The New Year has begun with celebration as long-serving Workboat Association ally and previous Secretary to the Maritime Skills Alliance Iain MacKinnon’ is awarded an MBE in the UK New Year’s Honours list 2023. The award citation reads; ‘For services to the Maritime Sector’. Iain has provided a large amount of time, effort and experience to […]
The British Tugowners Association are pleased to release to industry is latest guidance release, Recovery of Persons in Water (PIW) Guide to Good Practice for Small Vessels. The Guide to Good Practice is available as a free pdf for use across the industry. The BTA Chairman, Scott Baker from Svitzer, when releasing the Guide at the […]
Mark Ranson has this weekend, on International Merchant Navy day (Sep. 3rd), been awarded the 2022 Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service. The award was made to Mark for his services to workboat safety standards and training, he will be 1 of a group of 14 persons who collectively have been awarded the 2022 award, […]
The Workboat Association is proud to announce that Clémence Barbey of the Port of London Authority has won the 2022 John Percival Memorial Award. The Award was announced by Workboat Association Chair, Mark Meade. during a surprise ‘hybrid’ presentation ceremony held at the Port of London Authority‘s Headquarters alongside the River Thames. This award was […]
The Workboat Association launches its new* on-demand service. An online catalogue containing; Training Videos, Safety Tools, Meeting Recordings, Good Practice Guides, Safety Notices and Premium feature content. Access to the new on-demand library is free to members and options are available for non-members to gain access (excluding meeting recordings). “The new on-demand services allows members to catch-up […]
As members of Maritime UK’s National Council, the Workboat Association is standing side by side with Maritime UK and supporting the UK’s first Pride in Maritime Day. Pride in Maritime Day has been launched in collaboration with the Diversity in Maritime Taskforce and Pride in Maritime Network, both are initiatives under Maritime UK’s Diversity in […]
The Commercial Marine Network, in partnership with Seawork and Maritime Journal and in association with The Workboat Association, introduce ‘Get Set for Workboat 2050’. Now in it’s second series, ‘Get Set for Workboat 2050’ provides a range of discussion topics from decarbonisation and autonomous vessels to hybrid battery and electric propulsion systems. Watch all the […]
The Workboat Association is proud to announce that Scarlett Barnett-Smith of the Port of London Authority / SeaRegs Training has won the 2021 John Percival Memorial Award. The Award was announced by John’s daughter Anna Percival-Harris during a surprise ‘hybrid’ presentation ceremony held at the PLA’s Headquarters alongside the River Thames, four candidates from […]
At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Workboat Association held on 11.05.2021, the attendees voted in favour of adopting the proposed new Constitution. The new proposal was made after the WA Committee requested a legal review of the previous constitution from Myton Law. The new Constitution and the EGM Agenda & Minutes are all […]
Having completed his OOW Unlimited Cadetship, Owen visited both the Arctic and Antarctic with BAS before returning to his beginnings at Brightlingsea Harbour What it really did teach us was (as Kenneth Grahame so eloquently put); “there is absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing, as simply messing about in boats”. Where is […]
Session 1: May 27th 2021, 10 :00 – 11:00 (UK time) Target audience: Seafarers and those relatively new to the Workboat Code and Maritime Regulation. Presented by: WA CEO – Kerrie Forster and YBDSA CEO (and former MCA Code Vessel Lead) – Bas Edmonds Contents: Introduction to Maritime Regulations – Background […]
. “We advocate and are committed to making a positive difference through action and support, not just within our organisations but also across the UK maritime sector and the broader maritime community.” . April 2021, the Workboat Association signed the Maritime UK Mental Health Pledge following agreement to do so at the Q2/2021 Safety Forum. […]
