Richard Brooks, Chairman of The Workboat Association signs the Armed Forces Covenant at Seawork together with Captain of His Majesty’s Naval Base Portsmouth Captain Lee McLocklan. “The Workboat industry is a fantastic environment for ex-service personnel & Veterans to fulfil secondary careers after leaving full-time positions within the Services, often the skill sets learned during […]
Ajit Jacob, MCA Chief Examiner presented this year’s award to the deserving winner at this year’s WA Dinner at Seawork. The annual award for the best [small commercial vessel] industry trainee is presented in honour of John Percival. Founder of Hoylake Sailing School/JPMA, Chairman of the Workboat Association Training Workgroup and Stalwart of the Association. […]
The annual WA dinner at Seawork broke record numbers at the 2025 event, but who won the coveted (non-existent) trophy?! 182 members and guests joined in the action at the famous ‘Grand Café’ this year, to contest for the winners title, celebrate our John Percival Memorial Award winner, network, sing and dance… This year saw […]
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Get Set for Workboat series 5! Join us at Get Set for Workboat 2050 in Rotterdam The Workboat Association is partnering with Seawork and the Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners for the Get Set for Workboat 2050 conference on 27th March in Rotterdam. VIEW PROGRAMME HERE Chairing this 1-day event is Workboat Association CEO, Kerrie Forster who will […]
The Workboat Association is pleased to partner once again with TUGTECHNOLOGY, the towage industry’s premier technical event, bringing together the global tug owning and operating community, alongside key stakeholders from the international supply chain, industry associations and regulators. This two-day gathering, held biennially, features a dynamic conference programme, an exhibition, and a prestigious awards ceremony. […]
This years event will take place once more at the Oulton Hall, Leeds on 18th/19th November 2024. Find everything you need to know, right here in this handy event newsletter:
This is a re-published interview, originally created February 2020. Norman Finlay passed summer 2020. Norman Finlay MBE, FCMS: First Secretary of the Workboat Association gives his story on how the Association was conceived and some of the challenges it has overcome. “Tom explained what they wanted to do, we were to create a Code that […]
On 9th September, 165 members and guests of the Workboat Association boarded the City Cruises vessel ‘Erasmus’ at Tower Bridge London, to enjoy a celebratory sunset cruise of the Thames. Established in 1994, following the suggestion for a code of practice for Workboats in the UK, the Workboat Association was formed of 6 members, to […]
This month, Danielle speaks with Dave Peratt, owner and founder of Workboat365, to find out about his life in Maritime Journalism. Can you tell us about Workboat365? Workboat365.com is the go-to website for all things related to the commercial marine sector. With a focus on showcasing the best in the commercial marine, shipbuilding, marine propulsion […]
80 members joined the session run on 29/07/2024 to discuss the transition arrangements for Workboat Code 3. The presentation, a recording of the session and the accompanying documentation can all be viewed in WA on Demand, here: One of the action arising from the event was for the Workboat Association to create an inspection template […]
The Workboat Association Safety Statistics 2023 are available. Thank you to the 184 vessels that submitted their statistics for 2023, you can see the report here: (Please note: 2022 Safety Data has not been published due to not enough data being received to provide a fair indication of safety statistics for the period.)
