Willem van der Val form Windcat and I attended this workshop, hosted by DfT as part of their development of a Clean Maritime Plan which will be published later this year. With attendees from across the maritime industry they painted a fairly stark picture that as part of an international move to achieve Zero emissions […]
We held another successful Safety Forum in late February, kindly hosted by Siemens Gamesa at their Newcastle offices. With contributions form Trevor Johnson, HSE Hd of Wind Energy team and Julie Carlton, Hd of Seafarer Safety & Health at the MCA and very good level of participation from the 35 attendees this was another very […]
Kerrie Forster, Safety Forum Chair On Thursday 17th January 2019, NWA members travelled to Windemere Lakeside Hotel to attend the 1st NWA Safety Forum of the year, prior to the annual Dinner and AGM. Notably, due to the combination of events, we saw a strong turnout, with around 50 members present to air their views […]
In March, Scottish Offshore Wind is hosting 3 events relating to offshore wind (OW). These are for companies in OW, thinking of diversifying into it, or simply curious. 6th March – International opportunities in offshore wind. In partnership with SDI, delegates will understand all the relevant offshore wind markets across the globe. Afternoon event. Central Glasgow. Free To book […]
Thursday 31st January 2019 – The National Workboat Association (NWA), the trade, skills and safety standards association for the workboat industry, is celebrating the launch of Edition 2 of The Workboat Code, a document that will redefine working practices and standards for vessel operators across numerous maritime sectors. This much-anticipated Code of Practice, published […]
Mark Ranson, CEO As ever, we would like to heartily thank all those members who travelled up – or down! – to the Lakeside for our AGM on January 18th. Following another successful year, with continued membership growth and numerous milestones, 2019 is set to be a year of change for the Association. […]
The MCA have finally published and uploaded the on-line version of the Revised Workboat Code on the Gov.UK website. It can be found in the Small Craft Codes section under Statutory Guidance and is titled; "The Workboat Code, Edition 2". The revised Code came into effect on 31st December 2018 and an MSN will follow later this week […]
Keen observers of the MCA website will have noted recent revisions to and the re-issuing of their guidance on 3 important legal areas of risk assessment. In light of this, the MCA has issued the following Merchant Shipping Notices: MSN 1888 – Chemical Agents Directive Regs 2010, as amended MSN 1189 – Biological Agents […]
Please note that Inmarsat are currently migrating GMDSS Satellite services to a different satellite constellation. Vessels with Inmarsat Ship Earth Stations (SES) operating within the coverage of Atlantic Ocean Region East (AORE) or India Ocean Region (IOR) satellites may need to take action. Change to the coverage area between Greenland and Norway affecting: Sea Area […]
This month we spoke to Damian Crowley, Managing Director of MARITAS (Maritime Training and Assessment Services) LTD, Chair of the National Workboat Association’s Training Group and a Fellow of the Nautical Institute. Recently celebrating his 43rd anniversary of joining the marine industry and with over 27 years of experience in training and assessment, Damian discusses […]
Total Recorded Incident Rate (TRIR) reported across NWA members reduced from 5.8 in 2014 to 1.07 in 2017 No incidents involving offshore wind technician transfers occur across four-year period NWA aims to use data trends to further improve HSE reporting and best practice amongst workboat crews and operators 27th November 2018 – Safety Statistics released […]
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 […]
