe terrifying) job.

Tell us some stories if you have any?

I think the most terrifying part of the job for her, me, and probably Zoro, is the helicopter ride to and from the rig every 4 weeks!

Only when there are cyclones around, worst flight was in a Sikorsky S61 https://www.google.com.au/search?q=sikorsky+s61n&hl=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=6WpSUdz0KcqZiAfH4ICgBw&ved=0CDwQsAQ&biw=1600&bih=752
We were banking hardcore left and right dodging storms flying to the Ocean Patriot (Diamond Offshore rig) right after a cyclone. Took an extra 45mins to get where we were going and was really sketchy.
Best one is the AW139 I think, nice aircon and pressurized cab. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AgustaWestland_AW139
Not a fan of the Super Puma either, they tend to drop out of the sky far too much (North Sea). Plus they're hot and stink of JETA1 the whole time. Not to mention the vibrations and warning lights. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurocopter_...Super_Puma

Not a fan of the Billy Pugh either, you can keep that caper, you're life is in the hands of the crane op
http://billypugh.com/

You make me laugh! we'll be talking guys out of the job!
My daughter Crystal was on the first flight back to town (Aberdeen) after the whole rotor assembly detached in flight from the Super Puma and killed them all - she reckons that was a pretty nervous flight!