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Well dear friends I've got a question for anyone with some experience in the industry. What additional courses would be recommendable for someone who's finished with the part 1 (50m) course and who's never had any vocational training or trade. I've come to understand that welding courses can come in handy only if one already has experience with topside welding. Other than that it's pretty much a waste of money. Some divers have suggested NDT and DMT courses. What about a construction course? How can I make myself more attractive to any potential employer if the only thing I can offer is what I've learned at school. Any input would be greatly appreciated.
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Permalink Reply by Fish_food on
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Hi Eric
Forget the DMT, offshore survival and NDT courses for a while. It might be wise too to stop sending your resumes to diving companies aswell. Diving companies are looking for divers who have a trade or experience under their belt and if you apply now without one you might burn your chances now and in the future.
If I were you, go get a construction job preferably water construction (barges, cranes and waterways n stuff). You'll earn some money and you'll learn a lot at the same time. You might wanna do this for 2 years minimum. Don't worry your divingskills will be rusty when you begin but rest assure, at least you know how to get the job done. Courses are good if you need papers and certs. You'll only learn the real thing on site.
Good luck dude.
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Permalink Reply by stuart anderson on
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The only way to become an experienced Diver is to Dive and keep Diving. Why not just get whatever jobs you can, and make some mistakes? As long as you learn from them, that is! You have to accept that you are a Baby Diver, and will get the scraps that the other Divers don't want, but it's all experience.(As long as you don't try to b******* the company/supervisor about your experience, they'll cut you some slack. No-one was born in a Kirby)
"..it might be wise to stop sending your resumes to diving companies.." WTF!! that is possibly the worst advice I have ever heard!! Send out as many c.v.'s as you can. Follow up with a phone call. If you get a job, you can bet your ass that they know you're not experienced, and they are looking for a FNG. Keep your mouth shut, watch and learn. THAT's how you get experience, not by spending 2 years as a Deckhand on a Tug!
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Permalink Reply by Erik Golub on
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I agree with the "getting whatever job I can" part. If I can gain ANY experience on a job it's worth it. But what about for example diving on a fish farm or something similar. What kind of experience can I expect from jobs like those, if my ultimate goal is working offshore?
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The 'experience' you get on a Fish Farm is being Paid to Dive, while waiting for a 'better' job. Not all Fish Farm work is taking deads out. You do a lot of inspection (anchors, nets, etc) and some work can be deeper that most Offshore Air Dives (the only time I've been to 50m on Air is on mooring inspections. I've been to 17m in Sat!!). You are getting the 'Marine' experience that has been mentioned above, and you are getting logbooks filled, whilst working with guys who might someday give you a lead on a Civils job or similar.
You say Offshore is your 'Ultimate goal', well that means you might have to work up to it, no? as long as you are being paid to dive, you are a Diver, and still 'in the game'.
I started off working in Aquaculture in '92/3 and have crawled up the ladder rung by rung ever since- Civils, Nuclear, Shipping, UWiLD's, welding, anything. I am currently a Saturation Diver, and have been getting a fair bit of work in the last few years. I can still use some skills I learnt as a Fishfarm Diver, such as (proper!) knots, splicing, boat handling, Deco tables, Zero viz, mid-water work. It's a poor man that can't learn anything new, so it wasn't wasted time. (s***e time though!)
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Makes sense Stuart. Thanks.
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