Mechanical Fitter / Deckhand looking for work
Hey Guys thought I would ask around on here to see if anyone has or knows of any work going..
I'm a mechanical fitter by trade completing my trade for Pilbara Iron/Rio tinto back in 2004, I Have been working on commercial Vessels for the past 6 years with all my tickets doggers/riggers/STCW 95/MISC all your usual tickets that go with the industry, I'm experienced in any mechanical breakdowns from servicing to fault finding. I am just as good on deck as the engine room as i am a hard worker with common knowledge to keep the ball rolling. My passion is the ocean and working on any type of vessel doesn't worry me as long as I enjoy my work and surroundings.I have a resume ready and Quality References on call for Questioning. Anywork at the moment doesn't worry me as I haven't worked for two months and are getting prity bored..I'm currently in Perth and can travel anywhere if needed. Thanks guys pm me for resume or a talk..
Mechanical Fitter.- Worked for a variety of minining companies(rio tinto)Beltsplicing- field service (Pilbara mine sites)
Deckhand- Worked as a fishing charter decky north west region(Point Samson charters/Pilbara Sea charters)
Deckhand- commercial surveying, crew transfers, environmental studies, dive support, contruction
Rob H
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mate if youve got the trade
mate if youve got the trade and the seatime look at doing your Engineer Class 3 and going into O&G?
For 3 months study and about $5-$10K depending what short courses you have already, theres a great job with plenty of free time and good coin?
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Muddskippy...
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cheers mate
I have looked at a few courses, I have enough time to do my Med 2 and master class 5 which I would love to do as I have been trained up to drive and maintain 65ft ex crayboats for the last 4 years but the old storey is time of work and the money.. no work no pay.. lotto would be nice or just bite a bullet and get a loan have a couple months of and do the training.. hopefully something pops up or its time to go back to the Iron Ore factory again..
Rob H
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MED2 and MC5 are pretty much
MED2 and MC5 are pretty much a waste of time for the good bucks, better to concentrate on one good ticket.
Its either 3 or 12 months seatime (cant remember) for MEC3 with approved trade.
Get a loan, you'll earn it back in less time than it takes to do the course.
Or start putting in applications to the major companies such as Mermaids, Farstadt, Tidewater etc for a Cadetship/Traineeship.
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Muddskippy...
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Cheers again
I'll have a look into it.. I thought doing a MED2 and MC5 is a good way of going threw the ranks and learning more about seamanship to raise up to maybe become a Master class 4 one day.. But I'll have a look at those companies and see what they have upto offer.. cheers mate
Nauti Buoy
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Mahi Mahi
Bernie is looking for someone for C-Bay Exxy charters.
Butters29
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Try for a cadetship
I would try and get in with a larger shipping company (cadetship) and get higher qualifications than master 5 or 4. There are heaps of jobs around for these tickets whilst construction (Barrow) is happening but when this drys up so will the work. Plus there are heaps of lads with these tickets already.
You may have heard AMSA is looking at making it easier for career progression from the smaller vessels to the larger foreign going qualifications with a change to Marine Orders. This has been on the cards for the last five years though with no real progression so far. With an AMSA qualification you can work anywhere in the world and unlimited size vessels, with state tickets your options are limited.
Contact the Australian Maritime College (AMC) or Challenger Tafe about the preseason courses they run and try and get a cadetship afterwards. A company will pay for your studies, pay for accomodtion while you study and pay you a wage (not huge to start with). They seem to be picking older blokes ( mid 20 to early 30) now as they have had a bit of life experience. Also ring I would ring companies and ask if they are taking cadets. You can either go deck or engine with your experience, you would have more joy as an engineer though being a fitter.
I have been where you are at the moment and struggled through the small boat path trying to get seatime for the larger quals, it took me years longer than it had to. I wish someone had shown me the correct path 18 years ago it would have made things a hell of a lot easier. I know guys who are still struggling and will continue to do so because they can't get the seatime on the larger tonnage ships.
Good luck with it all, I hope you success with it.
Rob H
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absolutely right Buttersthe
absolutely right Butters
the flipside though is that starting on small and working up results in much better boat handling skills for bridge officers.
You, like me, may have come across Master Mariners who have never had to manoever a vessel alongside.
We have had several come aboard as 2nd mates, returning to sea after retiring and losing their super thru GFC or divorce.
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Adam Gallash
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Resume
Send me your cv, We have a fitters job come up at work, can put it in front of right people if youre keen to work in boats, just dont want a 6 month wonder thou coming into summer.
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Rob H
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good idea Adamthen if hes any
good idea Adam
then if hes any good he can come to sea with us
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Adam Gallash
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Lol
Looking forward to catching up with your comedy show. Cant be long now... Gotta tick off a fuggn sea ride soon, better break out the prawnies n magnums for me. ;)
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Rob H
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you might be cookin, theres
you might be cookin, theres no free rides on the Sent2Hell
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Butters29
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Agree Rob
I agree the vessel/ship handling is a huge advantage coming from smaller vessels.
Yes I too have seen a few 'big ship' minded people struggle in the offshore. But the tenders etc we drive usually have nice twin screws and thrusters available (when everything works!) Saying that the knowledge and handling of a single screw tanker, bulky etc is a completely different kettle of fish, and I think a lot of smaller vessel blokes would struggle in that domain.
The other benefits I think of a cadetship is the knowledge gained through understudying the OOW plus not having to pay your own way through expensive courses.
My concern with the industry as a whole is the number of blokes that will be on the beach once things start to ramp down again which has happened in the past and no doubt will happen in the future. Until then, make hay whilst the sun shines.
petermac
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some of the skippers
some of the rio tug skippers don't have ocean going time , my mate Tony Vincent was chief pilot (RIP) in Hampton harbor and was advocating for a pilots traineeship in the North West unfortunately Tony passed away 3 years ago and his dream has been forgotten