Mark Meade, long-serving Chairman of the Workboat Association up to 2019 – has been awarded a Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service. The list has been published today (Merchant Navy Day) to honour those who “have served, or are serving, in the Merchant Navy or Fishing Fleets of the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and […]
This week the MCA have published WBC2: 1 There are no changes to any of the text in the the amended document, only a few changes to a couple of page layouts due to some previous design issues. (This has changed the page numbering slightly from page 197 onwards. )
One of the new Individual Members; Maritime Professional ‘Allan Gray Marsh’ takes a look back at his career and informs us what Allmar Marine Services has to offer. Can you remember your first time on a boat? My first experience on a boat was in Charlestown, a small village on the North coast of the […]
This summer (2019) saw completion of an agreement made between the German and British flag states (BG Verkehr – MCA) to accept UK issued Master <500gt near coastal CoC’s in German waters, but the question on many people lips is; “How do I get one?!” This interactive Powerpoint tool should explain all, Obtaining a Master 500gt Near Coastal […]
August 1st 2019 Originally formed in 1994 to facilitate an industry input into the formulation of the ‘Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s’ Workboat Code of Practice the (NWA) has changed its name during its Silver Anniversary year to purely “The Workboat Association” in order to correctly associate with its current form, scope and objectives. In its […]
The safe Carriage of Dangerous Goods on [UK] workboats Following a presentation from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency at a Workboat Association run Offshore Wind focused ‘Open’ Safety Forum it was discovered that the correct responsibilities and general awareness surrounding the Carriage of Dangerous Goods onboard Workboats was not completely understood. It was devised that […]
Two important ‘access’ related promulgations published this week bolster Access Safety Awareness. The heat is on (quite literally with this weather) and the Maritime Industry are actively working to improve in-port access, whether its on Workboats or not – eyes are open and brains are getting engaged. This week two important safety lessons have been […]
>>>>View the Workboat Association July 2019 newsletter here<<<<
This month we hear from the Director of Strategic Marine Services When did you first get interested in the maritime sector? I always had a keen interest in the sea and boats, first learning to sail in the Sea Cubs; on a local fishing lake. When I told my school Careers Master that I […]
Document share > Click below to read the Department for Transport’s freshly published UK Maritime Report 2018/ 2019 Maritime_Annual_Report_2018_to_2019
Following the actions from the NWA Safe Access Safety Forum held earlier this year at Seawork; We are pleased to announce that the British TugOwners Association (BTA) and the British Ports Association (BPA) have invited us to discuss our findings with them, with intention to develop a cross-industry awareness to the necessary improvements related to Safe Access in Port […]
This week the MCA have published both the UK Clean Maritime Plan and the MIN592 (Differences between Workboat Code IWGTS and Workboat Code edition 2). Though the scope of the documents is reasonably self explanatory here are some preambles; UK Clean Maritime Plan was launched on Thursday 11th July by Minister Nusrat Ghani in […]
