Workboat Association

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. It provides a unifying platform for industry lobbying and debate, and its core achievements include the introduction and subsequent revision of the MCA Code of Practice for the Safe Operation of Small Workboats regulations &ndash; the &ldquo;Workboat Code&rdquo; and, the development of UK Maritime Apprenticeship Schemes - with syllabuses covering all duties on board commercial vessels under 500GT.

The Workboat Association has a membership base of over 200 UK and European workboat owners, operators, stakeholders and professionals, collectively representing over 1500 operational vessels and approximately 6500 direct personnel.