ESSENTIAL
• Examine materials or products for anomalies, damage, or defects, such as cracks, pits, incomplete welds, holes, dents, excessive corrosion, examines coating conditions, etc. under minimal supervision.
• Work with diving contractors or individually to perform various inspections, surveys and record data of offshore structures, vessels, and pipelines. Will receive direction from inspection team leader in situations requiring more than one person.
• Perform cathodic protection surveys of offshore structures, vessels and pipelines using a “drop-cell” technique.
• Use NDT, camera, video and written documentation techniques in the inspection and survey of offshore/onshore structures, vessels, and pipelines.
• Create appropriate drawings and sketches to supplement written data.
• Use and maintain various types of inspection equipment.
• Generate inspection reports using various computer software applications.
• Keeps inspection data organized.
• Performing inspection support work as needed.
• Working at least 180 days per year offshore, usually on a non-rotational basis, i.e., there is no set schedule, and the duration of a given job is not fixed. Travel to offshore locations by vessel or aircraft.
• Time not spent offshore is generally spent in the office generating CAIRS inspection reports. (CAIRS is an acronym for Computer Aided Inspection Reporting Software).
NON-ESSENTIAL
• May learn and utilize rope access techniques (optional) where ropes and specialized hardware are used as the primary means of providing access, structural or mechanical inspection, and support to other workers.
• Performing inspection support work as needed.
• May test mechanisms for sturdiness, clearance, and freedom of movement.
• May assist training other personnel in inspection and reporting practices and techniques.
• Use computer and various software applications to prepare, check, and package various types of inspection and survey reports.
• Ability to continuously learn and improve office and computer skills.