The Workboat Code Edition 3
The safety of small workboats and pilot boats - a code of practice
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- Maritime and Coastguard Agency
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- 27 November 2023
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The Workboat Code Edition 3
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This Code must, from the date of entry into force (13 December 2023), be used for new workboats and pilot boats.
Existing vessels that are certificated under the Brown Code, its equivalent standard published in the technical Annex to MGN 280(M), or Workboat Code Edition 2, Amendment 1 shall meet the requirements of Workboat Code Edition 3 by the vessel’s next renewal examination or three years after the date of entry into force of the Code, whichever is later, except, where references to previous requirements are explicitly specified within individual sections of the Code they may comply with such requirements.
New vessels which have their keels laid, or are at a similar stage of construction, between the entry into force of Workboat Code Edition 2 and the date of entry into force of the Code, may be considered as existing vessels that are certificated under Workboat Code Edition 2; or shall meet the requirements of Workboat Code Edition 3 in full.
It should also be noted that, where any existing vessel upgrades, and phases-in, to the Workboat Code Edition 3 regime, it must do so fully. A vessel cannot meet a combination of the Workboat Code Edition 3 standards and those of earlier codes or standards.
This Code should be read in conjunction with SI 2023 No. 1216.
Updates to this page
Published 27 November 2023
Last updated 2622 JuneJanuary 2024
2025
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Changes to WB3:
30.8.1 - Reinstated missing text on Control of Discharge of Oil
Changes to SoPB Annex:
Table 18.1 - Provision to allow second person to hold a Powerboat Advanced certificate.
3.5.2 - New paragraph to provide a construction standard for police vessels operating in Cat C or Cat D waters only
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Table A5.3 in Appendix 5 corrected as this was missing information and requirements had become misaligned. Table A5.3 under Electronic Chart Systems and Radar now better reflect the available provisions as published in MGN 691. Minor corrections to foreword of the Police Boat Annex to provide clarity on the application of the Annex to police boats and its relationship to the Code. Publish date changed to 26 June 2024.
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Annex 3 - The Safety of Police Boats, has been added to the code.
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Details
This Code must, from the date of entry into force (13 December 2023), be used for new workboats and pilot boats.
Existing vessels that are certificated under the Brown Code, its equivalent standard published in the technical Annex to MGN 280(M), or Workboat Code Edition 2, Amendment 1 shall meet the requirements of Workboat Code Edition 3 by the vessel’s next renewal examination or three years after the date of entry into force of the Code, whichever is later, except, where references to previous requirements are explicitly specified within individual sections of the Code they may comply with such requirements.
New vessels which have their keels laid, or are at a similar stage of construction, between the entry into force of Workboat Code Edition 2 and the date of entry into force of the Code, may be considered as existing vessels that are certificated under Workboat Code Edition 2; or shall meet the requirements of Workboat Code Edition 3 in full.
It should also be noted that, where any existing vessel upgrades, and phases-in, to the Workboat Code Edition 3 regime, it must do so fully. A vessel cannot meet a combination of the Workboat Code Edition 3 standards and those of earlier codes or standards.
This Code should be read in conjunction with SI 2023 No. 1216.
Updates to this page
Published 27 November 2023Last updated
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Changes to WB3: 30.8.1 - Reinstated missing text on Control of Discharge of Oil Changes to SoPB Annex: Table 18.1 - Provision to allow second person to hold a Powerboat Advanced certificate. 3.5.2 - New paragraph to provide a construction standard for police vessels operating in Cat C or Cat D waters only
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Table A5.3 in Appendix 5 corrected as this was missing information and requirements had become misaligned. Table A5.3 under Electronic Chart Systems and Radar now better reflect the available provisions as published in MGN 691. Minor corrections to foreword of the Police Boat Annex to provide clarity on the application of the Annex to police boats and its relationship to the Code. Publish date changed to 26 June 2024.
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Annex 3 - The Safety of Police Boats, has been added to the code.
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First published.
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Update history
2025-01-22 11:55
Changes to WB3:30.8.1 – Reinstated missing text on Control of Discharge of Oil Changes to SoPB Annex:Table 18.1 – Provision to allow second person to hold a Powerboat Advanced certificate.3.5.2 – New paragraph to provide a construction standard for police vessels operating in Cat C or Cat D waters only
2024-06-26 15:29
Table A5.3 in Appendix 5 corrected as this was missing information and requirements had become misaligned. Table A5.3 under Electronic Chart Systems and Radar now better reflect the available provisions as published in MGN 691. Minor corrections to foreword of the Police Boat Annex to provide clarity on the application of the Annex to police boats and its relationship to the Code. Publish date changed to 26 June 2024.
2024-05-31 15:47
Annex 3 – The Safety of Police Boats, has been added to the code.
2023-11-27 15:17
First published.