Chief Mate Unlimited Drill Rig $166k+

[domer]

This just popped up on the Jobs section:
Chief Mate Unlimited Drill Rig $166k+


I assume this is on one of those new drillships but how the hell are these guys making this much $? They are even making more than the Chief Engineer with the same offshore company. Am I missing something? it doesn't add up.

[john]

You're right, it's pretty incredible but, the salary, is not too far from the other drilling contractors.

The reason is simply supply and demand. There are not too many Americans with C/M Unlimited and a Dynamic Positioning cert. Drillships are also very specialized in the type of work they do, so the company's can't pull a guy off another DP ship (cable layer, research ship) and expect him to know what a BOP is or how to line up a cement job downhole.

I assume the C/E are lower because they don't need a DP cert and don't need to know as much about the drilling operations.

[anchorman]

What company?

[john]

What company?

I asked MAtt Fuhrman over at Faststream (it's his listing) and he won't say. Here's his number if you want to bug him 954-467-9611

[CaptRob1]

I know Transocean was looking for a Chief Mate.

[john]

Transocean's has been looking for chief mates for years but I don't think they offer a bonus anymore and I'd be surprised if they were paying that much as base. They are also having a hard time finding enough Captains.

[CaptRob1]

I did hear about pay for Transocean and it was no where near close to that.