DPO National I - Level II Job at Transocean

Transocean is the world's largest offshore drilling contractor, provides the most versatile fleet of mobile offshore drilling units to help clients find and develop oil and natural gas reserves. Building on more than 50 years of experience with the highest specification rigs, our approximately 18,000 employees are focused on safety and premier offshore drilling performance. 


We are currently recruiting for the position of:

Job Title: DPO National I - Level II Nigeria Nationals 

Job ID: 2000798
Location: Lagos

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Assist Chief Mate and Master with deck operations as required.
• Operate vessel's radios as needed under the supervision of the Chief Mate.
• Attend Nautical Institute approved Basic, Advanced Operators course and Transocean's Lessons Learned Course.
• Operate vessel's radars as necessary under the supervision of the Chief Mate.
• Perform emergency duties and responsibilities as stated on the Station Bill, DP Emergency Response Plan and vessel specific Emergency Response Manual.
• Completion of ISM familiarization material
• Monitor all DP room alarms including DP system, VMS, Fire & Gas and Prioritize alarm response as necessary to maintain DP system operability by calling for technical assistance or additional DP room help.
• Assist as directed by Chief Mate with rig projects.
• Complete the region OJT.
• Complete the vessel specific OJT.
• Procure valid home country and flag state GMDSS radio operators' license.
• Procure valid home country radar observers certification endorsed for ARPA.
• Controlling the vessel using manual and joystick controls.
• Use of the Data Logger to optimize DP and Power Plant Operations
• Use of the Data Logger to detect and mitigate DP and Power Plant problems
• Use of the Data Logger to backup data
• Export of Data Logger data to Excel Format
• Utilize radar displays for detection and interpretation of local severe weather patterns,

Principles and planning of Power Plant operations

• Basic understanding of diesel generator controls, operations, and failure modes.
• Principles of basic closed loop control system theory
• Familiarity with operation of MS Windows user interface.
• Familiarity with Emergency Response Manual.
• Familiarity with operation of all Corporate Software.

Principles of thrusters performance, failure modes, and operation

• Principles DP Operations.
• Basic knowledge of the practical operation of the DP control system, including changing between systems and the various modes of operation.
• Principles of DP processing of reference systems, wind sensors, VRS's, and other peripheral equipment.
• Basic operational theory, calibration methods, and failure modes of electronic riser and stack angle sensors.
• Basic understanding of WSOC, drift off calculations, and riser analysis
• Basic understanding of rig offset test to verify stack heading
• Basic understanding of ROV operations
• Basic understanding of EDS sequences and BOP operations
• Basic understanding of drilling operations and well control
• Basic understanding of boat handling
• Basic understanding of helicopter operations
• Basic operational theory and failure modes of pitch/roll/heave sensors.
• Basic operational theory and failure modes of satellite and acoustic position reference systems.
• Knowledge of general math, trigonometry, and geometry.
• Basic knowledge of architecture of distributed automation systems.
• System specific knowledge of DP Control System redundancy, alarms and warnings.
• System specific knowledge of Vessel Management System redundancy, alarms and warnings.
• Knowledge of operational response to all DP alarms (who to call, what to do)
• Knowledge of operational response to all Vessel Management System alarms (who to call, what to do)
• Knowledge of vessel's operations manuals and communications system
• Knowledge of vessel's FMEA and its implications.

Application Closing Date
20th February, 2014.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online