Oil rig electricians.

LukeW1980 · Jan 7, 2012

Hi all, I have been searching the net for a while as I am interested in working in the offshore industry. I keep coming up with dead ends and companies who claim to have the answer but want a fee up front before they give you any information. I have seen some jobs advertised for rig electricians but they all require experience! How can you gain experience if you need experience to get a job in the first place?
Is there anybody out there who can shed any light on this for me?
Any advice is most welcome

Guest123 · Jan 8, 2012

You would need to do various training courses first, in order to enhance your prospects of getting offshore. CompEx, Bosiet & MIST are I believe the minimum required to stand even the remotest chance af getting out there. I believe a rope access course would also be beneficial.

After that it's a matter of continual bombardment of the companies/agencies until hopefully it pays off, no guarantee though.

If you use the forum search function, you will see a number of threads on this topic.

LukeW1980 · Jan 8, 2012

Thanks for the info Lenny. I have just read a few other articles saying similar things. Looks like I,m gonna be spending some money :-(

Guest123 · Jan 8, 2012

LukeW1980 said:
Thanks for the info Lenny. I have just read a few other articles saying similar things. Looks like I,m gonna be spending some money :-(

It's a vicious circle, to earn big money, you need to spend big, and even then you are not guaranteed a start.

The Compex for instance, is around £1000.

LukeW1980 · Jan 13, 2012

Nightmare. :-(

flyingsausage · Jan 16, 2012

I got a first trip offshore over the Christmas and New Year,it was hard going for me being away at that time of the year,but it was the only offer of offshore work I had in the ten months since I did the survival.
The best thing to do is get some onshore Oil & Gas experience in this country or Norway,for this country most sites now require the CompEx and a Safety Passport for a spark to get through the gate.
If you have Oil & Gas experience on your CV(real and not made up) it will be easier to get a job offshore.