Details on SMIT BORNEO

Well, while i wait for my company network server to connect, (Which takes about 1-2 mins for every actions tat i did), i shall write more about my "tour" here.

First of all, it is quite a good barge to stay in. Though the look of it on the out side is pretty messy, on the inside, which is the accomodation block, its pretty cosy.

Lucky for me, there is an unused offical, big enough for me and my friend, Mr Praset from ABS, to work in. Though most of the time we are outside surveying or on the bridge checking the ROV tv. (ROV-Remote operating vehicle). The bridge is pretty big, good enought to house at least 10 people walking around at one time. Airconditioned and have a great view of wat is going on outside. And best of all, there is internet connection here. Hence, we spend most of our time there. If not we will have to go to the receation room where there is internet access too but usually lotsa people will be here. The receation room also have a TV room, like a small theatre with 16sofa seats but the think is, the TV is a 29" flat screen... so small...

Anyway, my room is sufficiently spaced. Enough for WF to walk thru without his belly touching the bed or wardrobe. lol. There are two double decked beds, facing back to back. and jus opp it is four small wardrobe. Even smaller then our BMTC ones.

The galley is a huge place, there are two dining areas. Dun know if it seperated for people of different status on board. But i usually dine with my client and his client and the ABS surveyor, and usually i see the riggers or staffs dining at both areas, so nothing special ba.

Food wise, as i have mentioned before, is a very good spread of local n western food. Food like curry chicken, huge bbq pork ribs, beef with veges, fish fillet. We even have spaggatti today! Whereas breakfast there is the usual bacon, sausages, pancakes, and beehoon n mee. Hey, think i hav already mentioned them before. :)

Thats about it.

Work wise, i am only involved in the installation of the piles, and my clients equipments n materials. Currently we are piling 9legs into the seabed and they will all be used to hook up to a vessel which stores the oil and gas drilled from uder the seabed. I will only be involved in the first set of piling which is the first three legs. So far we hav successfully piled the three legs and are laying the chains. We had lotsa prob with the ROV as we depends a lot on it and they tends to breakdown every two, three days. So work was dragged a bit. Some more there will be another installation which will occupy our work area and we will have to make way for them which means standby time for us. Some more our AHT (Anchor Handling Tug) had a winch failure and there will be another AHT deployed from Batam to here which takes another 3days. For this new AHT, i will need to conduct a suitability survey before we can use them.

I think most prob i will be able to return home after that. But i still have to return for the hook-up and the installations of the risers, which is two huge hoses.

Hopefully no hick-ups till then!

Got to go home and eat buffet with my friend, have lotsa drinks, go arcade with the gang n to play marjong!!! lol