a few questions about the industry

**maxxer** · January 5th, 2010, 02:28 PM

Does anybody out there have any experience or advice about working in the GOM compared to overseas (brazil most likely) . Is the rotation normally longer, does the pay differ, what about relocating to the country that your working in, should one specify while applying to a company that they are interested in that sort of hitch?

**richard8000milesaway** · January 5th, 2010, 02:51 PM

most of my shipping career has been spent international, ergo I have tons of advice and comments. send me a PM if you're serious.

**seadawg** · January 5th, 2010, 02:55 PM

worked in and out of Brazil a few years back..the company specified the hitch..60on/30off..$50p/d bonus..didn't consider relocating as the Real/USD was 1.0to1.0..current exchange rate @ 1.7to1.0..Capt. and CE were the only US citizens aboard.

**tengineer** · January 5th, 2010, 03:09 PM

Originally Posted by maxxer

Does anybody out there have any experience or advice about working in the GOM compared to overseas (brazil most likely) . Is the rotation normally longer, does the pay differ, what about relocating to the country that your working in, should one specify while applying to a company that they are interested in that sort of hitch?

As tight as the job market is now you'd be lucky to get a hitch with a USA company working in Brazil unless you had something special to offer like Portuguese. There are a lot of US mariners that want to go back to Brazil. BUT if you got lucky you'd enjoy it. The hitches on ships and rigs are normally day for day plus many companies pay a 25% premium. Go ashore in Brazil and you'll make up your own mind about relocating.