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 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 revisions of the MCA’s Workboat Code, the High Speed Offshore Service Craft Code and jointly created a number of small vessel apprenticeships in both Engineering and Deck positions.

Our membership base consists of over 150 workboat owners, operators, stakeholders and professionals’ collectively representing circa. 1000 operational vessels across the world.