Underwater Welding

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I saw this documentary yesterday :eek:

I would love a job like this, these guys work about 4 hours a day every now and again. Best is they earn up to $ 100 000 for maintenace on Oil riggs

What do you guys think, sounds bloody amazing
 
Very dangerous work.

You can't just pop up and down, you have to compress and decompress properly, otherwise you'll get the bends.

Plus it's a whole different set of circumstances down there.
 
not to mention stuff like cramp from the cold
shriveled willy from the water :eek: :p
And sharks..
and any number of other dangers
 
The_Librarian said:
Very dangerous work.
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Appart from the normal Diving hazards, could it get any more dangerous ?
I think one could make a killing if you get qualified to do this specialized job. And the jobs are all over the world. Appart from the very good salary, I think this is one job a person would love to do every day
 
Meet one of these guys here in CT the other day.

Hard work, tough lifestyle as well.
 
Not to mention getting a jellyfish wedged in your crack and having it itch like hell... :eek: :D :D :D :D

And no MyADSL postwhoring either :p :D
 
The_Librarian said:
Not to mention getting a jellyfish wedged in your crack and having it itch like hell... :eek: :D :D :D :D

And no MyADSL postwhoring either :p :D
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Think about it.

Only you the ocean and your job.

No one looking over your shoulder, no monthly stats, no peak hour traffic...
/sigh.
 
It's extremely dangerous, it's not like normal diving at all. Diamond divers on the coasts of our country are at the same if not worse levels of risk.

I know a lady (one of my mom's friends) who's son was a diamond diver and the current misplaced some boulders in the ocean, he died on the spot, he was only in his 20's.

You gotta be ready and you gotta work hard. ;)
 
teraside said:
It's extremely dangerous, it's not like normal diving at all. Diamond divers on the coasts of our country are at the same if not worse levels of risk.

I know a lady (one of my mom's friends) who's son was a diamond diver and the current misplaced some boulders in the ocean, he died on the spot, he was only in his 20's.

You gotta be ready and you gotta work hard. ;)
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:eek:

That is very sad:(

I don't know but it looks like these guys (Welders) mainly work in the Harbours. But yea, nature is very very unpredictable :eek:
 
What you would like is not the normal harbour welding jobs :D still all the traffic getting to work etc.
Welding on oil rigs under water or above pay well any way you look at it :D Welding 100m below the water surface in almost pitch black cold waters aint my idea of a relaxing job :D
 
Anyone know someone or somebody I can speak to about this ?

Thinking of making a career change :)

The things I found on the Internet sounds damn awesome and scary (I like scary). The pay is good and the working hours are the best.

Pls guys I would appreciate some help
 
Um... I'm stumped. I know a lot of people, but on this one I can't even point you in a general vague direction...
 
This does sound amazing. A colleague of mine's son does this and earns US$20k a month.
 
foozball3000 said:
Um... I'm stumped. I know a lot of people, but on this one I can't even point you in a general vague direction...
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The job seems damn interresting, fixing boats, underwater pipelines and what not, only allowed 3 hour straight dive in a 24 hour time frame. So you have a 3 hour working day with awesome pay :D
 
BlueCollar said:
This does sound amazing. A colleague of mine's son does this and earns US$20k a month.
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+1

I want in

But it's also listed as one of the most dangerous jobs. Think it has to do with deep dives, being caught or trapped underwater and what not. But it really does sound damn awesome.
 
Pitbull said:
The job seems damn interresting, fixing boats, underwater pipelines and what not, only allowed 3 hour straight dive in a 24 hour time frame. So you have a 3 hour working day with awesome pay :D
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Wow... Its a complete 180 switch from programming where we have to do 24 hrs work in a 3hour timeframe. :D
But it REALLY sounds awesome. And when you get hungry...torch a fish. (Fish are friends, not food) ... or some seaweat (sea WEED)
 
there is a company called Dormac, they are involved with ship repairs here in South Africa and that generally involves a lot of welding and you can be pretty sure that being connected to ships there should be an element of water involved :D

edit: check their website out, and try and find the calender, its worth it :) www.dormac.net
 
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blunomore said:
Nope, I will only work on dry land! Not under the sea and not in the air.
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blunomore, think about it.


No clients hanging on your shoulder to get things done. No boss checking over your shoulder the whole time your busy. No phone calls or interruptions to urgent meetings. No useless subordinates. Just you, wleding machine, water and prob an appe.... pure bliss
 
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