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Suspension of North Sea Helicopters Lifted

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Step Change in Safety: Suspension of North Sea Helicopters Lifted

Step Change in Safety’s Helicopter Safety Steering Group (HSSG), comprising duty holders and helicopter operators, trade unions and regulators, resumed a meeting today in Aberdeen to review its decision to recommend the temporary suspension of AS332 L/L1, AS332 L2 and EC225 commercial passenger flights to and from offshore oil and gas installations within the UK.

The group recommends the lifting of the temporary suspension of the models. The decision is based on confidence in the helicopters being expressed by European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the pilots’ union BALPA, the Norwegian CAA and the helicopter operators themselves, following five days of reviewing safety management systems and processes.

Les Linklater, Step Change in Safety’s team leader, said: “By taking the time out for safety since the weekend, we have had the opportunity to review key elements of our fleet and better understand the positions of the authorities that determine the airworthiness and operational compliance and safety of our helicopter fleet. The result is that there is no evidence to support a continuation of the temporary suspension of the entire Super Puma fleet.

“As a consequence, the HSSG supports the return to active service of all variants of the Super Puma fleet. In detail, this means that:
? The fleet of L and L1 helicopters shall return immediately to commercial service,
? The EC225, arguably the most examined helicopter in modern history, shall proceed along its original return to service plan,
? However, in recognition of the understandable sensitivities around the immediate return to service of the L2 fleet (the specific type involved in Friday’s incident), this type will be initially re-introduced for non-passenger revenue operations only. This means non-passenger carrying maintenance, positioning and training flights only.

A sympathetic approach will be taken to any worker who, during this period, feels unable to fly.”

Mr Linklater continued: “Our decision is based on the following observations:
• The helicopter operators have reviewed their own safety management systems and processes and are satisfied that there is no reason to believe there is an inherent mechanical problem with any of the AS332 L/L1, AS332 L2 or EC225 helicopter types,
• The European Aviation Safety Agency and Civil Aviation Authority have not issued any Airworthiness Directives or Operational Directives on these airframes, which positively affirms that there are no safety reasons that support a suspension of flying,
• BALPA, the pilots union, has given its full support to the fleet and positively affirmed that they have no safety concerns with regard to the affected airframes,
• The global picture is that these airframes have continued to fly; moreover, the Norwegian CAA has publicly stated that there are no technical reasons that support a suspension of service. In the UK, AS 332 L/L1s, AS 332 L2s and EC225s have continued to fly on non-commercial and search and rescue operations.”

The AAIB has also issued a statement that says the evidence currently available suggests that the helicopter was intact and upright when it entered the water.

Mr Linklater continued: “Four people tragically lost their lives on Friday. However there are almost 16,000 people offshore currently, with over 12,000 in the most affected areas (central and northern North Sea).

“Today, there are over 250 people who have spent more than 21 days offshore, this is increasing daily and they and their families are wondering when they are going to get home.

“We have a duty of care to all offshore workers both in terms of their safety and their well-being; we must consider the cumulative risk of the ‘time out’. We must avoid a further tragedy through the introduction of human factor-based risk such as fatigue, stress and other well-being concerns that increase the likelihood of a high consequence – low frequency event.

“The individual helicopter operating companies will now work with their customers, to ensure the correct information and confidence-building communication is available, sensitive to the individual needs of the offshore workforce, before returning to full commercial passenger service.

This work will include:
• A commitment from all stakeholders – Duty Holders, Contractors, Helicopter Operators, Trade Unions and Regulators (HSE & CAA) to immediately commence a “Boots-on” campaign to engage with the offshore workforce and rebuild the trust and confidence they place in each of us,
• This engagement must take place both on and offshore; and therefore a phased return to flight is critical to achieving this,
• Step Change in Safety, through HSSG, will provide guidance on how this should be undertaken by stakeholders and it will be delivered through direct engagement with all stakeholders,
• Through this process, there is a commitment to better understand the concerns raised with regard to cabin comfort and configuration, and to work together to identify effective options to improve passenger confidence,
• HSSG will request Oil & Gas UK to set up an independent review of helicopter transportation. Terms of reference will be developed in partnership with all stakeholders, including the trade unions.

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technical experience timings

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I'd approach the rig companies like Trans Ocean, Ensco etc about being rig maintenance crew. the industry is booming and they need engineers.
I wasted my resettlement grant on ROV stuff. I now work on rigs and I'm raking it in AND it's a regular salary. I've spoken to ROV crews and they aren't on as much as a rig mechanic. Rig crews also get a regular rotation if that's what you want.

Ships and Plane Finders (Online)

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Plane Finder
International tracking.
I use this sometimes... good for checking where your plane actually is when it's not shown up at the airport and you are being told there will only be a small delay!

Plane Finder works by picking up ADS-B plane feeds used by commercial and private planes to transmit their name, position, callsign, status and lots more.

http://planefinder.net

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Live - Ships Map (AIS)
International tracking.
Works using ground receiving stations, so no good for mid ocean stuff, but OK for coastal and most of North sea as it's mostly bracketed on both side by land.

http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/

Update from Sumburgh Helicopter Accident Response (SHAR) | 2

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Here is another snippet I picked up by way of comparison between the UK and Norway on helicopter safety.

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In the years 1999 to 2009 there was twelve helicopter accidents in the North Sea. Of those twelve, eleven was on the Uk side and one on the Norwegian side. None fatalities in the Norwegian accident, the number of fatalities on the UK side was 34 fatalities in three of the eleven accidents. Total hours flown in the same period was 7,8 million on the Norwegian side and 6,1 million on the UK side.

Total man hours flown was 7,8 million on the Norwegian side and 6,1 million on the UK side.


Source: http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/522069-as332l2-ditching-off-shetland-23rd-august-2013-a-7.html#post8010262

Fugro ROV trainee

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Davett88

Where did you apply for the trainee position? I cant find anything on their website and I have been following it for a few months.

I have a background in all of those disciplines.

Ships and Plane Finders (Online)

Fugro ROV trainee

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I just went on the website and seen there was positions for rov techs there. I applied for one of them posts. Then they got in contact with me regarding a trainees position.

Ships and Plane Finders (Online)

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Good one Cool
I use marinetraffic a lot Smile

Fugro ROV trainee

Sparrows hydraulics course or ROV Course?

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Hi all,

Firstly, sorry for the age old repetitive question regarding courses to help get into the industry....

Currently I have an electronics degree and work as a Seismic Technician which has given me experience in Subsea electronics, mechanical maintenance and some experience in hydraulics with our heave compensated crane. I've been applying to a large portion of the big ROV players with no joy. As I only get 5 weeks vacation a year I was thinking the two week MTCS ROV course (don't have the holidays or $$$ for the one at FW), however, reading the forum, I'd be lying if I haven't been somewhat put off! Would anyone recommend it? I applied recently to a trainee position with Subsea 7 however they did stipulate that you should have completed a 'IMCA' course. Confused

The Sparrows Hydraulics foundation course was the course I was looking at. Has anyone found this course beneficial to getting in the industry? I guess the plus of this course is that this qualification is at least transferable should the ROV career not take off!

Cheers Smile

ROV Supervisor - CC 03.09.2013 (tomorrow) - 28 days - UK

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Good afternoon everyone,

We have an urgent requirement for an ROV Supervisor who is available to crew change in Great Yarmouth tomorrow (03.09.2013).
Further details are listed below:

Role: ROV Supervisor
Crew Change date: 03.09.2013
Crew change location: Great Yarmouth
Sector: UK
Project: Dive Support
ROV in use: Sub-Atlantic Comanche 23 (light work class)
Trip length: Ideally 4 weeks (28 days), but 2 weeks if you can’t make the 4 week trip

Client and vessel details will be given upon recepit of your interest in the position.

If you are available and interested in this position, please forward your up to date CV and certs (along with your availability to crew change and required rate) to wbest@atlasservicesgroup.com.

All candidates should have prior experience as an ROV Supervisor on work class ROVs, and valid UK offshore medical and survival certificates.

ROV Agencies

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The main reason behind my post is to gain some useful knowledge into agencies so i can broaden my search to gain employment.

Some people getting the wrong end of the stick thinking im after a high day rate, im not i know how the industry works as im a commercial diver so i know all about taking experience over money.

Sparrows hydraulics course or ROV Course?

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Thanks for that mate....think I'll save my pennies and scarce vacation! Did you get an ROV start or are you doing a rig based job?

Cheers

Fugro ROV trainee

Schilling UHD personnel required - ongoing regular rotations

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Hi everybody,

If you're reading this, I hope you're all either enjoying your current time offshore or taking the time to relax and recuperate in between jobs!

My post today is regarding Schilling UHD vacancies. As you are probably aware, ROV Pilot Tech / Senior Pilot Tech / Supervisor contractors are in high demand on the global market at the moment.

We have a reliable core of Schilling HD and UHD professionals that we work closely with on a contract basis but, in line with increased rotational requirements from one of our key clients, we are looking to hear from other ROV professionals with Schilling UHD experience who would be interested in working through Atlas Services Group.

If you are an experienced ROV freelancer with Schilling UHD, HD or - alternatively - extensive work class experience, we would love to hear from you and would be more than happy to arrange a consultation call to discuss your future options through Atlas Services Group ROV.

The brief we are working to is as follows:

Rate: Fixed by client for each position
Location: Global locations
Trip length: Typically 4 weeks
Regular Rotation?: Our client favours retaining UHD contractors on long-term rotation if possible

Position 1): ROV Pilot / Tech - 3-4 years' experience required, strong Work Class ROV experience, Schilling UHD experience preferred

Position 2): Senior ROV Pilot /Tech - 5-6 years' experience required, strong Work Class ROV experience, Schilling UHD experience required (candidates without UHD experience but with extensive ROV experience on other systems can be retained as a Pilot Tech before being considered for senior positions)

Position 3): ROV Supervisor - 7 years + experience required, excellent Work Class ROV experience, Schilling UHD experience (experienced candidates without UHD experience but with extensive ROV experience on other systems can be retained as a Senior Pilot/ Tech in the first instance before progressing thereafter)

Details of the client, project scope and pay will be divulged in due course.

If you are interested in working on Schilling UHD ROV projects through Atlas Services Group, please forward your updated CV, certifications, availability and details of referees who can be contacted to verify your competency to:

- William Best, ROV Account Manager, Atlas Services Group - wbest@atlasservicesgroup.com
- Leanne Stephenson, ROV Personnel Coordinator, Atlas Services Group - lstephenson@atlasservicesgroup.com

We look forward to hearing from you soon!

Fort William or MTCS

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Yet Subsea 7 recruits go to MTCS for their initial training.

ROV Agencies

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I think at the moment I have well over 500 agency's .Your find by shopping round that the rates on all are not the same for the same job .

Not all agency's are the same some do look after you were as some don't !

I have attached a few , Yes there are many of the main line agency's missing from the list ,This is just one page .

crewing@awsgroup.eu
claudio.osorio@globalcc.net
oceans@rumic.co.uk
a.yousaf@insightoverseas.com
helen@talktoneon.com
info@therecruitmentproject.com
sarah@xltecrecruitment.co.uk
tom@chronosoilandgas.com
a.dagot@ipas-group.com
p.reddan@ipas-exchange.com
hannah.farrow@matchtech.com
chris@talktoneon.com
philip@rovresources.com.my
danielp@commsresources.com
hayley.kinning@quest-energy.co.uk
phil.davies@g2recruitment.com
guy.hames@larsongroup.co.uk
dan@workocean.com
martin@sevensteps-uk.com
rovandequipmentcrew@etpm.co.uk
michaeld@andyoung.co.uk
lca@accpron.co.uk
steven.owens@marskesiteservices.com
seagoing-uk@faststream.com
a.maiolino@explorermarinesboss.com
laura.milward@linkoilandgas.com
hanna.holm@nde.se
ophelia@jadeclover.com
jonathan.milner@linkoilandgas.com
shippingconnect@aol.com
michael.lewis@anderselite.com
sathiyavinayagamani@michaelpage.com.sg
kerryhester@maritech.co.uk
jennyengland@maritech.co.uk
anthony.gordon@marske.com
kim.deegan@agrl.co.uk
scott@scoro.co.uk
june.sjuve@rossoffshore.no
crewing@petrocruit.com
dawn@recruit4group.com
vtoner@pyramid-rec.com
mikestubbs@ddc1.co.uk
northbey@genesis-personnel.co.uk
becky@css-shipservices.com
jerome.maille@iota-group.com
synneva.andersen@swireseabed.com
anne.valdor@oceanscan.co.uk
ibarra@seacontractors.com
employment@gomarinegroup.com.au
a.michez@petrolisgroup.com
martin.tidbury@matchtech.com
gary@andersonknight.co.uk
wkeen@antal.com
e.schwab@seaterra.de
chantal.goeminne@geoxyz.be
adexen-81244@talentprofiler.com
floydng@sea-landtech.com
ellada.alishova@intertek.com
john.gomersall@goodallbrazier.com
mickael.holgersson@marcon.se
aldo.logistic@gmail.com
hr@macartney.com
sbn@subcpartner.com
james.cockin@gillissa.co.uk
armando.gonzalez@opsources.com
hadi@rovresources.com.my
mi.jobs@intertek.com
paul.sammeroff@solagroup.com
egmond.zaal@orioneng.com
info@marine-recruitment.com
totaljobs@totaljobsmail.co.uk
amy.hartford@primetech-global.com
katy.tulips@redtheconsultancy.com
fhameed@airenergi.com
ivar@ecotone.com
cowi_cmc_management@cowi.dk
ehoneyman@csl-resource.com
kathryn.obrien@aspermont.com
sbrowne@csl-engineering.com
charlie.walford@hays.com.sg
sallyanne.heaton@firstrecruitmentgroup.com
hayley@serlimited.com
shirley@clearchoicecareers.com
cheryl.baillie@nesglobaltalent.com
marcus@offshoremarineindustries.com
stephanie.chan@allomax.com
john.mawson@evolution-contract.co.uk
sraffan@strategic-resources.co.uk
lynsey.davey@reedglobal.com
arvind@ssjsolutions.com
thavanes.petrick@temasekenergy.com
sarah.thurston@hydrosub.com
leigh@hpruk.com
kbeetham@compassoffshore.com
sdicker@navis-consulting.com
sam.h@worldwide-rs.com
lstephenson@atlasservicesgroup.com
jasbirsafesea@gmail.com
valerie.breidenstein@d2m-group.com
cashcroft@drakechesterfield.co.uk
mmcneely@swiftwwr.com
ross.paterson@kbmresourcing.com
sjdrover@nf.sympatico.ca
ryan.phelps@oc99.com
matt.conway@faststream.com
matthew.ciapa@srg.co.uk
ddonaldson@tullochrecruitment.co.uk
paul.paterson@munro-solutions.com
leigh_barlow@hotmail.com
opportunities@globalmarinesystems.com
mcole@bradsbygroup.com

This is just the tip of the tip of the iceberg .

The secret is shop around and when they ask you " Whats your day rate " Just ask them what is the maximum the client will pay " Straight to the point other wise your play ping pong ball with them for the next 10 emails on day rate !

Good Hunting

Raptor

Fort William or MTCS

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Hi there

I'm no ROV expert I'm purely just saying what I think and what I done.

I would say depending if you have at least one of these .....electrical,mechanical or hydraulic background it really don't matter where you do your training as at the end of the day you get the same outcome.
All ROV training schools are competence courses so you will not leave a trained ROV pilot/tech you will leave with a competence certificate that's imca recognised that will basically states that you know how the industry works what it involves.
It will be your technical background and knowledge that will sell yourself to relevant companies after you completed the course.

I just completed my course with MTCS and I enjoyed it but compared with the bigger schools and the course itself may not be up there with the underwater centres but don't let that fool you they (MTCS) are good company and the big companies like subsea 7 and technip all go there for competences.

If you want to contact me for any reason my email address is navydavie@hotmail.com

Best of luck
Davie

Sparrows hydraulics course or ROV Course?

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I've gone onto the rig maintenance side, good money and regular rotation. There was no response from ROV cmpanies, I admit i didn't chase them because I was disillusioned with the whole thing. Most of the guys who did the course heard nothing.
The market is saturated with people who have done the course so that forces wages down.
As well as the rig/oil companies there are the third party companies like Baker Hughes, Halliburton, Weatherford, Schlumberger etc

ROV Agencies

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Thanks perry (perrym@andyoung.com) for taking the time to ring me appreciate it and will be in touch

Cheers
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