Derrickhand
Code 8113.1
Derrickhands guide the positions and movements of drill pipes. They control the automated pipe-handling equipment. They are often responsible for the condition of drilling fluids, or "mud".
Essential skills
Knowledge
- mechanics
- rigging terminology
Skills and competences
- control flow of oils
- monitor drilling fluid
- guide drill pipes
- maintain mechanical equipment
- maintain circulation system
- follow safety procedures when working at heights
- use rigging equipment
Transversal competences
- work in drilling teams
- mechanical tools
- react to events in time-critical environments
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences