Do offshore oil rig workers have to work at heights when they start out in this field?

I am not too find of heights. I am very interested in this work though, so I am curious is roustabouts and roughnecks have to work at heights, and if so, are they on ladders, scaffolds, ropes, ect?Do offshore oil rig workers have to work at heights when they start out in this field?
Yes you are definitely exposed to heights. My dad has been a professional captain forever and he took us to tour the Ocean Star in Galveston one time. It is a jack up rig which is different than a normal rig where the platform is at a stable height. A jack-up's ';deck'; if you will, can be lowered or raised. So the Ocean Star jackup maybe lower than what you could expect on a normal rig. I DO know that the platform you stand on is a metal grating that you can see straight through all the way down to the ocean below. DEFINITELY scary!Do offshore oil rig workers have to work at heights when they start out in this field?
I would think you are quite a height above sea level to start with, so youw ould be working at height even without climbing anything.
Yes, you do work at heights and depending on what you are doing and how high you need to be you can use ladders, scaffold, ropes, etc...