A Day in the Life of… a Dynamic Positioning Operator
2:45 pm – It’s now mid-day in the Gulf of Mexico on an ultra-deepwater drillship. I’m on Day 14 of a 28-day hitch and am working…
Tiffany Woodcock is a dynamic positioning operator onboard an ultra deepwater drillship in the Gulf of Mexico. Her primary job duty is to serve as a Navigational Watch Officer, follow all navigation regulations and ensure the vessel maintains its position over the designated well center in order to conduct downhole drilling operations. Woodcock holds a Second Mate Unlimited License, a Master of Science in Maritime Administration & Logistics from Texas A&M University, and a Master of Science in Clinical Psychology from Mississippi State University. She is happily married to her wife, Allison, with a baby girl on the way and has a mischievous dachshund named Rufio.
2:45 pm – It’s now mid-day in the Gulf of Mexico on an ultra-deepwater drillship. I’m on Day 14 of a 28-day hitch and am working…