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In this month’s Member Profile, Anne Hornigold MBE, Chief Executive of 54 North Maritime Training, talks to us about the maritime training facility’s work with the NWA on developing workboat apprenticeship schemes, the trends currently being experienced in the sector and the opportunities that are brought about by attending industry events.   Where did your […]

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has recently issued an updated Common Marine Inspection Document (CMID) and Marine Inspection of Small Workboat (MISW) inspection question sets.   This inspection can now only be undertaken by authorised surveyors and all results have to be uploaded to the eCMID/MISW database which can be found here.   IMCA […]

Kerrie Forster, Safety Forum Chairman Earlier this month, we held the latest meeting of our joint offshore wind and NWA Safety Forum at the Ergo Renewable Energy Centre in Hessle. This second edition of the forum saw the official launch of our ‘Understanding Fatigue’ poster campaign, as well as the customary safety pause and a series […]

This month, we’re delighted to welcome four new members to the NWA. McLachlan Marine, Cutts Marine Ltd., Great Yarmouth Port and the Marine Biological Association have all joined our ranks in the past few weeks. The new members represent a variety of companies from across the UK. McLachlan Marine are based in Aberdeen and provide […]

The MCA has released a new series of dates for its Renewables Offshore Search and Rescue (SAR) Management courses in 2019. Courses will be held on the following dates, at a range of locations across the UK. The dates are as follows:   2018 20/21 Nov      Humber (Bridlington)   2019 12/13 Feb      NMOC (Fareham) 9/10 […]

Cabin fires can and do happen, mostly due to electrical faults. In this IMCA Safety Flash, a number of recent cabin fires – and their root causes – are examined, as well as proper procedures for handling and mitigating this risk. For a start, the report gives details of a cabin fire resulting from electronic […]

In the past two years, there have been two potentially fatal incidents involving CO2 releases from the manifold room. In this Safety Bulletin, the MCA discusses the risks of CO2-related incidents and their prevention. The Safety Bulletin presents the results of a recent MAIB investigation, noting that CO2, a colourless and odourless gas, is highly […]

The National Workboat Association (NWA) is launching an ‘Understanding Fatigue’ campaign to combat crewmember fatigue on offshore energy support vessels (OESVs)   23rd August 2018 – The National Workboat Association, the safety standards, skills and trade association for the workboat industry, is taking steps to address the issue of crewmember fatigue in the offshore energy support […]

In this month’s Member Profile, Chris King, Founder and Managing Director of King Marine, talks to us about the workboat training landscape, opportunities and challenges in the sector, and his longterm involvement with the NWA.   Could you give us an overview of King Marine and your background as a business?   Following some time working as […]

Following a recent incident in which a rescue line parted while a young person was being pulled through the water, we have been advised that similarly defective lines may be currently in use on vessels.   Fortunately, no injuries were sustained during the recent incident – but had the incident occurred at sea, the consequences […]

Over the last year,industry advice regarding the demarcation of ‘snap-back zones’ has been reviewed and updated. This is largely due to a serious incident last year in which a deck officer was badly injured during a mooring operation while standing in a zone that had not been identified as within the snap-back danger zone.    […]

We are pleased to introduce a recent new member, High Speed Transfers. Based in Swansea, the CTV owner and operator provides services for the Oil & Gas industry and the construction and operation of offshore Wind Parks around Europe. 2018-08-22 09:00:00.0