[LordHefner]

Originally Posted by Delboy

I like the idea of the thread so people can help each other out, so hats off to getting it started.

My day to day job involves spanner bashing, probing and prodding and operating Work class ROV's so not much use directly in the forum.

But its a multi skilled role and as such one has to be proficient at fault finding and repairing many different types of systems from basic electrical stuff to High Voltage systems alongside hydraulic and mechanical machinery.

Making that lot work in salt water at depths up to 4000 metres keeps us on our toes some days.

So apart from helping in some small way to ensure the supply of oil and gas reaches our cars and homes the skills transfer across to tinkering with cars quite well and if anyone is in need of help I'm more than happy to assist where I can.

Awesome, so we have a hydraulics man on-board? I take it with your industry you're aware of the story of the film Jaws, and how the sea water killed the rig Shark and how the film ended up being the way it was! Less shark that they first wrote and wanted but due to it always being faulty when ever it went in salt water! foolishly on their part they'd built in pool and did the testing there giving the OK for productions to start the 78 alleged days of filming... however the production went on a further 13 months to allow for the fixing of the underwater shark for the filming!

I assume the industry has come along way since then? You say 4,000 metres down. The Titanic is 2.2 miles down so the machines that you build would be OK for that but near to the edge of the ability depth wise.

Regards, Mark.