Ernest Hodgins has over 20 years of experience working in rigging roles within the oil and gas industry, both onshore and offshore. He has worked on numerous projects in locations such as the North Sea, Brazil, Ghana, and Qatar. Hodgins is skilled in tasks such as mobilizing and demobilizing equipment, installing and replacing pipelines and valves, and ensuring all work is performed safely and to a high standard. He has extensive safety and technical training qualifications.

1. ERNEST HODGINS
20 Castleford Grove
Greatfield Estate
Hull
01482 793484
07961 753345
Hodgins54@hodgins54.karoo.co.uk
Ernie54@hodgins54.karoo.co.uk
PROFILE
I am a very self motivated worker , havingworked as a Supervisor , lead rigger and rigger usually workingas partof a team within
the oil and gas industry on and offshorealso workingclosely with the construction and energy sectors .Having worked under the
strictesthealth and safety guidelines and policies .I pay attention to detail to make sureall tasks and projects arecarried outsafely
and to the highest standards in thetime structure and procedures as laid down by the Client/Employers .
EMPLOYMENT
BOXER BARGE-VAN OoRD GRIMSBY
02 FEB 15 – 15 JULY 15
Worked as a Rigger on numerous barges off Grimsby recoveringold pipework alongthe east coastand replacingwith newworking
with Divers and Cranes , plus mobilisationsand demobilisations and general riggingduties.
BOA SUB C –NORWEGIAN SECTOR
W-R-S-EMAS 07 JULY 14 – 30 NOV 14
Worked as a rigger on the Boa Sub C , completing demobilisationsand mobilisations,wet storingspools and Pletts on the seabed
For later installation also mobilised suction anchors,chainsand wires ,buoyancy modules and deployed them subsea , connected
them to a turret subsea usingball socketconnectors for later connection to an FSU in the Heidrun field.
SEATECHS-REFFSUBSEA REEF LARISSA- GHANA
10 MAY -22MAY 14
Worked on the Reef Larissa as aRigger off shore Ghana ,pressurisingpipelines to freestuck PIGunits also mob and demobilisation.
SEATECHS – WELLSTREAM AKER WAYFARER BRAZIL
31 JULY 13- Feb 14
Workingon the Aker Wayfarer as lead rigger installingmid water arches ,production lines and servicelines also umbilicalson new
OGX 3 FPSO offshore Brazil.
SEATECHS-WELLSTREAM AKER WAYFARER BRAZIL
28 JUNE-13 SEPT 13
Worked on the Aker Wayfarer in Peterhead carryingout mobilisation of heavy construction equipment and pipe-laying HLS prior
to deployment to Brazil .
SEATECHS-XCITE ROWAN NORWAY NORTHSEA
20 SEPT-25 SEPT 12
Worked on the Rowan Norway jack up rig as a rigger disconnecting the export hoses and sending them down to waiting
construction vessel usingcranes and winches and messenger wires , also removed overboardingchutes and valvesystems.
SEATECHS-DEEPOCEAN TEESIDE - NORTHSEA
31 JULY 12 – 20AUG 12
Worked as a rigger on the Northern Wave mobilisingthe vessel with a T2 trencher and carried out sea trials in the North Sea .
SEATECHS – WELLSTREAM RIO DE JANEIRO
LEAD RIGGER 06 JUNE 11 – 05 JULY 12
Working as a Rigger and Lead Rigger on board the Aker Wayfarer, carrying out subsea anchor piling, SBM Buoy Mooring and
Installation.Also installingMidwater Arches and Pipeand Umbilical layingon newFPSO on the OGX Project,Waimea Field,Campos
Basin.
MAERSK – HYDROSUB DOHA, QATAR
RIGGER – DECK FOREMAN 07 NOV 09 – JAN 11
Workingfor Maersk Oil,Qatar as a Rigger and Deck Foreman. Changingout mooring hawsers on SBM and FSO’s,also changed out
the goosenecks on the risers on the new FSO Asia and FSO T1 Oceania,plus general riggingduties.Installed exporthoseon aquatic

2. reel on FSO Asia.Aug – Sept moored the new FSO Africa to SBM, installed risersand hoses,also changed outDelta plate SBM and
installed temporary hold back chains on FSO Asia’s SBM.
UKPS-FUGRO-ROVTECH TRINIDAD
RIGGER 24 SEPT 09 – 08 NOV 09
On board the Skandi Carla,placinga pipelinecrossover subsea and concretemats on the seabed.
UKPS-FUGRO-ROVTECH BAY OF BENGAL
DECK FOREMAN 30 NOV 07 – 29 MAY 09
On board the Skandi Carla carrying out subsea pipeline pressure testing and pipeline commissioning work and general subsea
construction.
UKPS-AGR LABUAN, MALAYSIA
RIGGER 05 JUNE 07 – 11 AUG 07
Placed flexiblerisersalongtheseabed and up to a new build platform.
SHANAHAN ENGINEERING SALTEND POWER STATION, HULL
RIGGER-CRANE DRIVER 05 NOV 06 – 29 DEC 06
Rigger-Crane Driver on an emergency outage strippingout gas turbines and repairingand replacingcomponents as required.
SUBOCEAN GROUP-ACERGY MV POLAR BJORN
RIGGER 18 APRIL 06 – 14 SEPT 06
On board MV Polar Bjorn.Carried outvarious projects in theNorth Sea and Norwegian Sector, inc ludingpressuretesting,flushing,
pilingand swaging,Xmas tree installationsand retrieval,bomb disposal and placingconcretemats on the seabed. General rigging
duties.
GLOBAL RESOURCES IRELAND-NORTH SEA-TRINIDAD
On board the Bibby Sapphireputting well head covers down off the West Coastof Ireland and general riggingtasks in the North
Sea. Also worked alongsidetheBibby Aquamarine off Trinidad,placingspools on the seabed.
SULTZER CHEMTECH FINA REFINERY ANTWERP
RIGGER 13 JULY 05 – 26 JULY 06
Worked on the Vac Column replacinggem packs and demisters.
AKER KVAERNER ES CONOCO HUMBER REFINERY
RIGGER 17 MAY 05 – 09 JUNE 05
Worked on the Alky Plant, replacingvalves, pipework and bundles.
SHANHAN ENGINEERING DAMHEAD CREEK POWER STATION
RIGGER 09 APRIL 05 – 28 APRIL 05
Stripped down gas turbines and refurbished on annual outage.
AMEC OFFSHORE AUDREY WD, Southern Sector RIGGER
07 FEB 05 – 20 MAR 05
Installed newvalve and pipework system on the Audrey Hook-up.
AKER KVAERNER OFFSHORE FPSO BLEO HOLM
RIGGER 13 OCT 04 – 23 OCT 04
Replaced valves on the turret and carried outgeneral riggingduties.
VECTOR OFFSHORE LTD MV VEESA SAPPHIRE

3. LEADING HAND-BOSUN 29 MAR 96 – 12 OCT 98
Worked on the deck of the Vee-Sea Sapphire in the North Sea, supplying platforms with stores and carried out inter platform
transfers.
Previous employment Senior Non Commissioned Officer HM Forces Army.
TRAINING:
NVQ Level 3 Construction and moving loads. EC-0650153
Combined CSCS- ACE-CCNSG-NVQ LEVEL 3 Moving Engineering Construction Loads EC-0964650.
M.T.C.S Maritime offshoreRiggers certificatenumber CC10-4724
Slinger/Signaller Certificate.
Pegasus Riggers cert / RIG10016
Opito Riggers certificate.
Overhead TravellingCraneDrivers cert
FOET Cert No. 0012585810011413400,Norwegian ad on complyingwith OLF 0012EEC0910125800
Loler Awareness cert
CSCS Certificateno. 857318/Card number CC13-1205
Managers and ProfessionalsHealth and Safety Test
WorkingAt height Awareness, includingSafety harness and Rescue procedures cert no. DP/W@H/25/10.1
M.I.S.T Vantage card number 0053864
C.C.N.S.G Safety Passportnumber EC-0650153
Confined spacetrainingcertificatenumber 127.
Counter balancefork lifttruck certificate
Warehousingand storagecertificate(EDEXCEL).
CA-EBS TrainingCertificate
EDUCATION:
ST RICHARDS RC HIGH SCHOOL
CITY AND GUILDS Communication Skills written and oral/distinction
CITY AND GUILDS Numeracy – Maths
PERSONAL:
Married with two children and I enjoy most outdoor pursuits and keeping myself fit.
REFERENCES:
Availableon request