Transcript Jason and Jarod ROV operator

Career Development
-2201R.O.V (Remotely Operated Vehicle) Technician
Jason Blackmore & Jared Witherall
What is the Salary range in your
line of work?
“My Salary range’s from 75,000 to 175,000.”
Was there any other type of
career you thought of pursuing?
“No, going up through high-school I wanted to be a
diver”
What did you do after High
School?
“After high-school I did Post Secondary for
welding, and commercial diving”
What are the pro’s and con’s of
your job?
“A con would be how long I am away from
home.”
“A pro would be traveling to unique place’s
around the world and being involved in
very interesting work”
What are the greatest strengths
of your job?
“Knowing a lot about mechanics, and how things
work, along with knowledge of hydraulic systems”
Do you get any company
benefits?
“Yes, I get medical, dental, eye care, and my
family is covered under my medical plan.
Along with me retirement fund”
How long have you been in this
type of job career?
“I have been working as an R.O.V technician for 14
years.”
What made you want to pursue
this type of career?
“I was always interested with being in water,
I was always a strong swimmer, I thought
becoming a commercial diver would be a
great way to continue my interest towards
the activity, but as time went on & I got
older I got a job as a R.O.V technician.”
Do you travel for work?
“Yes, I travel around the world, to many places
with my job.”
What is the most enjoyable part
of your job, and why?
“Driving the R.O.V under water, it’s sort of
like a video game and becomes very
addicting. You get zoned into it.”
Where did you go for your
education?
“I went to Post-Secondary school in Grand
falls, then to Seneca Collage in Toronto for
underwater skills & diving. I went back to
Grand Falls for pipe fitting.
What is your job description?
“I am an R.O.V pilot technician.”
(Remotely Operated Vehicle)
What are the skills required by
you on a day-to-day basis?
“Maintenance on the R.O.V needs to be upto-date, Interfacing tooling for different
jobs, and using the R.O.V”
Describe one of your particular
work days?
“ I wake up, do a safety meeting, discuss
what needs to be done or completed for
the day, do maintenance on the R.O.V
system, launching & flying the R.O.V,
along with completing the task that are
asked during the flight. “
Is your job becoming more indemand?
“Yes, because of the ever increasing demand for
oil, & how divers cannot work at the depths that
R.O.V’s can handle.
Season’s that make your job
more difficult? And why?
“Winter, because of the very cold weather, along
with the high sea’s and working outside in storms
can be dangerous. Especially when off shore.”
What is your dream job?
“My dream job would be to open my own Black
Smith shop, making unique metal item’s such as
furniture, tables, tools, chairs, etc”
Do you work with many other
people?
“Yes, working with people in my career is a
very large portion of my job, there’s a lot of
crossover in my line of work. You work
with the same people 12 hours a day, 7
days a week for 21 days.”
What are some daily problems
that you could experience?
“Some daily problems that could occur
would be if the R.O.V breaks and needs
repairing within a short period of time to
complete a job under the clients scrutiny.”
What are the promotions?
“You go from a Trainee, to R.O.V pilot, to
Senior Pilot, to Supervisor, and then finally
the Super Intendent.”