offshore medic pay

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3280cookie

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Hi all,
I am just making a few enquiries for my girlfriend,who is a qualified paramedic and is just about to do an offshore medic course.What is the kind of pay/rotations she can expect on a job on the rigs

many thanks
 
Offshore Pay & Rotations

Hello 3280 cookie.

From personally working on a seismic survey vessel as a paramedic (UK qualified) I can say that a day rate of GBP 150 to 170 is realistic. If Health & Safety falls under your responsibility as well than it increases significantly providing you are qualified with a NEBOSH Certificate or similar. A colleague of mine was offered around GBP 250 a day for Paramedic & HSE offshore.

Rotations on seismic survey vessels are mostly 5 weeks on and 5 weeks off, while rigs mostly work 28 days on and 28 days off.

Cheers,
ALS-Medic
 
Sorry not quite correct ALS-Medic
Most offshore medic work UK sector she should be looking at roughly 230-250 per day. Rotations can vary 2/2,2/3,28/28. Rotaions will depend on geographical location ie: UK sector, Norweigan or international also type of asset, drilling,production and like ALS-Medic has stated seismic. Big factor is the agency she will be working for the money mentioned above sounds like the old Frontier agency now elgz or something.Again as ALS-Medic has mentioned if she has NEBOSH safety qualls this does put the day rate up if the experience is within this industry.There are numerious offshore agencies she could register with also she could look at her training provider for directions which i'm sure they will be happy to give her.
 
Thanks very much will pass this onto her.She is doing an offshore medic course in Hereford with ex-med has anyone any experience of the course
 
Hello to everyone,
I'm new here,and I would like to know more about the Offshore Medic courses.I'm Romanian and I served 7 years and a half in the French Foreign Legion as a medic in a combat unit,with different missions in Africa(Rep.of Djibouti,Ivory Coast,Erithreea)South America(French Guyana,Surinam)Europe(Kosovo)Asia(Qatar,Afghanistan). I'm interested in working in the oil&gas industry as an offshore medic.I've heard only good things about the Offshore medic course-in Heresford(Exmed)but before launching myself,I would like to know more about it.Because the last time I sent my CV to a human resource company and they've said to me to pass the PHTLS and then I would sign my contract with them.But in the end ,I'm still without a contract and my money spent,so this time I would like to be more prepared.The problem is that my diplomas are French,and most of them aren't recognized in the UK.So someone recommended me the Offshore Medic course,saying that I will be able to find a job with it.So if someone can help me with some answers,I would be more than gratefull!!!!
 
Alex, you're probably best deleting your post and starting a new thread so people can answer you directly as opposed to tagging on the end of this one. You might get some more answers that way mate.
 
Hi there firemedic,

Yes I want to apologize to everyone(that I might offended with my comments,or how someone saih "highjacked" their thread)the fact is that I'm new and I don't really know how the forum works yet,I'm learning.
Thank you for your information,will do that.
 
Hi 3280cookie,

The oil and gas industry is poorly regulated when it comes to medics. Hence pay can vary from lower payers £150 per day to pretty decent £300 or more per day. If your gf is only interested in maximising her income then safety is the way to go with very healthly salaries and day rates on offer.
However if she enjoy's being a paramedic then consider it carefully before proceeding. The offshore medic role is little more than a glorified clerk where she will get given all sorts of tedious chores that require a minimum of intellect.

Unfortunately the HSE guidelines state a "suitable person" maybe be trained as an offshore medic and it is up to the training companies who are private profit making companies to decide. Some companies do enforce a strict entry criteria but others do not and will train anyone who pays. This situation means individuals with dubious qualifications and experience turn up offshore happily taking £180 a day because their qualifications are worthless elsewhere. Very frustrating for those of us that have to keep professinal registrations, your girlfriend being one. If she is young beware, there is virtually no clinical experience to be had, just the occasional interesting patient. Deskilling will be a concern which will effect issues around clinical governance. If she does go this route I would advise her to keep working as a paramedic when onshore until she has experienced offshore for a couple of years then can make an informed decision. That means she will have had a good look at the job and its pay as well as keeping clinically current. By then she will kept herself employable both on and offshore which is far more attactive than some "medic" who has been offshore since the 70's or 80's where the big decision of the day is what to have for pudding!
 
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