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Safety, simplicity and support for new technology. Those were the goals of the new Workboat Code Edition 3 when it was launched by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency in 2023.
For Marine Plant Hire (UK) Ltd, based in Dawlish, Devon, and operating around the UK, there has also been a clear bottom-line business benefit.
Ben Wheatley, the company's Marine Superintendent, shares his experience as the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and Workboat Association issue a joint message to the sector, encouraging operators to get ready for the next step of the Code's implementation.
The advice is: check the code, prepare the vessel, book the survey.
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