mr. skidmore, thank you very much. >> yes, sir. >> thank you, sir. anadarko/moex? >> mr. skidmore, my name is ky kirby, and i represent anadarko and moex offshore. i hear you say that you have not been responsible or the lead in setting lockdown sleeves, but you've seen many of them done; right? >> i've been around, i've been around the work areas. >> all right. how many have you been around for? >> well, i couldn't tell you. >> rough guess? >> no, ma'am. i'm not going to guess with it, because i haven't been responsible as it being my job to see that this is done until this time right here, where i only had one thing to do when i went out there with them. >> i understand. have you been around to see others take responsibility for more than ten? >> i've been, i've been around job operations where this was being done, but i would not be directly involved in it. >> ok. so you've been around? >> yes, ma'am. >> others have been responsible, right? >> yes. >> so how many times do you think you've been around for that when it was somebody else's job? >> well, you want me to just

mr. skidmore, thank you very much. >> yes, sir. >> thank you, sir. anadarko/moex? >> mr. skidmore, my name is ky kirby, and i represent anadarko and moex offshore. i hear you say that you have not been responsible or the lead in setting lockdown sleeves, but you've seen many of them done; right? >> i've been around, i've been around the work areas. >> all right. how many have you been around for? >> well, i couldn't tell you. >> rough guess? >> no, ma'am. i'm not going to guess with it, because i haven't been responsible as it being my job to see that this is done until this time right here, where i only had one thing to do when i went out there with them. >> i understand. have you been around to see others take responsibility for more than ten? >> i've been, i've been around job operations where this was being done, but i would not be directly involved in it. >> ok. so you've been around? >> yes, ma'am. >> others have been responsible, right? >> yes. >> so how many times do you think you've been around for that when it was somebody else's job? >> well, you want me to just

mr. skidmore, for the record, could you please state your full name and spell your last name? >> ross randy skidmore. >> but who are you employed crest or >> swift. >> is swift contract it out by b e? >> i am. i cannot answer for all of swift. there are various technology groups that they go after. >> what position you hold with lived with for >> i am de subsea oil supervisor. >> how long have you held that position at the deepwater horizon? >> this was the first time i have ever set foot on the deepwater horizon. >> when did you first set foot on it, what date? >> i believe it was on april 16. >> how much subsidy will experience had you had prior to this incident? >> i initially started subsea work with penrod. i broke out in september of 1983, if i am not mistaken. i have been employed in this industry since 1977, but i began my subsea work in 1983. >> i know you only arrived on the 16th, but can you please inform me of what you are actually doing out there and what your responsibilities were going to be? >> myself as a contractor, i assist and what we were looking at was ta