Divers ROV & Sharks @ Brunei offshore (Saturation Diving 2018-19) Kreuz Challenger
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- Divers ROV & Sharks seen together at Brunei Offshore field. The scene depicted Saturation diving during the 2018 Inspection Repair Maintenance (IRM) period.
We had Saturation Diving Campaign in 2018 and 2019. Saturation Divers breathe HELIOX (Helium & Oxygen mixture) while working and they will have to stay in the chambers for up to 28 days. Breathing this mixture distorts our voices. It is hard to communicate with our family as they always laugh hearing us. However Saturation Dive and Control Supervisors are all very experienced and accustomed to our voices. (Unlike shallow water jobs, where divers just breath compressed Air, -but still subjected to decompression tables and have to do their in water or surface decompression in the Air chamber. More on that in another video😁.)
Before a Saturation dive can commence the Life Support Technicians (LST) have to man the Sat Chambers that house up to 9 Sat divers at one time. The LSTs also have to prepare the Saturation divers’ gear and equipment. In short they take care of our personal well being in the chamber habitat. While the Sat Dive supervisors take care or our diving aspect of the job. From the bell checks to the actual dive itself. They take care of our well being in the water.
Dive Technicians play a pivoting role during all this. The system are always maintained by a specialised crew of Technicians. They also help launch the Bell,the ‘mode of transport’ to the depths. The diving Bell is like a travelling chamber.
In the course of our subsea work we use Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV) Quasar or Cougar to do various tasks. On top of their own job scope the ROV also have to survey the job area or spot the ship beacons and references. In the course of their ‘fly-by’ they would definitely encounter variety of marine life, like eels, snakes and fishes. The most bizarre fish that they encountered were the Angler Fish and ‘ghost shark’ or Chimaeras that were found in the deep Merbah field. Deepest recorded dive there was over 1000m in certain sections. (There’s a link to the Deep Sea ROV video below👇🏼)
Sharks are also commonly found in other fields. We came across Bull sharks in Ampa field but unfortunately not able to capture subsea footage. Top-site crew always spot them around platforms, as seen online. The footage of Ray shark was from Champion 7 complex. This field was also a common sighting for sharks. Finally the last fish clip was that of the whale shark, in Fairley field. Even though whale shark are plankton eating, we are weary as they might snatch on our diving umbilicals and ship reference beacons and tout wires.
Precautionary measures were taken by everybody and all were aware of the danger involved.
We carried on working after all safety measures were in place. The Saturation Team that was in the water at that time of the whale shark swimming-by was actually team 5 , (William) Lim Poh Leng, Charles Skulmoski (Chuck) and John Henry Williams back in 2018.
Thanks to my colleagues for providing video footages.
Special mention to my wife and daughter who lend me their thoughts on editing outcome ❤️RY
Hope you enjoy the video.
Please like 👍🏼, share and subscribe for more offshore videos😁Also leave a comment🤣
Also other videos from DSV Kreuz Challenger are;
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When Covid-19 hit Brunei reactions;
Covid-19 : We carry on diving Brunei offshore (Kreuz Challenger)
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Covid-19 : Before & After Brunei offshore crew change
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Our work during the monsoon campaign;
Monsoon season Kreuz Challenger (Brunei Offshore)
• Monsoon season Kreuz C...
Work class ROV Historical Deep dive stars Merbah field;
Deep Sea ROV Kreuz Challenger (Brunei Offshore) Brunei Darussalam
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Marine crew working during maintenance period;
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Divers and Riggers doing chipping and painting on the ITP or Golden gate as it’s called offshore;
Brunei Divers and Riggers painting (part 1)
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I took a GoPro 5 with underwater casing while welding and put a magnet under the camera’s mounting. It sticks on the subsea structure. Truly a good action camera very robust and sturdy.
On surface I just had the camera on top of a magnet and it sticks well on our vessel surface.
Thanks for watching.
Take care👋🏼👋🏼👋🏼 - Krátké a kreslené filmy
Love the video my Brother, I remember the ghost shark and other creatures when I was with you fine gentlemen 🙏🙏🙏
Helloooo brother! How are you? We miss you onboard..!🥰👍🏼👍🏼👋🏼
@@AbangShamvideos doing well Bang Sham, you guys are still being awesome and I do think about the good ol' KC 😎😎
thank you so much for showing us the magnificent work you do and taking us to a place we will never get to go.....I feel you divers are much more heroes than the Astronauts.....best wishes to you all, Cheers from the USA, Paul
You are welcome Paul. Thanks for the viewing... more videos coming..when my schedule permits I edit some more.
Cheers to you too 👍🏼
@@AbangShamvideos Thank you so much....Be Safe and Have Fun......Cheers...
@@AbangShamvideos Thank You very much, you do a wonderful job of putting on Video.....Best Wishes....
Cheers from Kreuz Challenger Brunei ✌🏻✌🏻❤️❤️
Fascinating video, incredible footage! Thank you my friend
Thanks for watching😁👍🏼
My father works as a commercial diver never really knew what to tell my friends, now i can show them this vid!
Glad I can help😁Regards to your father💪🏼👍🏼
Glad I can help😁Regards to your father💪🏼👍🏼
Love the trance music 😊
Thanks for watching. Cheers 😁
Dah macam discovery channel dh bang Sham. Beautiful as always!
Terimakasih Rifhan..Selamat berpuasa😁
You're sick man! Congrats! Keep it up 👍
Thanks👍🏼 Take care more videos coming up😁
In another life...(for me, maybe) you guys are truly Aquanauts!
We take that as a compliment..🤩
Thanks for watching👍🏼
@@AbangShamvideos that’s what it was meant for. To be a compliment for you guys! I’ve never figured out why there is space travel with so much of the oceans unexplored!
Well made video. Especially the sharks!
Thanks 😀👍🏼
Actually the ROV guys did all the close flying..👍🏼.
I just edited their footage😁
Wah u guys are great. Away from home close to nature. A good underwater experience close up. Be safe & take care bro. Luv frm SG. 👌👍
Thanks bro👍🏼
Keep sharing these videos Din!
Thanks Renny. Hope you liked it😁
Bro, you are a hero. Not many people are qualified and want to do this job
Many divers out there doing jobs like me👍🏼 I’m just a small fly in the industry😁Thanks for your words of encouragement 😍 Semangat bro
Im thinking about going to tradeschool and hope i can make it to sat diving
@@skyyy710 Hello there.., go for it, many obstacles along the way though. You keep going, persevere, stay strong. It will be rewarding career😁
@@AbangShamvideos looked into it im not sure if id pass my physical exam i have schizophrenia and i didnt think about it but it said i could be rejected from most job sites due to it and the hazrads i could present to my team and myself... i been lookomg for a career that this illness wont get in the way its really hard
I used to live in Brunei from 1977 to 1981, later working there too. We used to go up to Seria to see the oil refinery and “nodding donkeys” as we called them, as it was only a short drive from Jerudong park where we were living. My dad used to know some of the rat hat divers that worked there. Such a great video in a wonderful country. 🙏🏻👍🏻
Thanks for watching…..once Covid threat dwindled, come back for a visit, everything is different now. There’s jungle trekking and eco tourism is big here too😁👍🏼
Funny you should mention that. Just before the covid outbreak I was looking into taking a year or so out of work to do a full tour of the best places in Borneo, starting in Brunei and finishing in Kota Kinabalu. I only ever went across the border to get beer when I lived there then straight back again, such a waste of not seeing such a beautiful place. We did jungle trips as a kid with the British army, going in by helicopter and walking out. Fantastic memories, I’d love to come back!
Nice video, great editing!
Thanks for watching 👍🏼
That’s what I was going to say :)
Thanks.. 😀
thank you for this video! im going to Divers Institute of Tech in October and im going to get my feet wet in the diving industry, but i want to get into Sat diving eventually once i get some experience in the field! Thank you so much for this video!
Welcome mate… have a good career ahead💪🏼👍🏼😊
As they say ‘when the going gets tough, the tough gets going’
Hi Im ur new subscriber. Naise video. I like to see more please.... Im located in brunei at the moment.
Nice job amigo `s
Thanks bro.. take care , stay safe👍🏼😁
That’s big money, and looks like an interesting job. My biggest issue would be sitting around in that life support chamber all day. I’m not claustrophobic, I’d just hate being stuck somewhere, that’s why I can’t see myself ever having a desk job. I know it’s vital, just saying that’s what would be challenging for me to get use too. Having sharks that close, incredible, that looks awesome. BOL, stay safe, and thanks for sharing.
+Gavin1130
Thanks for watching.
Take care 😁👍🏼
I’m starting my commercial diver next year,
Have a good start in your career.
Wow, nice sharing. Hoping to get this job after grad. #janjigrad
Thanks.
All the best for your future 👍🏼😁
Idola Ku
Semoga Allah melindungi serta MERAHMATI urusan mu seharian
SIFU
Amiinnn.
,biasa2 aje, cari makan😁
@@AbangShamvideos Doakn Sy Sifu semoga dpt follow & upgrade skill mcm Sifu
one day I want to join offshore
salam pak syam dari kapal dong fang kan tan 1, august 2023
Salam Pak…. Apa khabar? Saya ke Jubail Anchorage nampak kapal kamu…. Sekarang Saya cuti..🤲🏼singgah Madinah
Whale sharks are awesome, I would love to see one in the wild some day.
I also have a question. Are there any voice correction devices that turn down the pitch of your voice when breathing HeliOx?
One day you will swim with those majestic fish…😁
For the communication ‘box’ in Dive control and Sat dive, some of them do have ‘voice scramblers’. It manipulates the pitch of the divers voice. However most of the Saturation Supervisors and Life Support Supervisors have been in the industry for sometime and they were once Saturation Divers too, they can understand our helium voice fine without using the ‘scramblers’ at all.👍🏼…
Amazing job . I can't imagine the cost of a operation like this cost
Yes it is a big job .. and it involves many companies. From production to the final product. Diving itself is already a huge task. Everyone plays a part.
Thanks for watching and your support 💪🏼👍🏼😁
@@AbangShamvideos if it was not for guys like you the world would be so different. You are the guys behind the stage I really appreciate what you do
@@ericerto8250 thanks for your encouragement. Makes our day 👍🏼😀
@@AbangShamvideos I do truly appreciate what you do and your crew it's things like this that make our civilization possible it's so hard to be stuck in a chamber for about a month locked away from your family all the things you missed to ensure that your family is taken care of . I am a certified welder and I wanted to do underwater it's 100 times more scary than being 600 ft in the air walking across the 6-in beam you have a lot of cojones
Great video mate! I can be nice btw and take your next trip so you can stay home and rest. 😌
Nice one buddy….let’s work together.much better👍🏼😁
@@AbangShamvideos Haha very true! Hopefully I'll see you in the future after I have a few years of experience in the industry.
@@UWfalcin Hahahaha……
By the way I see your videos on CZcams…👍🏼Nice.😁
@@AbangShamvideos Thanks mate. Aspiring to be like one of you guys. 🤘🏼💥 There’s no other job that screams rock n roll like saturation diving.😄
Finally I learned its name. Ray Shark at 3:49. Saw this at 80m depth in Gulf of Thailand
Power bro💪🏼
Which company did you go with?😁
@@AbangShamvideos we were doing ROV pipeline survey. Just a glimpse of the ray shark
@@nikidham8905
Nice one bro👍🏼😁
I saw a video where a saturation diver in their pressurized habitat opened a can of soda and it was flat. Would alka seltzer not make bubbles either?
All gassy drinks turned out flat in my Sat jobs. I’m not sure what alka seltzer is, never tried it. Could possibly turn out the same way too🤷🏼♂️😁👍🏼
best nya ❤😢
Terimakasih kerana menonton😁🤗
Хорошая работа 👍
Спасибо за вашу поддержку😀👍🏼
Nice video & sharing. Subscribe already. Can I use your video for sharing about sat diving to my junior student in university? I think your video is quite complete showing the daily activity during sat diving work. Thanks in advance.
Hello Hadi,
Yes , please share the link with them😁
Hello Sir. I hope they are doing well. I have a few questions how many divers die in this job? That would be interesting! is it harder to weld underwater or on land? greetings from Germany
Selam Aleykum.
Salam .
Nowadays with all the regulation and laws, the number of fatalities are low. As long as they follow the procedures the chances of things going wrong are minimise. Usually at the planning stage most of the problem would have been looked into.
For me welding underwater is abit harder. Because of the elements like cold water, the tide, waves, electric shock, example if you do not have a good earth connection. All this can be obstacles to overcome. But once you get used to, it gets easy. I like it when I can see the molten metal forming at the tip of the welding rod, when the water visibility is good.
Take care my German friend👋🏼👍🏼😁
Does you voice change when you are in deep water?
Yes it does a little bit. Our lungs get smaller as we go deeper in the sea, due to pressure. When we dive on Heliox (Helium + Oxygen) in Saturation dives, that gas distorts our voice further.
hey hey i see Marc Morin!!! Is he still with you guys in Brunei??
Hello Bro! …. Yes he’s still Supv on the Challenger👍🏼💪🏼
How do you negate/stop the effects of hydrogen embrittlement when you are welding under water?
Hello Scott, welding underwater is not as sturdy as topside welding. The surrounding water cools the material and weld’s molten pool very fast. The alternative way we can get good result is to undertake hyperbaric welding where the whole area to be welded is made dry by installing a hyperbaric structure and ‘pumping’ out the surrounding water.
@@AbangShamvideos hi 👋.. thank
You for getting back to me. The hyperbaric chamber I guess has a good amount of inert gas to stop any fire risks? & does that mean the welder working within is still breathing surface supplied air or are they breathing the atmosphere in the hyperbaric chamber ?
Thank you again.
+scott c The Saturation chamber has low partial pressure of Oxygen anyways so risks of fire is low. Diver gets in the hyperbaric chamber undress to dry clothes and commence welding, breathing the atmosphere in the chamber. The scrubbers will absorb all the gases as it circulates, gasses including Carbon Dioxide. ...
There are procedures when it comes to root welds .. and dealing with argon gas.
I want do this but i have adhd and i need to take medication do they allow you to take that into the decompression chambers or am i gonna have to “smuggle it on board”
Before we go for our diving course we need to go for a thorough medical checkup. After that our diving medical have to be done annually. If I’m not mistaken as long as the diving Doctor deemed you to be fit to dive, you should be able to. The other question will be if the diving company. Criteria can sometimes be non transparent. They pick and chose who they want.And when you get on the job the Superintendant will also decide if you can get into the Saturation Team. Unless it’s an Air job that does not require you to stay in the chamber for days at a time, selection can be ‘harsh’. Anyways personally I have to declare whatever medication I take onboard the vessel, to the vessel’s Medic, and sign a declaration form for that. The Doc needs to be aware of what you take, so as to know how to treat you when/if emergency arises. Hope that answers your question
@@AbangShamvideos Thank you I’ve been wondering how that would worked.
I want this job
That’s the spirit…. … can get abit rough sometimes, stay strong 💪🏼
I'm studying Commercial Diving 🙂 Any Advice
Hello Arjun… welcome to the club. When you graduate the first thing will be to get a job. Sometimes you will get good job with good company , sometimes not. In any case you have to be strong and persevere. 👍🏼💪🏼😁
Wow how do I apply what skills are you seeking along with sat ticket?
You can start by going to a dive school, this will qualify you to be an Air diver up to 50m. After saving up some of your earnings , you can enrol in a Saturation Diving school. That will qualify you to go deeper than 50m and breathing Heliox (Helium + Oxygen) and you get to go for all the big jobs.😜. To do that you will also need additional skill set to make yourself marketable, like DMT (diver medic technician) or 3.2u inspection diver, etc…
Take care.. 👍🏼😁
@AbangShamvideos jzk alhamdulillah, at the moment class 4 is complete , I am air tech chevron nigeria , insha Allah after this rotation class 3, then class 2 after next roto.
1 year qualified and 100 hours required to do sat . Shukran for information. I will act upon it . Best of duaas and barakat for u. Shukran uncle.
The greatest thing you give me is that a Muslim can make it ..the 1 thing I needed most. Maximum respect to u . I salute you sir.
AlhamduLLILLAH.
JazakALLAH brother.
Take care. Be safe. When it gets rough and difficult remember it will make you better and stronger💪🏼🤲🏼
Back in 80s used to dive offshore West Africa - there Bull sharks were a REAL problem, bastard would try and come at you from below. The rest, just keep an eye on them. The other buggers were sea snakes, they're very curious, and when you shoo them away, can get frighten, and then they will bite - they are really very venomous, i.e. Beaked Sea Snake, for instance, has a venom so toxic that 3 drops of it can kill eight persons outright.
Respect from the guys working in South China Seas …to the guys working in West Africa💪🏼
Sir may i ask u a question . What goes through your mind while you're diving ? Btw please upload more footage it is so interesting . Love ur videos 😁 may Allah swt protect u and ur team always.
What’s in the mind🤔Honestly….nowadays just the task in hand. The main objective is to complete the job given to you. The mind is pre-occupied with what needs to be done…..
Thanks for your support.😁
How long do you guys typically stay under water working with welding and such?
It all depends on the diving tables, some company uses US Navy dive table , some uses DCIEM table and also Royal Navy ones. Usually when we dive on Air (using compressed Air) the deeper we go, the bottom time gets shorter. Example at depths shallower than 10feet we can spend about 2-3 hours. If we dive to 100 ft we could get only 20 mins of bottom time. That’s not an exact figure, We still refer to the table during each and every dive.
If we dive in Saturation (Heliox Mix) our time in the water is about 5 hours. After that we already have to return to the Bell, as per the regulation.
@@AbangShamvideos Thanks for taking the time to reply! Super interesting all around!
Hopefully I will go do my course In late December
Have a good course. Best wishes on your career. 👍🏼
Welcome to the club💪🏼😁
Have questions.. very interested 👌 light me bk once u gets this please God bless
Salam bang. Saya teringin nak kerja camni tapi saya takda link. Boleh abang share tak cara nak jadi diver dan dimana boleh saya ambil course ni?
Salam Anwar. Dulu saya ke Underwater Centre Fremantle untuk dapatkan diving kualifikasi.(Air diver). Malangnya sekolah dah tutup. Saya dikhabarkan oleh rakan2 Brunei kursus yang mereka diambil di South Africa. Sekolah diving Seadog.
sorry Abg Sham & Anwar, seadog sudah close. tapi boleh try kat durban PDC commercial diving school
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السلام عليكم
Saya ada soalan encik; dalam cabin tu ada tempat nak solat ke?
Salam. Tempat solat ada, cari tempat yang sesuai dan bawa sejadah🤲🏼
@@AbangShamvideos terima kasih abang! 👍
Kapal KChallenger ada surau. Di dalam cabin pun boleh solat. Cuma di Sat chamber sempit sedikit. Sejadah kain sesuai dipakai.
I m 34 years old.. is still beneficial for me to jump in commercial diving field..?
Hello there, everything is possible. If there ‘s a will, there’s a way. If you are physically fit and mentally tough why not. It’s going to be an uphill task that’s for sure, and it’s not going to be easy but if you are willing to go through… I see no reason. I have friends from the Armed Forces or Firefighters who entered the industry at that age. Costs of going through a commercial diving school for offshore is high no doubt and you will have to compete for jobs, those will be your obstacles…💪🏼
@@AbangShamvideos thanks a lot for valuable reply
@@MuhammadSaleem-xp7ds You are welcome brother😀👍🏼
asalam tuan, saya sangat berminat nak jadi welder underwater, skrg saya sendang ambil sijil welding tig, next year i think saya nak start untuk ambik course diver, boleh tuan bagi penjelasan macam mana saya nak jadi welder underwater? sebab sekarang saya tak nampak jalan untuk saya menjadi seorang underwater welder. Mohon penjelasan dari tuan🙏🏼
Salam M.Harith. Salam Lebaran. Harith sekarang ni kerja welding ke? Terus kan kerjaya ini. Dalam bidang diving sekarang ada ramai yang berkelayakan, jadi saingan mencari kerja tu ada juga. Kalau sungguh2 mahu jadi diver kena ambil kursus di United Kingdom, New Zealand atau di South Africa. Saya tak pasti kursus di Australia masih ada lagi ke tidak. Kemudian kalau nak jadi underwater welder kena ambil kursus u/w welding pula. Jadi process nya lama. Dan menelan belanja yang tinggi.
Ini email saya… :
nur_shamsudin@yahoo.com
Saya boleh terangkan lebih lanjut lagi tentang langkah2 yang perlu di ambil sekiranya sangat berminat🤲🏼😁
@@AbangShamvideos haii tuan syamsudin, saya dah cuba untuk text tuan melalui email tapi tak dapat send kepada tuan "adress not found". Tuan ada instagram,telegram atau lain-lain untuk memudahkan saya berkomunikasi dengan tuan?
@@siakapbaring142 saya tak ada Instagram. Awak beri email nanti Saya balas email tu.
nur_shamsudin@yahoo.com
@@siakapbaring142 Kalau dah berminat saya boleh tunjjuk ajar. Tapi nak kena tahan cobaan yang datang💪🏼.
How much you earn sir annually
Hello there….that’s a hard question to answer. Since I’m a freelancer my earning varies every year. And since I don’t really go for Saturation job so annual earnings are not as much. All I can say is it’s enough to live an average life in Singapore (a touch abit extra for the finer things). It’s not about the money all the time. There’s many down side to what we do also, missing family time, missing birthdays festive holidays, sometimes weddings and funerals, health issues as we get older..etc..etc. Good and bad in everything 😊
Assalam walekum.
My name is asif Iqbal Ansari.
I am scaffolding foreman.
I want to join Brunei offshore.
Please gied me
WalaikumSALAM
Asif where are you from. I’m in the diving field. I’m not sure about scaffolding works. Will check out for you.😁👍🏼
Sir please do something.
I want to join Brunei offshore please sir. I have scaffolding certificate (cisrs)
I am from India.
+Asif Iqbal
I will try and help. Like I say I’m not a scaffolder or with a scaffolding company. Perhaps you can give me your email. I will write back to you via email. Take care brother😁
Your "music" is painful to have to listen to.
+Dale Pierce oh sorry mate… still learning how to edit🙏 will take some editing course and use other editing applications😁
Hi Im ur new subscriber. Naise video. I like to see more please.... Im located in brunei at the moment.
Hello bro! Thanks for subscribing. I’ll try to make more videos when I’m on shore leave😁