[SSE 4 2SS]

Originally Posted by Mercuryman

That Suck's. But I bet there some form of $$$$ compensation.

Well, my minumum work week is 93 hours, and everything after 40 is overtime, and if it is off hitch, (the time when I should be home) which starts in a little over a week, it's all overtime... so yeah, it sux but it's worth it after it's over... 93 hours of overtime in one week, for three or four weeks, I'm not going to complain too much... I'm thinking I'll be calling the DSS real soon... 9", 3.07 gears, axles and a drive shaft... should have me ready to go after the fast list, since my cage will be in by the time I get home or soon after...

Originally Posted by garcmol

Wow! I could just picture the new guys faces. "You want me to tie what on me? And jump where?" hahahahaha

And I assume weather has to be pretty perfect for this operation as well? What happens with rough seas like the pictures you posted before? And lastly, PEOPLE ARE STILL ON THE RIG when this happens?????? Holy crap!

Wanna see something funny, tell a roustabout to go get you a bucket of "A.I.R"... They'll chase all over the rig driving people crazy trying to find it, checking the labels of anything that looks remotely like a bucket, and not being sure what they think is a bucket is what I actually want... In reality, all I want when I ask this is an empty 5 gallon bucket...
A bucket of A.I.R = a bucket of air = an empty bucket...

And uhmmmm, there is little to no consideration for weather... There are rigs towed all over the world year round... and yes, occasionally some of them get caught in Hurricane/Typhoon conditions... We try to steer away from them but thats not always possible... Storms moving 25-30 miles and hour, or even ten miles an hour can catch a rig towing at 4-5 mph...

We have to be on the rig, though it is usually a skeleton crew,
1-OIM, big boss in charge...
1-Tool Pusher... shift boss
1-Barge Captain, the marine supervisor...
2-BCO's, Ballast control dudes, the guys that keep us floating
1-Mechanic, keeps the engines running so the BCO's can keep the pumps running to keep us afloat
1-Electrician, keeps the lights on and the pumps running so the BCO's can keep us afloat, and most importantly keep the A/C working, it gets super hot around the equator...
1-Subsea Engineer, me, keep the stack valves functioning and soaking the pods... Too long to explain here... without writing a novel...
2-Drillers, whatever...
2-Crane ops, same thing
1-Asst Driller, nothing of value... other than to drive the rest of us crazy... entertainment value is something I guess...OMG, if you ever get the chance to meet "Cut-off" he's a hoot...
1-Safety Rep... Medic, and otherwise useless... I used to be one so I can say that with complete confidence...

and if we are unlucky, we will have a skeleton crew of catering crew along... Most any of us can cook way better than the average catering hand... We have to eat it, so we care... They can put crap on the line for us and cook something decent for themselves in the back... If they absolutely had to eat what we do, it would be better... As far as I'm concerned, give us a BR hand to make the beds and wash the clothes and we'll cook for ourselves...

Originally Posted by Dangeruss

That's why they pay you the big bucks. You can even afford to buy 4 turbos!

Did you really have to go there and remind me... Those damn turbo's could have almost paid for my nine inch diff...