Ive got an interview with transocean for ART electrician soon which is Accelerated Rig Training programme apparently. Theres an aptidude test followed by and interview. Does anyone know what to expect from the test to help me prepare?
Aptitude test I cant comment on, probably a trade test.
Money will be pretty good, full life insurance, pension, medical and dental insurance as well as a 2/2 or 4/4 rota (Europe or worldwide)
They will ask you questions about DC drives. Off the top of my head,
Types of DC drive - Shunt, Series, Compound (long shunt, short shunt). Get to know the characteristics of them, the methods of speed control applied to them, the relationships between torque, field and armature for each. Know what type is used for what application.
Topdrives, drawworks, Mud pumps (will ask you how they control the torque of 2 motors simultaneously, I forget the name of the method). There should be some decent websites around that give a kiddies eye view of the entire oil industry, from formation of oil to the drilling, extraction and processing of hydrocarbons offshore. OPITO used to do a decent schoolkids overview, may still be online.
Will certainly be asked about SCRs - used to provide the DC for the DC motors.
A big part may also be maintenance - eg how would you go about testing a 3 phase motor that was blowing fuses / tripping on overcurrent, step by step. Include safe isolation and a step by step on what you would do as well as the testing you would do (IR, winding balance, overloads)
Will be some questions on ATEX directive - zones, types of protection Trating.
Generation, synchronising, transformers, discrimination.
Basically trying to remember what Seawell asked me in the interview I had last September. Turned down the job because I had another ready to start, wasnt sure if I had made the right move but looks to be working out now thank god.
