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Download the WA guide on MCA AN1006 here
(Certifying UK flagged Workboats for the Carriage of Dangerous Goods)
All resources are available for download free of charge.
The VTE process is as follows:
(Preamble) See here the MCA Guidance Notice 468 – MGN 468: VTE Scheme
(1) Candidate downloads and completes a Training Record Book – VTE Training_Record_Book_Rev 2
(Updated in 2020)
(2) Once complete, the Candidate applies for an assessment –
VTE Application Form VTE scheme 2019 price list
(3) The Workboat Association will then arrange with the Candidates Employer for an Assessor and Assessment date.
(4) After the Assessment is complete and the funds have been paid, the Workboat Association will either award a Voluntary Towing Endorsement Certificate or arrange for Re-assessment (depending on original assessment result).
Free download: Dangerous Goods Manifest template for Workboats: The Workboat Association
The carriage of Dangerous Goods on Workboats: Good Practice Guide
Download the Workboat Association’s ‘Workboat Code Explained’ Interactive Guide
(This tool requires Microsoft Powerpoint to function as intended)
Those not able to run Powerpoint should contact the Workboat Association for alternative possibilities.
The John Percival Memorial Award is the annual award for the ‘best’ Workboat Industry Apprentice or Trainee.
Download the criteria and nomination form via the following link
To gain your Workboat Association member Discount Code for use in the ABR Company Ltd shop, send your request to; admin@workboatassociation.org
Not only will the purchaser recieve a 10% discount on their order of books by Captain Henk Hensen, but the Workboat Association will receive a donation of 15% of all orders made using the code.
Click on the products below to link to the shop;
(Soft copies unavailable).
Guides are priced at: £25 each for Members and £50 each for Non-members.
(The Towage Guide and the Stability Guide = 2 items)
This document is created and bound in hard-copy with photographic ID stamped and sealed by the Workboat Association.
Candidates interested in purchasing this Crewmember TRB must prepare 2 x countersigned (by the Employer) Passport Photos and write a cover letter including; Name, Date of Birth, and an Identity No. (Passport, Discharge Book or Driving Licence) prior to application.
Once complete the Cover letter and 2 x countersigned photos can be sent to:
The Workboat Association, 3 Rathdora Mews, Hamble Lane, Bursledon, Hampshire SO31 8EL
Members = £10 Non-members = £25
Please check back soon or Contact us here to enquire about the Towage Good Practice Guides
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