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Originally Posted by The complete goggler

Unbelievably, the Gulf of Mexico with hundreds of offshore installations and major repair works after hurricane Kattrina (it'll take years to put that right) is at the stage the N Sea was in the 70's - antiquated diving practices and no firm HSE policies - a place to avoid.

David

Damn, I missed this programme as I was away, don't suppose anyone recorded it?

GOM - generally seems very poor on safety. I got offered a job there from a real dodgy outfit - from a standing start to on the job training etc, going a stupid distance from the bell, no bailout, no gas staged outside the bell, crap rate, something like £400 a day.