Again, we cannot stress how important the right attitude and commitment to learning can be for your career. A good attitude will take you very far. Assistant derrickmen have more responsibility than roughnecks, and full derrickman are just one step below assistant drillers. After you become a derrickman, assistant driller is the next stop. This is no small task, which is why only the brightest and most dutiful apprentices can become drillers. A lot of offshore drillers stop at assistant driller.
At this point, you should have saved up a decent chunk of change, and two major options lie before you. You can continue down drilling path, or you can go back to college and get an advanced degree in geology, engineering , or business — anything that will make you an even more attractive hire for oil and gas corporations. Keystone Energy Tools is a manufacturer with over fifty years of combined experience in designing, manufacturing , and delivering high-quality oilfield tools , including elevators , slips, dies and inserts , tongs dies, safety clamps , stabbing guides , drill pipe float valves , baffle plates , float valve pullers , rotating mouseholes , and tong blocks.
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Depending on your education level, experience and skill set, there are many different entry points to getting a job on an oil rig. Each of these jobs comes with its own set of qualifications and entry routes. For those with minimal education or who may not have finished secondary school, entry level oil rig jobs include floorhands, welders, stewards.
For those who have completed high school, a job as a derrickman, driller or roustabout is a good place to get started. For those who have completed a more advanced degree in a relevant field e. Every drilling company is different. However, there are a few constant elements in how to get a job on an oil rig. Be aware that this career path is not for everyone. Many jobs on an oil rig involve work that is highly physical and requires you to maintain optimal health and fitness in order to perform your duties well.
Even those jobs that are more technical in nature require the ability to perform well under stress. The long intensive periods alone with your crew can take a toll on your psyche and your relationships back home. If you want to work on offshore oil rigs, you will find a range of different positions. To be sure, you have to pay attention to the different posts and check their requirements click here. Generally, most positions don't require any special professional skills.
Most positions on board require a special previous experience, but there many entry-level jobs available for people without experience at all. Plus, the offshore oil companies companies use to train new employees for the different jobs. Most companies require you to be aged 18 or 21 and considered an adult according to the legislation of your country. Obviously this matter depends on the position to be filled, the law and regulations of flag state of the vessel, the nationality of the employee and other diverse aspects.
Yes, but it is easy to obtain. In the most of cases, it will be done by the physicians of the shipping lines. However, sometimes a certificate authorized in the country you live in. If it has been done by a particular company doctor, it is free. Normally, from 6 to 12 months, depending on the company and the specific project. The different sort of contracts can be extended by mutual agreement. Not initially. It is the company that assigns the rig on which you will work. After the first contract, when you are already working for the company, it is possible for you to ask for a change.
In the case of being discharged, the company will be responsible for that cost. If the company has its offices and is registered under laws of the United States of America, American citizens will get their taxes deducted from their paychecks.
In another case, employees will have the responsibility to declare their taxes to the government of their country when they return home. The amount taken from the paycheck depends on the legislation of the government.
You can find out the details in the shipping company office or employment agency. In the most of the cases, the shipping companies pay for it. But, sometimes, the employees will have to pay the air ticket to the place of embarkment, and it will be refunded after the end of the contract.
You will be informed about it in the company offices or employment agency during the interview. Not at all.
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