This curriculum vitae summarizes the qualifications and work experience of Francois Retief Kruger. He has numerous diving qualifications including commercial diving certifications. He has over 20 years of experience working as a Life Support Technician on offshore oil and gas projects, primarily in West Africa. He has extensive experience in saturation diving and has logged over 50,000 hours as a Life Support Technician.

1. CURICULUM VITAE
FOR
Francois Retief Kruger
Surname: - Kruger
Names: - Francois Retief
I.D. Number: - 750108 5072 080
Languages: - English and Afrikaans
Driving Licence: - Code 08
Date of birth: - 08-Jan-1975
Nationality: - South African
Annual Medical Expiry Date: - March 2018
CONTACT DETAILS
Mobile Numbers: +27 79 517 6302
E-mail Address: - fkruger22@gmail.com
Passport Number: - 480310718
Passport Date Expired: - 06/10/2018
DIVING QUALIFICATIONS
Qualification 1:- Class II Air & Nitrox Diver Cert- 6026
Qualification 2:- Life Support Technician (SA)Cert- 6026
Qualification 3:- Opito Offshore Code 5707-Cert no-
3558/5858/310715/0001 SAL
Qualification 4:- Life support technician (IMCA) Cert-
1170
Qualification 5:- H2S, OPITO exp-20 November 2017
Qualification 6:- Shell passport No-A36511
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
Qualification 1:- Certified underwater welder
Qualification 2:- Coded plate welder
Qualification 3:- Registered LPGas installer – SAQCC
5535
Qualification 4:- Comprehensive Plumbing course (No-
PL-16163) and Solar water heating
systems (No-SO-16163)
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
October 2016 LPGas Association
Completed Commercial gas installation course
August 2016 LPGas Association

2. Completed Domestic and residential gas installation
course.SAQCC- 5535
May 2016 July 2016 AITF-(Africa Int training facilities)
Completed Comprehensive plumbing course, and Solar
water heating systems
Jan 2016 March 2016 Boskalis
Client- Total
LST onboard Lewek Connector, 9 man sat at 55m
SBM and FSO subsea hoses change out
Total hours Lst/Lss – 18 993
Nov 2015 Dec 2015 Mermaid Subsea Services
Client-SMIT Salvage / MAERSK
LSS on board Mermaid Endurer, 9 man sat at 45m
Salvage of Jack-up platform
Total hours Lst/Lss - 18633
June 2015 July 2015 Subtech
Client- Saipem / Aramco
LSS on-board BE 806, 9 man Sat at 41m
Spool piece installation
Total hours Lst/Lss – 18429
March 2015 May 2015 Subtech
Client- Saipem / Aramco
LSS on-board BE 806, 9 man Sat at 41m
Spool piece installation
Total hours Lst/Lss – 17733
Nov 2014 Jan 2015 Subtech
LSS onboard BE 806, 9 man Sat at 37m
Client-Saipem / Aramco
Spool piece installation
Total Lst/Lss hours – 17 229
Sept 2014 Subtech
Presure test of Sat system and de-mob of system
Total Lst/Lss hours- 17 085
April 2014 May 2014 Boskalis
LSS onboard SK-900, 9 MAN Sat at 71m
Client-Exxon Mobil
Spool piece installation/ System maintenance
Total Lst/Lss hours- 17 085

3. Feb 2014 March 2014 Subtech
LSS onboard Mermaid Siam. 9man sat at 48m
Installation of clamps and UT inspection
Total Lst/Lss hours-16 929
Sept 2013 Nov 2013 Subtech
LSS onboard HD1000. 9 man split sat, 48m & 20m
Installation of risers and spool pieces.
Total Lst/Lss hours- 16 776
May 2013 July 2013 Subtech
LSS onboard HD1000. 6 man split sat, 48m & 20m
Installation of risers and spool pieces.
Total Lst/Lss hours- 16 056
Dec 2012 Jan 2013 Smit Subsea
LSS onboard Alliance, 8man split Sat, 61m & 27m.
Installation of I-tubes, 24m – 88m.
Total Lst/Lss hours –15 648
Oct 2012 Nov 2012 Smit Subsea
LSS onboard the Alliance, 9 man Sat.
Hot-tap work and remedial work at 25m – 46m
Total Lst/Lss hours-15 156
Aug 2012 Sept 2012 Smit Subsea
LSS onboard Alliance, job mobilization
July 2012 Smit Subsea
LSS onboard Alliance, job mobilization
April 2012 May 2012 Smit Subsea
Mobilization of Sat 3
LSS on 6 man sat. Spool piece installation,
Onboard Kuber DLB
Total Lst/Lss hours- 14 760
Nov 2011 Jan 2012 Smit Subsea
LST/LSS on 6 man sat,on inspection job, Client Shell
Onboard the Rem Ative
Total Lst/Lss hours-14 544
Aug 2011 Oct 2011 Smit Subsea
LST on 9 man sat, I-tube installation and grout bagging
Onboard Dynamic Installer
Total Lst/Lss hours-13 872
June 2011 July 2011 Smit subsea
LST on 6 man sat salvage job

4. Onboard Smit Borneo
Total Lst/Lss hours-13 392
May 2011 Smit subsea
Mobilisation of Sat4,12 man system and function test.
Onboard Rem Ative
November 2010 Cape Diving
LSS on six man sat. Change out of 4 S.C.M’s
Onboard Seacor Achiever
Total LST hours-13 104
Sept 2010 Oct 2010 Cape Diving
Lss on six man sat. Calm bouy repairs & acid line flush.
Onboard Seacor Achiever
Total LST hours-12 864
July 2010 Aug 2010 Cape diving
LSS on six man sat. Repairs to EM Bouy
Onboard Seacor Achiever
Total LST hours-12 636
June 2010 Cape Diving
LSS on four man inspection job onboard
Seacor Achiever.
Total LST hours-12 456
Jan 2010 March 2010 Hydrodive
Presure test off dive system onboard the HD
Contender. LSS on 6 man sat job.
Total LST hours-12 372
Nov 2009 Jan 2010 Hydrodive
Mobilisation of 9man sat system onboard the
Boa Sub C.Modifications to system.Lst for 6
Man sat.
Total LST hours-12084
May 2009 July 2009 Smit
Mobilisation of 9man sat system onboard Atlantic
Challenger. Lst with 9 divers ,with a storage of 80m
,doing hose change outs and tie-inns
Total LST hours-11 748
Jan 2009 March 2009 Smit
Refurbishment of 9man saturation system. Rebuild
Regen container. Rebuild Fly-away package, re-design
Building of gas panel. Refurbish sat control.
June 2008 Aug 2008 Smit

5. Refurbishment and mobilization of 9 man saturation
System onboard the Castoro 10.
Total LST hours-10980
Feb 2008 April 2008 Smit
Refurbishment and mobilization of 9 man saturation
System onboard the NorSpring. LST on same vessel
With a storage of 60m and 9 man sat.
Total LST hours-10308
Nov 2007 Dec 2007 Smit
LST onboard S3000 with 6 man saturation system with
50m storage.Doning spool piece tie-inns.
Total LST hours-10188
Feb 2007 June 2007 Smit
LSS onboard Castoro 10.9 man saturation system with
46m storage with multiple decompressions.
6 weeks of refurbishment work on control panels and
system.
Total LST hours-9792
Feb 2006 Oct 2006 Smit
LSS onboard Barge Major.6 man saturation ,working in
50m water doing Spool-piece installation.
Total LST hours-9192
Smit
LSS onboard Fu Lai.9 man saturation with sat rotation
doing spool-piece installation in 60m water with below
0 degree temperatures.
Smit
LST onboard Global Cammanche.6 man saturation in
50m water doing spool-piece installation.
Sept 2005 Dec 2005 Smit
LST onboard Canyon Horizon doing pipe-line repair
using “More-Grips”. Working in 50m water.
Total LST hours-7920
Jan 2005 Aug 2005 Smit Terminals West Africa
Client:-SBM
LST onboard Dynamic Installer doing spool-piece tie-
inns.
Working between 120m 130m.
Hydrodive Nigeria
Client:- Agip

6. LST onboard Adams Surveyor, working between 95m
-65m doing inspection work and replacing CP cables
and installing clamps.
June 2004 Dec 2004 Hydrodive Nigeria
Air diving- installation of 8”inch & 12”inch pipelines
with tie-inns, broco cutting,oxy-arc cutting, water
jetting,air-lifting.All in zero visibility.
Smit Terminals
Client:-Algosaibi
LST onboard the Aquanaught,9 man sat team working
between 40m – 70m.
14,10,8,&4”inch tie-inns, as well as crossovers.
Total LST hours-5856
Jan 2004 April 2004 Hydrodive Nigeria
Client: Saipem / Exxon Mobil
LST onboard the Adams Surveyor.
60 day sat in a 6 man Drass system.
Installed 9 spool pieces, pigged and pressure tested 4
lines.
Feb 2003 Nov 2003 SMIT Terminals West Africa Ltd.
LST onboard the 701 Sedneth Semi Sub.
28 Day sat in 4 man sat system
Doing wellhead abandonment and sub sea clearance.
Total LST hours-4908
Hydrodive Nigeria
Air diving installation of 6”inch pipelines with tie-inns,
broco cutting, water jetting in zero visibility.
Change out of SBM in the Mobil field, 30m water.
Cape Diving LST onboard the Dynamic installer with 6
man sat team working between 100m – 140m.
Changing out of calm buoy anchor chains and doing
wellhead inspections.
Hydrodive Nigeria
Air diving installing flow line on ABO FPSO, Cleaning
sea chests, stinger checks, cutting up 14”inch pipelines
using broco, prop jobs.
Working in workshop building dive spreads and testing
of saturation system.
Jan 2002 Dec 2002 SMIT Terminals West Africa Ltd.
Client; Saibos

7. LST onboard the Highland Navigator with a 9 man sat
team working between 30m –
187m.
Total LST hours-4524
Hydrodive Nigeria
LST on 14 man Drass system with a 6 man sat team,
doing 14 day sat.
A umbilical tie-inn as well as a flow line was installed.
Onboard the Dynamic Installer in Nigerian waters.
Cape Diving
Client: Mossgas
LST onboard the Dynamic Installer with a 7 man team
doing wellhead work and repairs.
Air diving doing repairs to the control buoy of the EM
field.
Cape Diving
Client: Agip
LST on 14 man saturation system onboard the Dynamic
Installer.
Total number of 47 days saturation.
Air diving doing water jetting and grit blasting.
Jan 2001 Dec 2001 Stolt Comex Seaway
Client : Dresser Kellog SA
LST for 6 man sat team working at 95m.
Total of 35 day sat onboard the South Seas Driller. Ulis
system.
Total LST hours-2472
Stolt Comex Seaway
Client: Dresser Kellog SA
LST for 4 man sat team working at 95m.
Total of 21 day sat onboard South Seas Driller. Ulis
System
Stolt Comex Seaway
Client: Dresser Kellog SA
LST for 6 man sat team working at 105m.
Total of 35 days onboard the South Seas Driller. Ulis
system.
Smit Octo Marine
Client: Saibos
LST for 9 man sat team working between 80m – 130m.

8. Total number of 51 days saturation onboard the
Castorro Otto.
Total LST hours-1356
Smit Octo Marine
Clirnt: Saibos
Stinger checks on 16”inch pipeline onboard the
Castorro Otto.
Professional Diving Centre
Client: Rand Water Board
Inspection job and repair on reservoir.
Coded welding job on winch frame for sat system. +/_
80 hours.
April 2000 Dec 2000 Professional Diving Centre
Assembling and coded welding done on sat system.
Pipeline maintenance and cutting into main line and
installing 30ïnch gate valve.
Octomar
Client: Chevron
Inspection work on Trident XIV.
Cleaning of welds for MPI.
Water jetting and grit blasting as well as welding on
anodes.
Feb 2000 Mar 2000 Octo Marine
Client: FINA refinery-Angola
Air diving- changing out of Floating & sub-sea hoses.
General maintenance on terminal.
Jan 1999 Jan 2000 Octo Marine
Client: Dresser Kellog SA
ALST on 9 man sat system onboard the Castorro Otto.
Installation of spool-pieces on the FA Platform.
Total LST hours-720
Octo Marine
Under water welding contract on semi-sub (SEDCO
709) in Cameroon.
Professional Diving Centre
Piping of Saturation system and control panels.
Hyperbaric Chamber Operator. Treatment for Cerebral
Palsy Children.
Total no LST hours-446