Actually, 66-year-old electrician Jørgen Peter Dich had already somewhat planned to stop working this summer, but he no longer thinks that way. He is now working on the Tyra redevelopment in the North Sea for Semco Maritime.
- It's the social aspect that appeals to me. That's also why I go to the swimming pool every day when I have time off. Now I'm thinking about postponing my retirement, because I think it's nice to work. I thought I would retire in June when I turn 67, says Jørgen Peter Dich.
Danish Offshore recognizes the trend
At the industry organization Dansk Offshore, you can see that there is a trend that offshore employees are mature.
- We hear from our members that many of their employees are at an age where they are expected to retire within a short number of years. The last analyses we have are from 2017, and a lot has happened since then, explains Martin Næsby, CEO of Dansk Offshore.
There is already fierce competition for employees with the right skills. But the industry also needs younger employees, and there is an opportunity to return to move on from oil and gas.
- Here you can get the skills that will allow you to get a job in the green industry later, if you want to be part of it, says Martin Næsby about work that can be both within the offshore wind industry, but also within CCS, where CO2 will be stored in the Danish underground in the future. CCS is one of the methods that will ensure that Denmark reaches its 2030 targets for reducing CO2 emissions.
Bad or really good for a family with young children
Jørgen Peter Dich can understand that most mature people want to work offshore. Even if you have three weeks off in a row, you are out on the North Sea for 14 days to work, where young children may have to do without their parent.
- It doesn't work with a family and small children. It has to be a very patient young lady who wants to be there, he says.
Martin Næsby can understand that it can be difficult for a family man to be away from his family for 14 days. But the three weeks at home do open up a completely different family life.
- Family life has changed – but here is an opportunity to be there 120 percent. for your children during the three weeks you have off. There are definitely some advantages when a father can pick up his children early from kindergarten, says Martin Næsby and adds:
- Some people can't imagine anything else, and for them it's a lifestyle.
"It's a good job"
There's also no doubt for Jørgen Peter Dich that you can easily have an offshore job, even if you're over 60.
- I have a colleague who has worked there for 21 years, and he's two years younger than me. It's a good job that you can easily do, even if you're over 60, says Jørgen Peter Dich.
He himself has had two new hips, so it's no obstacle at all to being able to work offshore.
- It's no problem at all at 66 years old. There is nothing physically difficult about it at all, for example you are not allowed to lift heavy things at all. But you have to be able to walk up stairs, otherwise it won't work. The only thing is that it is difficult to work at night, says Jørgen Peter Dich.
He also has an idea to get more people his age to work offshore and help secure Denmark's energy supply from the North Sea.
- They will probably have to take care of the old ones a little, he says.
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