Offshore
The offshore industry covers oil and gas extraction and renewables, such as wind turbines.
A seafarer's involvement in this work is usually as a crew member on a support vessel or an emergency response and rescue vessel (ERRV) – also known as a standby vessel.
Seafarers may also work on vessels employed in undersea cable-laying, dive support, construction support and anchor handling. Nautilus members are employed in this sector all around the world, but there is a strong concentration of members in the North Sea.
The most likely personnel to be members of the Union in the offshore sector are shipmasters and ship's officers (navigation, engineering and electrotechnical). Other members include ratings and offshore specialists such as dynamic positioning (DP) operators, remotely operated vehicle (ROV) operators and cable engineers.
Collective bargaining agreements
Nautilus has collective bargaining (recognition) agreements with companies in this sector including the following:
- Deeside Crewing
- Atlas Professionals/Bibby Marine Services
- Deep Ocean
- Havila
- Maersk Supply
- North Star (Guernsey) South
- Ocean Supply
- Rever Offshore (Dive Techs/Marine Crew)
- Subsea 7
- Tidewater
- Technip
- V Ships (for BP Offshore Vessels)
Related content
Negotiating
Nautilus International has a long and proud history of fighting to give maritime and inland waterways professionals the pay and conditions they deserve.
Organising
When Nautilus talks about 'organising', we mean how the Union brings people together in the workplace to negotiate and campaign as a group for better terms and conditions.
Participation
Nautilus International's members are the lifeblood of its membership. As a democratic Union, we encourage you to have your say and help us give seafarers and inland waterway workers a national and international voice.