Members

Download here: WA DA GPG edition 3

Download the GPG ‘Passage Planning Explained (2)’ – by the Workboat Association

Download here:

To gain your Workboat Association member Discount Code for use in the Polestar Publishing shop, send your request to; admin@workboatassociation.org

Workboat Association members receive 20% discount on their order of books by Captain Henk Hensen!

You can follow this link directly to the shop; Click here

Download here:

Recovery of Persons in Water (PIW) Guide to Good Practice for Small Vessels

Free download available here: Master Workboat less than 500GT TRB 3rd Ed. November 22

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Guidance on the application of the IMO Tier III regulation on UK Coded Workboats

Free download available here: CTV-GPG-Edition 2-Final

Please find here all resources to support the application, preparation and completion of a VTE Assessment.

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).

Also applicable for Workboat Apprenticeship Scheme Candidates

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

Hard copies of the Towage Good Practice Guide and/or the Tug Stability Guide

(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)

Free download available here: COVID-19 Good Practice Guide. The Workboat Association 02.04.2020

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:

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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.

Download the WA guide on MCA AN1006 here

(Certifying UK flagged Workboats for the Carriage of Dangerous Goods)

The guide aims to assist in the development of a proper cyber risk management strategy in accordance with relevant regulations and best practises on board a small commercial vessel with a focus on work processes, equipment, training, incident response and recovery management.

Download here

Download the Guidance on the application of UK plant and machinery capital allowances

Purchase a hard copy of the Operating Large Workboats Good Practice Guide here for £10:

Free download: Dangerous Goods Manifest template for Workboats: The Workboat Association

The carriage of Dangerous Goods on Workboats: Good Practice Guide

More information can be found here