This month, CEO of The Workboat Association, Kerrie Forster was interviewed for the publication Nautical Digital about the future of the Workboat Association. Featuring alongside interviews with a number of other sector experts and WA member Steven Clapperton of Port of London Authority, you can read the interview here: https://lnkd.in/e28dk2XP or the view the whole magazine here: https://lnkd.in/enuC2DNe #workboats #workboat #workboatassociation #pla #portoflondon #nauticaldigital
The Workboat Association
Maritime Transportation
trade, association 4,547 followers
The trade association for Workboat Owners, Operators, Stakeholders and Professionals.
About us
The Workboat Association is the trade, skills and safety standards association for the workboat industry. Since its inception in 1994, the association has acted as a crucial point of liaison between its membership and key regulatory and industry bodies, such as the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and international Port States. It has also driven the creation of safety, technical and best practice standards, provided a unifying platform for industry lobbying and debate, and delivered industry-recognised training and certification opportunities. Core achievements include the introduction and subsequent revision of the MCA Code of Practice for the Safe Operation of Small Workboats – the “Workboat Code” and, the formation and development of the multi-national Maritime Apprenticeship Schemes - with syllabuses in process covering all duties on board commercial vessels under 500GT. The Workboat Association has a membership base of close to 200 UK and European workboat owners, operators, stakeholders and professionals, collectively representing around 1000 operational vessels and approximately 6000 direct personnel. Supporting you to start your first day within the industry, to operating a successful global fleet of vessels.
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http://www.workboatassociation.org/
External link for The Workboat Association
- Industry
- Maritime Transportation
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- trade, association
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1994
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Employees at The Workboat Association
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Richard Brooks FICS FNI
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David Bryant MNA (Churchill Fellow)
Freelance Master 200/OOW 500 STCW11/2
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Kerrie Forster
Chief Executive Officer at The Workboat Association | Non Executive Director at Maritime UK | Owner at KF Maritime |Director Maritime Skills Alliance
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Updates
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Emma Maunder wins The Workboat Association John Percival Memorial Award for Best Industry Trainee 2024. Emma works for Cattewater Harbour Commissioners and completed a Workboat Crewmember Apprenticeship at SeaRegs Training, both organisations collectively nominated Emma for standing out from her peers due to her enthusiasm, charisma and team bond amongst others, including emergency response. https://lnkd.in/gpnNwETb (John Percival Marine Associates/Hoylake Sailing School Limited) #searegs #workboat #workboats #workboatassociation #cattewaterharbour
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In line with The Workboat Association's 2024 Safety Campaign "Masters Responsibility" the Maritime and Coastguard Agency have released the following press release regarding the recent conviction of a Master:
A skipper of a fishing vessel has received a suspended sentence after a collision left two people with injuries. Investigator Martin Hayward said: "This was a dangerous situation caused by the master of the fishing vessel failing to adhere to the collision avoidance rules, which could have had disastrous consequences were it not for the quick thinking of those on the vessel in danger." Full story ⬇️
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The Workboat Association reposted this
Thank you to everyone who attended our 150th Anniversary Dinner at The Box, Plymouth on Friday evening. With welcome drinks provided by Plymouth Gin, a rousing call to dinner by the Royal Marine drummers and the city's town crier, John Pitt keeping us all to time; and with past and present team members, Commissioners and industry friends and colleagues in attendance the evening was the perfect way to mark our anniversary - 150 years after being constituted within The Pier and Harbour Orders Confirmation Act, 1874, cited as ‘The Cattewater Harbour Order, 1874’. Special thanks must go to Richard Ballantyne OBE who was our after-dinner speaker and Matthew Morris FRICS FAAV who not only presented team member Emma Maunder with The Workboat Association's John Percival Memorial Award for Best Industry Trainee but also read out a message from HRH The Prince of Wales, congratulating us on our 150 years. #CHC150 #Cattewater #Plymouth #150years #maritime
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New Transport Secretary Louise Haigh MP met with staff and shared her plans for how the department can "move fast and fix things" - putting passengers first and delivering better transport in every corner of the country.
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The Workboat Association reposted this
We congratulate Labour MP Mike Kane on his appointment as the new maritime minister and look forward to working with him soon. Our CEO, Rhett Hatcher, on his appointment, reacted by saying: “I congratulate Mike Kane on his appointment as maritime minister. “Having shadowed the #maritime brief for most of the last Parliament he brings a wealth of knowledge to the role and is ably placed to hit the ground running. I look forward to working together to help ensure #shipping continues to be at the heart of UK prosperity. “There is much to be done across government for the shipping sector. The early focus should be on a long-term #decarbonisation plan, ensuring our approach to maritime borders helps, rather than hinders, #trade and working with the sector to deliver the workforce we need now and in the future.” To read more, click the link 👇 https://lnkd.in/d7sSfv52 #labourgovernment #shippingindustry
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The Workboat Association reposted this
Today, we are excited to launch the final video in our new series Sea Life – See Life, covering apprenticeships. Thank you to everyone involved in the creation of this film, including the apprentices, Fleetwood Nautical Campus, UKSA, Williams Shipping, Svitzer and Maritime Educational Foundation. YouTube🔗 https://lnkd.in/ege5Xm8s Website 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eN_TSGpx #careersatsea #careers #merchantnavy #shipping #apprenticships UK Chamber of Shipping Merchant Navy Training Board Maritime and Coastguard Agency Department for Transport (DfT), United Kingdom Warsash Maritime School City of Glasgow College South Shields Marine School North East Scotland College
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This week The Workboat Association visited The Belfry Hotel & Resort to play the PGA Championship and Derby courses. Vulkan UK did an incredible job at hosting the event (Gavin Ball), and Dave Wilkinson of Boluda Towage SMS took home the Norman Finlay memorial trophy as overall winner. #belfry #workboatassociation #vulkanindustries #vulkanuk
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Our June 2024 Newsletter is available to read! In this edition we 'get to know' Lulu Crosthwaite-Eyre, the Managing Director at Cygnus Instruments Ltd. Happy reading!
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PLEASE SHARE: Today we celebrate International Maritime Organization 'Day of the Seafarer' - the unsung facilitators of the modern world. #dayoftheseafarer #imo #workboats #workboat #workboatassociation #seafarer #unsunghero #maritime #shipping
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