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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 […]

Pensions and retirement. Words that conjure up thoughts of finishing work and hopefully enjoying a long and fulfilling part of your life, which for many is something that feels a lifetime away. For employers, it may be considered a burden, a hassle or perhaps an unwelcome and unnecessary cost.   But the reality is that […]

On Monday 15th October, NWA Secretary Mark Ranson attended the first meeting of the Clean Maritime Council. The council, formed of 15 selected industry experts including the NWA, will make the plan for a zero emissions UK maritime sector.   The first meeting of the Clean Maritime Council fell on the first day of Green Great […]

On Wednesday 7th November we hold our NWA Safety Forum at Hoylake Sailing School in Wirral.    Here is the draft agenda for the NWA Safety Forum, to be held at Hoylake Sailing School Hoylake Wirral CH47 3BD   As you will see from the attached draft agenda, the items that we will be discussing include […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]