However IMCA has published a Guidance Note, ref. Training courses are available at a number of schools which allow newcomers to the industry to learn the basics and hopefully to comply with at least IMCA R 002 Rev. 1. However, none of these courses are formally required as a prerequisite by any employers and they will normally not be accepted as a basis for employment unless the person has the sort of background and qualifications described in 2 above. Employment Most ROV personnel are employed directly by one of the ROV operators or contractors. Sometimes they are paid on a daily basis but more commonly they are paid a salary plus a bonus when working offshore.
Work is normally fairly constant around the year and is less 'seasonal' than diving work.
Training Schools Many of the larger ROV contractors train personnel in-house, which allows them to specialise in the part of the market on which they concentrate. Please note that IMCA does not formally approve training courses in the ROV sector. However, set out below are the names and addresses of those schools who we are aware of who provide basic ROV training courses, and we suggest that you contact them for details. The IMCA Secretariat is not itself a contractor and has no vacancies at present. IMCA does not provide a full careers service as such, although we are pleased to provide the articles listed on this page and are actively involved in certain areas of careers promotion in the offshore industry.