25-01-2009, 11:04pm
Taubusa Wrote:Doesnt seem to pay that well.You're in the dark ages mate.
Pay and conditions for the employment of divers in Australia is covered by the "Professional Divers' - Maritime Union of Australia Award 1992". Onshore casual pay rates start at around AUD$250.00 per day plus allowances. Offshore rates and allowances are considerably higher than this at almost AUD$1,300.00 per day. Work overseas is generally paid under individual contracts negotiated with employers. Daily pay rates start around US$500.00.
1)Do not work in Australia in time off.
2)Do not pay tax.
3)Ensure all contracts exceed 91 days or don't sign it.
4)Ensure all contracts have clauses in them, where employing contractor pays all local income tax liability.
5)Whatever ya do, don't get an Aussie Mortgage, ya can't get blood out of a stone.
6)Incorporate in the British Virgin Islands cause ya can't get blood out of a stone.
In the early eightees when I was working 1 month on and 1 month off in Bass Strait, I was running a business in my time off that unfortunately run at a loss due to the price of fuel.(fu--ckin divers) My beancounter told me I'd get 7 grand back, 2 weeks later I got a cheque off the Communist Hawke Govt ATO for AustPesos$3,500. I says to the beancounter, "Apeal right away, that's bull-sh-it!" Low and behold 2 weeks later I got anothe cheque from the ATO for AUS$3,500. The moral of the story "Never trust the bas-tar-ds! Tell em nothing & take em nowhere!"
Not going to go into the $'s too much, will flood the market with baby divers.
However, get your calculator out like I used to every day in sat.
[(24x35x28)+(60x550)] / 0.65(value of communist labor Govt Aussie peso)= Net Value Of Your Pay after all Communist Aussie Labor Govt Tax Liability. Mind you, the longest sat I done was 55 days on a 92 day trip in ragheadsville (based on the rates after the collision with the drunken bi-tch, confirmed in writing by my previous employer.
Shi-t, 60 days is up time to go home if your lucky, then if ya do, they'll be on the blower after 5 days trying to get ya back.
This does not happen overnight prospective baby divers, takes at least 20 years to become a flangemaster, so expect to starve and battle to get work for the 1st few years, even though I've never been unemployed unless I wanted to until the 2nd April 2007, "a day that will live in infamy!" If you're married or romanticly involved, forget it.