Personnel Recruitment And Training For Large Offshore Drilling Operations - A Case History

Abstract

This paper represents a case history covering a span of 4 years during which personnel were recruited, trained and developed to staff a very large offshore drilling operation in a relatively new area starting in 1972. Included in the paper are so:me details of the reasons why certain groups of personnel were selected and how they were placed into the overall operational framework of big, semisubmersible drilling rig operations. A description of the training center is included as well as how it was used to carry out the development program for personnel at all levels.