Wages vary widely in this sector and most divers are independent. Saturation divers working in the North Sea benefit from the ODIA/RMT pay rate agreement and can therefore expect a profit of more than GBP 1500 per day. In other parts tariffs and conditions vary considerably and are sometimes very dependent on nationality. A total average for a saturation diver working in 2014 in offshore regions around the world would be about $1200, $1,500 a day. Through the concerted dialogue and political pressure that RMT has brought, Boskalis has agreed to become an associate member of the ODIA. As an associate member, the company will meet and pay for all ODIA conditions and services. The Offshore Diving Industry Agreement (ODIA) is a compensation and conditioning plan on behalf of six employers – Rever Offshore, Subsea 7, TechnipFMC, N-Sea, Helix Energy Solutions and KD Marine. The content can be downloaded from the download section of this site (with the exception of the daily rate that is not published). TO ALL MARITIME SUBSIDIARIES – OFFSHORE AND REGIONAL COUNCILS.

The former commercial director of the AGCC may have inspired Boris Johnson`s plans for Singapore-style tax-free zones Information about our member companies can be found on the members` page. The ODIA agreement sets the minimum daily rates payable and the general conditions applicable to the following disciplines operating in the British sector of the continental shelf in north-west Europe, whether they operate outside the territorial waters of the United Kingdom (normally 12 miles or 19.25 km from the coast) or in the territorial waters where diving is practiced, normally to support the oil and gas industry. The North Sea controlled rates of pay through the Offshore Diving Industry Agreement (ODIA), which dates back to the early 1980s. This is a 3-year collective agreement between 7 dive companies and the RMT union, in which the minimum wage, benefits and health/injury insurance apply to submersible staff in the British North Sea. Many non-ODIA dive companies also work closely with the agreement and therefore pay around 600 pounds a day through negotiations with their customers. It comes after workers rejected a number of previous offers on the deal, which is negotiated every three years. The new agreement was reached after the arbitration service Acas was asked to support the negotiation process. The agreement of the offshore industry industry (ODIA) dates back to the early 1980s. This is the name of a three-year collective agreement between six dive companies and the RMT union, in which the minimum wage, benefits and health/injury insurance apply to diving personnel in the North Sea in the United Kingdom. The Offshore Industry Agreement (ODIA) dates back to the early 1980s. This is the name of a three-year collective agreement between six diving companies and the RMT union, in which the minimum wage, benefits and health/injury insurance apply to Divers in the North Sea in the United Kingdom. It comes after workers rejected a number of previous offers on the deal, which is negotiated every three years.

The new agreement was reached after the Acas Arbitration Service was invited to support the negotiation process. «Under Acas` supervision, we have reached an agreement to increase base wages over the next two years, based on contracts with other offshore energy businesses.» In 2015, crews cut wages during the oil and gas downturn, leading workers to seek improvements in new negotiations. It dates back to the early 1980s and governs the minimum wage, benefits and health insurance for British divers. I am writing to inform all members of your union`s significant progress in protecting ODIA`s rates and wage conditions in the North Sea. Each company is an individual contractor with its own corporate structures, an operational and operational framework to request, integrate, make available and manage its staff.