1. PERSONAL INFORMATION
Surname: van Zyl
Names: Louis
Identity Number: 731118 5091 083
Passport number: A01747363
Seaman’s book: 60139
Expiry date of Passport: 18 May 2021
Place of birth: Vredenburg
Date of birth: 18 November 1973
Gender: Male
Nationality: South African Citizen, British resident
Home Address: Nassau Street 4, Parow North, Avondale, 7500, Cape Town, SA
Contact Number: 0219309829
Cell Number: 0733308036
E-Mail Address: vanzyllouis@hotmail.com
Marital Status: Married
Next of Kin & Contact Nr: Angeline van Zyl, 0834466858
Health: Excellent; Fit for Offshore
Offshore Medical: Valid offshore medical
Offshore Survival: Expire date: 01/08/2018
Yellow Fever & all other vaccinations, all up to date
Vessels Names: NORMAN CUTTER
SCARABEO 7
SEDCO 702
DEEP SEA STAVANGER
IREMIS DA VINCI
BOURBON OCEANTEAM 101
COURSES COMPLETED
2015: Wire Rope Socketing course
2015: Refresher Banksman/Slinging/Rigging Course Schiedam Training Centre
2014: Offshore Survival BOSIET, HUET & EBS OPITO APPROVED
2014: Hydrogen Sulphide Awareness Certificate
2013: Operate truck mounted cranes, NQF Level 3, 13 ton
2013: Course for a LMI, on Tackle Inspections Covering SANS specifications for the LMI
LTI (Lifting Tackle Inspector)
2013: Advance Rigging / in accordance with MERSETA
2013: Basic Rigging NQF Level 2
2012: Rope Access Course, Level 1, IRATA
2012: Offshore Survival, elementary fire fighting, elementary first aid at sea, PST & pre-sea including
H.U.E.T
2007: Greenhand and Banksman Slinger and Rigging course, RGIT Montrose, Scotland:
Introduction to Oil & Gas industry including safety practices
Manual handling awareness
Risk assessment awareness
Helideck safety awareness to comply with the OPITO guidelines
Safety observation programmer
Banksman and Slinging operations OPITO approved
2007: Emergency Breathing System Training course, including HUET NOGEPA approved. Offshore
Safety course (5700), includes HUET & EBS approved OPITO
2005: Certificate of Competence in Chainsaw and related operations, UK
1995: Rubberlining course for the Diamond Mines/ Boats in South Africa
1993 – 1994: Military service in South African Defence force (Lieutenant)
1992: Matriculated at Vredenburg High School, South Africa

2. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
LATEST PROJECTS ON THE NORMAND CUTTER VESSEL:
MAFUMEIRA SUL PROJECT – ANGOLA – CHEVRON ( CNS Diving Job)
OFON 2 PROJECT - NIGERIA – TOTAL (Diving Job)
CRX PROJECT – BOSS KALLIS DIVING JOB – ANGOLA – CHEVRON (Diving Job)
KIZZUMBA PROJECT – ANGOLA – EXON MOBIL
BURULLUS PROJECT - EGIPT
COMPANY: SAIPEM
VESSEL: NORMAND CUTTER (CURRENT POSITION: ANGOLA)
POSITION: RIGGER / LEAD RIGGER / ASSISTANT MECHANIC
EMPLOYMENT PERIOD: July 2014 - Current
RESPOSIBILITIES:
Construction and umbilical pipe lying vessel
300 Ton deep water crane
Employing umbilical from n hub drive and a carousal over VLS tensioner
Subsea structure installation
Installing Jumpers, Suction piles, running tools, spools, manifolds systems
Electrical and Hydraulic flying leads installation and removal, and precommissioning
Deployment of suction pile foundations up to 7m diameter, topsides (subsea structures) onto
foundation SPs including a 96te SDA
Piping loop removal
Cleaning of spools using pigs
Recovery of PLR’s, rigging ect.
Recovery of pigs in PLR’s
Jumper deployment from cargo bardge
Vessel to vessel transfers
Tugger winch operations
Operate the Cherry Picker (2 Ton)
Assisting Divers
Assistant Mechanic, helping with all tasks
Welding
Using all power tools
All deck operations ensuring that all tasks are managed safely with minimal technical obstructions as
possible.
Inspecting of all lifting equipment
COMPANY: SUMMIT CRANES
EMPLOYMENT PERIOD: May 2014 – June 2014
POSITION: LEAD RIGGER/BANKSMAN
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Unloading of the Riser pipes (90 in total) from the vessel onto the quayside.
Unloading of drill pipes (860 in total) from the vessel onto the quayside.
Loading the barge with containers and gas cradles.

3. COMPANY: SAIPEM
VESSEL: SCARABEO 7
EMPLOYMENT PERIOD: February 2014 – May 2014
POSITION: Lead Rigger and Banksman
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Replacing Mud System – Safe removal of all mud pipes and valves.
Installation of new pipes in different areas on the rig.
Replacing of under deck of the rig, removing all steel work and rigging of all new steel work into
different areas.
Banksman on the rig and also on the quayside.
Replacing of all cat ladders, installing of new sea escapes.
Removing of old chiller system en reinstall new chillers in the chiller room.
Removing of old exhausts and replacing with new ones (8 in total).
Replacing of new deck under the helideck.
Also assists with building new BOP and LMRP Sanitary tanks.
Inspecting of all lifting equipment
COMPANY: TRANSOCEAN
VESSEL: SEDCO 702
EMPLOYMENT PERIOD: November 2013 – January 2014
POSITION: Lead Rigger and Banksman
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Replacing Mud System – Safe removal of all mud pipes and valves.
Installation of new pipe and value system.
Installation of new Mud agitator motors and mixing system.
Safe removal of old Life boat davits from the vessel.
Installing new Life boat davits on the rig.
Replacing anodes in Ballast and Fresh water tanks, ± 200 in total.
Took out two Thruster motors (14 ton each) and reinstall them after servicing.
Banksman on the rig and also the quayside.
Inspecting of all lifting equipment
Using 750 ton Crawler Liebherr crane.
Using 130 ton Telescopic crane.
COMPANY: RADIO DE AGRO FARM
LOCATION: MOZAMBIQUE
EMPLOYMENT PERIOD: October 2013 – November 2013
POSITION: Rigger, Assistant mechanic
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Replaced complete motor on CAT D7 Bulldozer.
Replaced complete transmission on CAT D6R Bulldozer.
Full services on CAT D7 and CAT D6 Dozers.
Anchor Testing & Rigging Services
Position: Rigger/Banksman and Supervisor
EMPLOYMENT PERIOD: March 2013 – October 2013
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Lifting Tackle Inspector.
Lead Rigger/Banksman/
Load Testing (Onshore and Offshore).
General Admin & Reporting.
LISTED BELOW ARE SOME CONTRACTS WE DID IN THE PERIOD I WAS EMPLOYED BY
ANCHOR TESTED & RIGGING
COMPANY: BP/ ODFJELL DRILLING

4. VESSEL: DEAP SEA STAVANGER (ANGOLA)
POSITION: Lead Rigger
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Lifting Equipment Audit.
Lifting Equipment Inspections.
X2 Scissor Lift Inspections.
Xmas Tree Trolley visual Inspections.
Pipe handling Gantry Crane visual Inspections.
Riser handling Gantry Crane visual Inspections.
Portable Floor Crane visual Inspections.
BOP Roof Jib visual Inspections.
X2 Pedestal Knuckle Boom Crane visual Inspections.
X3 Cherry Picker Visual Inspections.
FRS Davit Visual Inspections.
Inspecting, Removing and Replacing of Lifting Tackle.
Top Drive Inspections
Rigging study for 330 ton load tes.t
LOAD TEST ON XMAS TREE TROLLY TO 330 TON.
Banksman.
COMPANY: DAMEN SHIPPING
POSITION: Inspection and Static Load Test of Bell Wires
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Load Test of Pedestal Knuckle Boom Crane to 35 Ton.
Rigger and Banksman.
COMPANY: UNIQUE HYDRA
POSITION: Rigger
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Assisting MPI of Mill 120-A Frame Base and Winch.
Cleaning of Welds on A-Frame Boom Base.
Applied Primer and Paint to open welds.
Container, Slings, ROV & TMS Attachment.
Visual Inspections.
Lifting Tackle Inspections.
Risk Assessment.
COMPANY: OIL SPILL RESPONSE
POSITION: Rigger, Lifting Tackle Inspections
COMPANY: VESTAS
POSITION: Rigger, Lifting Tackle Inspections
COMPANY: ALE CRANES
POSITION: Rigger and Banksman
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Rigging Study.
Load Test on Liehberr 1750 Mobile Crane to 140 Ton, Using Water Bags and Load Cells.
Risk Assessment.
COMPANY: CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECNOLOGY (CPUT)
POSITION: RIGGER
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Load Test of Davit Launch on Life Boat.
Changing out wire rope on davit launch for life boat.
Load Test of Davit Crane on Life Raft.
Changing out wire rope on Davit Crane for Life Raft.

5. Load Test of Jib Crane on Vessel.
Inspections.
Fencing Company, UK 2001 - 2006
2009 – 2012
Part owner of a fencing company in the UK. Training of all staff for using farm equipment and man-
handling a variety of different equipment. Did a project for Aldeburgh Boat Yard, building different
mooring places in the river ORWELL (UK). Working on a barge installing footings, anchors, pipes,
etc.
POSITION: Rigger/Fencer and Supervisor
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Training new staff in fencing skills and how to use fencing equipment.
Training staff in the correct and safe using of farm machinery and equipment.
Dealing with clients.
Building Gates (Metal and Wooden Gates).
Erecting electric fencing.
Installing Fencing units up to 25 000 volts.
Working out quotes, calculating distances from drawings and maps.
Doing chainsaw work.
Man-handling of heavy fencing materials.
Loading and unloading heavy fencing materials with a crane truck.
Doing risk assessments before starting a new job.
Operating large farm equipment such as Tractors, Forklifts, Diggers, Telescopic Front Loaders, Front
Loaders, High-up trucks, Overhead cranes. Chain Blocks. Lever Hoists.
Welding MIG/TIG and ARC.
Mechanical Work.
Using all kinds of power tools.
Vredenburg Rubberlining (Assistant manager) 1994 - 1997
1999 - 2000
2007 – 2009
Worked at Khoinaas, Kleinzee, Twee Pad, contracting to do all the rubberlining. Moved large steel
equipment, such as bins, shoots, pipes, under pans etc. Directing crane. Rubberlined all these large
steel surfaces.
POSITION: Rigger & Rubberliner
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Take charge of a team of 6 workers when doing contract work for De Beers Mines.
Working on De Beers Diamond boats at the Cape Docs. Worked on the Coral C, Grand Banks, LG
Murray, Peace of Africa. Doing lots of repairs and stripping work and doing all the rubberlining of
these structures.
Rubber lining on trucks, pipes, pumps, bins, under pans, and shoots, etc.
Sandblasting all types of metal work.
Lifting and moving of large mine equipment such as pipes, bins, shoots, under pans, xmas trees, etc.
Lifting equipment, slings, shackles, chain blocks, lever hoist, cranes, overhead crane, truck mounting
crane, forklifts etc.
Also using strong chemicals on a daily basis.
LANGUAGES
Afrikaans / English
ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS
Outdoors, camping, diving, Fishing, Hunting

6. REFERENCES
Jenny van Tonder SFG Engineering and offshore solutions for DCD Marine 084 400 4698
Bryan Forbes Anchor Testing & Rigging Services 021 531 9290
Tony Kiwi Fencing, UK 0044 1728 688 005
Polla van Zyl Vredenburg Rubberlining, SA 082 871-8238
Mark Mannell De Beers Mines, SA 083 234-6789
Craig McKay Kea Recruitment & Kiwi Fencing 0044 1728 688 005
Jonathan Kerrigge Aldeburgh Marine, UK 0044 784 341 4570
References, Documents and all certificates can be forwarded to you on request.