Birmingham & Midland Marine Services - Commercial & Inland Narrowboat Training

MCA, RLSS, and RYA Approved Inland & Leisure Waterways Training Courses in Gailey, Staffordshire

Located at Staffordshire UK, Birmingham & Midland Marine Services provides narrowboat training and courses and operates Gailey Wharf Training Centre and Chillington Hall Training Centre, on both the scenic Staffs & Worcester Canal near Stafford and on the Chillington Hall Estate, established 900 years in the same ownership, plus various other open water venues throughout the Midlands and Wales.

They also provide commercial marine training through Gailey Wharf Training Centre for personnel working on, above, or near the water with a broad portfolio of specialist inland marine courses for Helmsmen and BoatMasters. Programs are available for both Skippers & Crew and also to the construction, civil engineering, rail, utilities, events, maintenance, environmental, emergency services, military, expedition and education sectors, where personnel may be working around our inland waterways, canals, rivers, reservoirs and lakes, where an element of risk from the water has been flagged up on a risk assessment.

Courses are available from the relevant National Governing Bodies including - MCA, Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS), RYA, Inland Waterways Association (IWA), National Community Boats Association with Wharf Training and, Rescue 3 Europe in conjunction with Gwyndwr Training. The company also provides rescue boats, work boats, floating access solutions, vessel procurement services, as well as commercial vessel storage ashore.

MCA BoatMaster Ancillary Training

• MCA BoatMaster Ancillary Water Safety & Personal Survival (Restricted)
• MCA BoatMaster Ancillary Boat Fire Safety (Restricted)
• RYA First Aid with Category C Medical Stores module

Commercial Boat Training

• Royal Yachting Association (RYA) First Aid training course
• Royal Yachting Association (RYA) Powerboat Handling Level 2
• Royal Yachting Association Inland Waterways Helmsman Certificate

Narrowboat & Leisure Training

• Royal Yachting Association Inland Waterways Helmsman Certificate
• Royal Yachting Association (RYA) Powerboat Handling Level 2
• Royal Yachting Association (RYA) First Aid training course (1 day)
• Shore-Based / Classroom Orientated courses

Occupational Water Safety & Rescue Training

• Water Safety / Rescue Awareness DEFRA Module 1) Annex ‘H’ Syllabus
• DEFRA Module 2) ‘Water Safety / Rescue First Responder’
• DEFRA Module 3) ‘Water Rescue One Technician’
• RLSS National Water Safety Management Program
• Shore-Based / Classroom Orientated courses

Medical Courses

• TQUK Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid At Work (RQF) - (EFAW)
• TQUK Level 3 Award in First Aid At Work (RQF) - FAW
• TQUK Level 3 Award for Initial Person on The Scene of An Incident (RQF) - IPOS

LAST UPDATED ON Sep 2, 2023