Otto Candies tops all!!!

**captrock2** · May 10th, 2012, 04:46 PM

misstatement.

**seadog6608** · May 10th, 2012, 05:56 PM

Do tell. Inquiring minds want to know.

**anchorman** · May 10th, 2012, 05:59 PM

OMG must mean $1500/day.......I'll even bite on that.

**c.captain** · May 10th, 2012, 06:07 PM

Originally Posted by anchorman

OMG must mean $1500/day.......I'll even bite on that.

Can't be...can it?

If so, then why?

**AHTS Master** · May 10th, 2012, 06:35 PM

Inquiring minds need to know so what is the OMG ?

**anchorman** · May 10th, 2012, 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by c.captain

Can't be...can it?

If so, then why?

Some are already over $1000, of course for U/L master with seniority, but there has been a rush of well qualified senior people leaving the boats for the rigs, and this has cause the boat companies to introduce competitive rates, and this caused people to jump between boat companies to the most competitive. Snow ball effect.

**c.captain** · May 10th, 2012, 08:26 PM

Originally Posted by anchorman

Some are already over $1000, of course for U/L master with seniority, but there has been a rush of well qualified senior people leaving the boats for the rigs, and this has cause the boat companies to introduce competitive rates, and this caused people to jump between boat companies to the most competitive. Snow ball effect.

Where did the number $1500/day come from? Rumor?

Of course, you and I both know that the need for U/L masters in the US GoM offshore service vessel fleet is mostly on foreign flag vessels and that is only with mainly Hornbeck, Global Industries, Helix, & CalDive. Al the others that are chartered from Olympic, Island Offshore, etc... have Norwegians on them which I have already saying is BS imo because those vessels are under the effective control of the charterer and not the owner but so be it...that one won't be won in any fight in Washington DC. Is there one US flag service vessel in the GoM that requires a U/L master? I know the new Shell icebreaker (name?) has a U/L master but is that license required for the vessel? Does the large OSV apply to outside the Gulf?

You're right that the $1000/day for a U/L master is pretty much the going rate now for non drilling. Of course, that is also the equivalent $$$ for ND but I know every other drilling company is paying much higher for drillship masters. You just have to like drilling is all!

**anchorman** · May 10th, 2012, 08:34 PM

Originally Posted by c.captain

Where did the number $1500/day come from? Rumor?

Of course, you and I both know that the need for U/L masters in the US GoM offshore service vessel fleet is mostly on foreign flag vessels and that is only with mainly Hornbeck, Global Industries, Helix, & CalDive. Al the others that are chartered from Olympic, Island Offshore, etc... have Norwegians on them which I have already saying is BS imo because those vessels are under the effective control of the charterer and not the owner but so be it...that one won't be won in any fight in Washington DC. Is there one US flag service vessel in the GoM that requires a U/L master? I know the new Shell icebreaker (name?) has a U/L master but is that license required for the vessel? Does the large OSV apply to outside the Gulf?

You're right that the $1000/day for a U/L master is pretty much the going rate now for non drilling. Of course, that is also the equivalent $$$ for ND but I know every other drilling company is paying much higher for drillship masters. You just have to like drilling is all!

Somebody said OMG, that was my arbitrary number that would warrant such a post.....

**BMCSRetired** · May 11th, 2012, 04:28 AM

Originally Posted by anchorman

Some are already over $1000, of course for U/L master with seniority, but there has been a rush of well qualified senior people leaving the boats for the rigs, and this has cause the boat companies to introduce competitive rates, and this caused people to jump between boat companies to the most competitive. Snow ball effect.

Et tu brute'...

**captrock2** · May 11th, 2012, 06:47 AM

Quality of life on board, Family friendly office staff, Less paperwork than most companies. Why is everyone talking about money. Get back to work!!!

**PR-9** · May 11th, 2012, 08:18 AM

Originally Posted by captrock2

OMG is all I can say!!!

I seen this before! No info! Just starting rumors! But it works!!

**Fraqrat** · May 11th, 2012, 08:56 AM

"OMG" when does it stop ... So dizzy!!!

**Capt. Lee** · May 11th, 2012, 10:07 AM

I hear $1250 a day at Candies. Pretty reliable source.

**CaptRob1** · May 11th, 2012, 12:16 PM

Originally Posted by Capt. Lee

I hear $1250 a day at Candies. Pretty reliable source.

Capt Lee, I heard the same figure....

**anchorman** · May 11th, 2012, 03:24 PM

Originally Posted by CaptRob1

Capt Lee, I heard the same figure....

..........plus a 12 month supply of chocolate, the kind that comes out the back of a horse.

**Surfrider** · May 12th, 2012, 02:41 AM

I have heard a different number, a little less than the 1250.

Mates will be at around 800 with 50 increments Going up topping out at 1150. I have heard that engineers will get the biggest raise.. It's all speculation at this point. I don't work there anymore, I heard this from a guy that does.

**Smooth Sailor** · May 12th, 2012, 05:06 AM

How steady are these jobs that seem to pay this much? Should one get away from working tank vessels to look into these companies like HOS, ECO, Hornbeck,etc.? If they pay this much do these mates & captains actually work for it, or do they sit in front of a DP screen all day and fuss with paperwork?

**PR-9** · May 12th, 2012, 07:24 AM

Originally Posted by Smooth Sailor

How steady are these jobs that seem to pay this much? Should one get away from working tank vessels to look into these companies like HOS, ECO, Hornbeck,etc.? If they pay this much do these mates & captains actually work for it, or do they sit in front of a DP screen all day and fuss with paperwork?

A little of everything just like any other place. Some hitches all you do is sit in front of the DP screen and fuss with paperwork, other hitches you spent it moving around from dock to dock (The Fourchon shuffle). But I must say Captains do have a lot of paperwork and direct contact with the clients. Good captains do earn their pay keeping the clients happy by having a good balance between safety and pleasing the Client. Those boats usually stay busy!

**Surfrider** · May 12th, 2012, 08:19 AM

Originally Posted by Smooth Sailor

How steady are these jobs that seem to pay this much? Should one get away from working tank vessels to look into these companies like HOS, ECO, Hornbeck,etc.? If they pay this much do these mates & captains actually work for it, or do they sit in front of a DP screen all day and fuss with paperwork?

If you get hired on by Candies, you are set man. They have never laid anyone off. The pay is really good these days. It was 500 a day when I left, which was still really solid at the time. The work is challenging at times, but there is also a lot of time spent at the dock.

Candies paperwork is minimal compared to the tanker company I work for.

I left because there is simply not the level of professionalism that there is in other segments of the industry. So many corners get cut and nobody knows it because they have been cutting corners for years. One day something is going to happen on one of the big vessels because they are operated and managed like tugboats that have a crew of 8 and not ships that have a crew of 100.