Seawork 2020

Seawork is a ‘one stop shop’ for buyers, providing access to the commercial marine and workboat markets.

It is the largest European commercial marine exhibition held at the prestigious Mayflower Park venue in Southampton, SO14 2AN, United Kingdom.

Come and visit the Viking Maritime Group this year! We will be on stand T13 in the Training & Careers Hub showcasing Viking Crew and Maritime Skills Academy.

Now in its 23rd year, Seawork offers a unique combination of undercover exhibition space, open air demonstrations and floating displays.

The exhibition encompasses:

• 18,000m² of undercover space spread over two purpose built exhibition halls

• Purpose built pontoons for more than 70 vessels and floating exhibits

• Demonstrations out on the water

• Quayside area for trailers, large exhibits and outdoor demonstrations

• Excellent conference and meeting facilities

Here are four good reasons to attend:

1. Walk away with a head full of new ideas and concepts to help you in your job.

2. See in-depth examples of how money can be saved in workboat operations. Our packed programme of conferences, events, demos and competitions provide a productive background buzz throughout Seawork’s fully occupied exhibition and display areas.

3. Make new contacts and catch up with people you already know in the supply chain – Seawork attracts over 600 exhibitors and 7700 attendees from all over the world.

4. Have a great day out – there is no other event like it! It is the largest international commercial maritime exhibition and business forum held at the prestigious Mayflower Park venue in Southampton.

MSA Introduces ISM & ISPS Courses

The Maritime Skills Academy (MSA) is delighted to announce the expansion of its training portfolio with the introduction in April 2020 of management-level ISM and ISPS courses at our new MSA Solent training centre in Portsmouth, UK.

Delivered by industry specialist Mike Symons (M4S Maritime), these new International Safety Management (ISM) Code and International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) code courses include the following:

ISM Code

Designated Person Ashore (3 days)
Maritime Internal Auditor (2 days)
Maritime Lead Auditor (4 days)

ISPS Code

Company Security Officer (3 days)
Port Facility Security Officer (3 days)

For further information about these courses or to make a booking, please visit the MSA Solent web pages at:

ISM Code: https://www.maritimeskillsacademy.com/sector/ism-code/

ISPS Code: https://www.maritimeskillsacademy.com/sector/ispscode/

MSA Dover gains GWO Accreditation in partnership with HART Training

The Maritime Skills Academy is proud to have achieved accreditation to operate the sea survival element of the Global Wind Organisation (GWO) training modules at MSA Dover.

Following a comprehensive review by independent auditors of the Dover training facility and of the theory and practical elements of the sea survival course and its submission, we are delighted to have been awarded GWO approval.

Significant investment has been made to the sea survival complex in Dover, which includes working a height safety equipment and the installation of a transfer ladder system and platform which imitates the environment of the wind turbine and a training area to descend from a height.

The partnership between the Maritime Skills Academy (part of the Viking Maritime Group Ltd) and HART Training (a trading division of Checkmate Lifting & Safety Ltd) has seen the two Kent based businesses join forces to create one of the leading wind farm training course packages in the UK and Europe. With the expertise of instructors and state of the art facilities on offer from both businesses, the venture provides wind farm crew and workers the perfect training environments and experience.

The 5 elements of the GWO training include Working at Heights, First Aid, Sea Survival, Fire Awareness and Manual Handling. All 5 parts can be taken as a package or as single elements. The GWO stipulates that people holding these certificates must revalidate the training every 2 years, which comes in the form of refreshers courses.

If further information is required or you are interested in booking onto any GWO training course, full details can be found here or on the HART Website.