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Offshore Roustabout and Roughneck Jobs

Roustabouts The  Roustabout job  is the most common entry level occupation for an oil rig’s marine section. Most new hires in the Drilling and Marine Sections start out as Roustabouts. A Roustabout is typically an inexperienced worker who works as a trainee or helper for those in more senior positions. This position is comparable to the Able-bodied Seaman on board a ship. The  Roustabout  will assist with a variety of work, typically unskilled , which might include maintenance, cleaning rust removal, painting, or learning to direct the huge cranes on board. After working in an  offshore Roustabout  position, people typically take one of two paths – to the drill floor, as a Roughneck, or to the Cranes, as an Crane Operator Trainee. He will start in either capacity by serving as relief during meal and coffee breaks, and then be given progressively greater responsibility. Roughnecks A  Roughneck  ( Floorhand ) is the  entry level position  on an offshore rig’s Drilling sect

Maritime Schools

Prefectura Naval Argentina Argentina www.prefecturanaval.gov.ar Sydney Institute of Technology Australia sydneyit.nsw.edu.au Australian Maritime College Australia www.amc.edu.au AMC Search Ltd Australia www.amcsearch.com.au Briar Maritime Services Pty Australia www.briarmaritime.com WA Maritime Training Centre Australia www.challengertafe.wa.edu.au TAFE NSW Hunter Institute Australia www.hunter.tafensw.edu.au Royal Australian Navy Australia www.navy.gov.au Victoria University of Technol Australia www.vu.edu.au ITMMA Belgium itmma.ua.ac.be DuPont Safety Resources Belgium www.dupont.com/safety Antwerp Maritime Academy Belgium www.hzs.be Maritime Institute Belgium www.maritieminstituut.be Antwerp/Flanders Port Training Belgium www.portofantwerp.be/apec Liege University Belgium www.ulg.ac.be/anast Bulgarian Ship Hydrodynamics Bulgaria www.bshc.bg Seabay Marine Corp Canada www.shipyardschina.com BCIT - Pacific Marine Training Canada

How to Register Limited Liability Company in Nigeria CAC

Registering a business in Lagos, Nigeria may take about 20 - 35 days depending on the nature of business amongst other factors. However, there are some bureaucratic and legal hurdles an entrepreneur must overcome to incorporate and register a new firm in Nigeria. This is a summary of the procedures and the associated completion time and cost for setting up a standardized company. Also, you can find information on business registration requirements for Lagos, Nigeria. Procedure 1 Check the availability of company’s name with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) The Corporate Affairs Commission online system allows for online search of unique company names upon the purchase of an e-payment card for a flat fee of NGN 200 from an accredited bank. The system is widely used, but in most cases applicants have to go to the CAC office to complete this procedure. The time to conduct the availability of name search, receive confirmation and reserve the company name is usual