Birmingham & Midland Marine Services provides commercial marine services including vessel charter, towing, safety boats, training courses, and event support. They specialize in inland waterways and have a wide range of vessels and equipment. They also offer training programs for skippers, crew, and personnel working near water through various national governing bodies and training partners.

1. Commercial
Training & Services
2015

2. COMPANY OVERVIEW 2
COMMERCIAL SERVICES 3
TRAINING 12
DELIVERY 15
CONTENTS

3. 2
COMPANY OVERVIEW
Temporary Marine Access Provision,
Commercial Marine Rescue, Workboat &
Specialist Water Safety Training Provider
‘Birmingham & Midland Marine Services’ specialise in
the inland waterways; our canals, rivers, lakes, reservoirs
and lagoons.
Companies in the civil engineering, construction, maintenance, rail and events sectors, requiring
temporary marine access, with full safety & rescue support can be assured of our services meeting
their requirements.
We have a wide range of vessels from safety boats, and small work boats to canal and river craft,
access to floating platforms and specialist equipment such as hiab barges for piling works.
In addition to our commercial provision we are also an established training provider.
‘Birmingham & Midland Marine Services’ are an Approved Training Vendor and External Assessors to
the Canal and River Trust, and offer a broad portfolio of specialist inland marine commercial training
programmes for both Skippers & Crew and personnel working on or around the water.
B&MMS also provide specialist water safety courses for the construction, engineering, maintenance
and events sectors, where personnel are deployed on or near the water and specialist rescue training
is also available to Search & Rescue teams / members of the Civil Contingencies Unit.
Courses are available from the relevant National Governing Bodies including;
• Royal Yachting Association
• Maritime & Coastguard Agency
• Inland Waterways Association
• National Community Boats Association
• Rescue 3 Europe in conjunction with ​our Training Partners
First Aid courses and AED training, relevant to the inland marine sector are also available either in
house or via our training partners.
New for 2015; our “One to four day training packages”
which combine RYA Inland Waters Helmsman Certificate
training and a stay aboard a highly appointed holiday
narrowboat – In Partnership with JD Boat Services Gailey
Ltd; part of the ABC Leisure Group. “Learn the ropes before
your holiday afloat.”
‘Birmingham & Midland Marine Services’ also provide;
• Preliminary site surveys
• Life jacket hire (and training)
• Work platforms - pontoons and work boats
• Bank safety cover
• Safety / rescue boats, shallow / confined water canoe
cover
• First aid cover utilising specialist and highly trained
personnel
• Events, television & filming marine support & a variety
of services including vessels, rescue provision, divers,
and first aid cover along with qualified, professional personnel to ensure your production works
seamlessly.
• Procurement and facilitation services are available on a consultancy basis.
• Commercial vessel storage ashore
We are proud to be working in association with ‘Wood, Hall & Heward Limited’ as Agents for the
Midlands.
Please see the website: www.midlandmarine.co.uk
Your contact; Richard Gray: midsmarine@gmail.com
Telephone: 07527 727169

4. 3
Birmingham & Midland Marine Services
Commercial Services
Coxswains & Boat Masters
• Temporary Marine Access Provision
• Commercial Marine Rescue
• Royal Yachting Association
Powerboat Coxswains
• Royal Yachting Association
Safety Boat Coxswains
• Rescue 3 Europe Rescue Boat Operators
• Maritime & CoastGuard Agency Tier 2
BoatMasters
Skippers available both commercially and on a private basis - safety & rescue, support craft,
workboats, towing & pushing, trip boats, boat deliveries, salvage, recovery and dredging.
Towing & Pushing, Work Boat, Vessel,
Equipment & Plant Hire, Specialist Skills
• Commercial contracting & agents for commercial vessel management.
• First Aid and Bank Safety Cover.
• Hire & charter of marine equipment from safety & rescue boats, workboats, dredgers, rigid
raiders, jet boats, to tugs, pans, hoppers arranged by appointment.
• Marine project & event management solutions - Inland waterways / lake events
management.
• Professional boat delivery services.
(Inland, by water) Towing & pushing contracts.
• Work platforms, pontoons & scaffolding solutions.
• Shore Agents for commercial vessels - Booking
services and administration.
• T.V. & film work - marine support.
• Commercial & safety diving services.
• Off water storage
facilities.
• Hiab vessel
charter.

5. 4
Skipper / Coxswain Services
Passenger Vessels / Trip Boats
We provide BML (Cat ‘A’) Skippers for your
Class V Passenger Vessels / Trip Boats. If you
are Midlands based and need qualified and
professional staff to cover staff holidays or
longer periods, contact us for details.
Boat Deliveries
B&MMS offer a boat delivery service for both
narrowboats and cruisers across the region.
The minimum qualifications Skippers and
Coxswains hold, are either MCA BoatMasters
or RYA Powerboat Level 2, vessel dependant.
(£5m PL Ins.)
Skipper & Crew Provision
In the Midlands, we can offer both private and commercial customers staff, who are highly
experienced and qualified in many aspects of boating and boat related projects.
Skippered Vessels, Plant & Equipment
Tug & Work Boats / Towing & Pushing
B&MMS have access to a wide selection
of Tugs in various guises. These include
‘Traditional’ style tugs with welfare facilities,
pusher tugs and Bantums.

6. 5
Commercial Vessel Charter
Over 40 inland craft for use on canals and rivers. We
have a range of different craft designed to meet the
needs of our customers including tugs, motor barges,
dumb barges, hopper barges, crane/plant barges,
pontoons, small workboats and dinghies.

7. 6

8. 7
Support / Rescue / Safety Boats
Safety & Rescue Provision
Canal & river safety / rescue provision
Our safety & rescue vessels are mobilised with a Coxswain (RYA Powerboat Level 2 / RYA Safety
Boat / Rescue 3 Rescue Boat Operator / MCA BoatMaster) and we can provide a Swiftwater &
Flood Rescue Technician (DEFRA Module 3) as an Able Bowman.
Standard rescue equipment for safety boat carried aboard.

9. 8
Category ‘C’ & ‘D’ Waters – Severe access
These vessels are mobilised with a Coxswain (Rescue 3 Swiftwater & Flood Rescue Boat
Operator DEFRA module 4) and an Able Bowman (Swiftwater & Flood Rescue Technician
DEFRA module 3).
Rope access ascent & descent capacity with this craft.
Vessel supplied with team comprising a minimum of two personnel (subject to risk
assessment), with skills and competencies including DEFRA module 3 (Swift-water Rescue),
with mud rescue training.
Rescue equipment available:
• Inflatable Rescue Sled
• Extended Reach equipment
• Inflatable pathway
• Scene Illumination (as required)
• VHF/UHF radios
• Casualty Management and Trauma equipment
• Logistical Support Vehicle.

10. 9

11. 10
Work Platforms, Pontoons & Scaffolding
B&MMS are able to provide various works platforms, hoppers, pans, pontoon systems and
scaffolding solutions for commercial contracts.
Please call us to discuss your needs.

12. 11
Television & Filming, and Events Support
We have worked regularly with the BBC,
most recently supplying historic vessels
with crew for ‘How we won the War’,
presented by Jules Hudson.
Prior to that supplied historic vessels
with crew for ‘The birth of British music’
presented by Charles Hazelworth.
For all enquiries regarding filming, please
contact us to discuss your requirements.
Diving and Marine Services
Birmingham & Midland Marine Services now have access to commercial divers, who are
specialists in Commercial Marine Construction.
Teams are available 24 hours a day all year round for work in the UK and overseas.
The dive company we use are registered with the
HSE Diving Inspectorate and supply support teams
and systems for chartered engineer divers and
diving safety and safety cover.
Services undertaken include a full range of diving
works including;
• Confined space work
• Construction work
• Salvage
• Inspections and surveys
• Mechanical construction
• Airlifting / air lancing silt and mud
• Maintenance and Inspection work
• Brocco Burning and welding
• Video inspection and survey
• Search and recovery

13. 12
TRAINING SERVICES
Birmingham & Midland Marine Services provide a variety of training courses aimed primarily
at the commercial sector. Designed for personnel working on or near water, we offer a broad
portfolio of specialist inland marine training.
Courses are available from the relevant National Governing Bodies
including;
• Royal Yachting Association
• Maritime & CoastGuard Agency
• Inland Waterways Association
• National Community Boats Association – Wharf Training
• Rescue 3 Europe in conjunction with training Partners
• First Aid at Work courses, AED training, Health & Safety in the
Workplace and Manual Handling courses, tailored to the inland
marine sector, are also available either in house or through our
training Partners.
Programmes are available for both Skippers & Crew and also to the
construction, engineering and events industries, where personnel
are deployed around our inland waterways, canals, rivers,
reservoirs and lakes. Bespoke courses can be designed to your
company’s requirements.
Approved Training Suppliers to the Canal & River Trust.
Specialist rescue training also available to:
Search & Rescue teams / Civil Contingencies Units.
On a Leisure basis we can run any of the above courses given
sufficient numbers. This may be either on your own boat or as part
of a package including boat hire. We offer a variety of options; from
joining you on the first day of your holiday
afloat, right up to MCA Boat Master training.

14. 13
Commercial & Leisure Waterways Training Courses
RYA Inland Waters Helmsman Certificate
RYA First Aid Certificate
RYA VHF Radio (DSC)
MCA BoatMaster Ancillary ‘Water Safety & Personal Survival’ (Restricted)
MCA BoatMaster Ancillary ‘Boat Fire Safety’ (Restricted)
MCA Tier 2 ‘Task Record Book’ Completion Course
IWA Certificate of Boat Management

15. 14
Additionally, through our training Partners we can also offer;
HSE Approved 3 Day First Aid at Work Course
NCBA Certificate of Community Boat Management
Rescue 3 Europe Water and Flood Awareness
Rescue 3 Europe Basic Water Rescuer
Rescue 3 Europe Lifejacket Competent User
Rescue 3 Europe Swiftwater and Flood First Responder
Rescue 3 Europe Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician
Rescue 3 Europe Rescue Boat Operator
Rescue 3 Europe Flood Rescue Boat Operator
Rescue 3 Europe Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Boat Operator

16. 15
Birmingham & Midland Marine Services -
Narrowboat & Cruiser Logistics
Boat Deliveries
‘Birmingham & Midland Marine Services’ offer a professional
boat delivery service by water. We are aiming to attract
private boat owners, hire fleet operators, syndicates,
boatyards, and boat fabricators needing professional
Skippers and qualified crew for water borne delivery.
‘Don’t trust your boat to ‘a bloke who did a one day course...!’
Clients are assure of a professional service. Your delivery
skipper will be either an MCA BoatMaster, an Instructor
of one of the National Governing Bodies: MCA, RYA, IWA,
NCBA or a time served, qualified Boatman with many years
experience in the commercial sector (Sometimes all of the
above!)
Additionally, our Skippers are experienced in both leisure &
commercial boat movements on the inland waterways.
Whether you’ve bought a ‘Sail away’ and would like it taking
to your moorings or your boats just not where you want it!
We can deliver your narrowboat for you, safe in the knowledge that you’ve a professional at
the helm and competent crew.
We are covered by £5,000,000.00 Public liability insurance.
As long as your boat is ‘Canal Worthy’ and legal we would be glad to assist.
The deliveries of historic vessels are a speciality. Our background is in working ‘Motors’ &
‘Pairs’.
Please call us for a quote. 07527 727169
Un-powered vessels or those suffering from mechanical breakdown can also be moved
(under tow) by prior arrangement;
Towing & Pushing
Both private individuals and companies are most welcome to contact ‘Birmingham &
Midland Marine Services’, to inquire about general towing & pushing, and delivery under
tow.
We use an MCA Tier 2 BoatMaster with a ‘Towing & Pushing’ Entitlement.
Towing & Pushing / Vessel logistics are available on a National basis
by arrangement.
Please contact us for more details.
Private individuals requiring assistance following a breakdown or just a ‘Tow’ should email
us with their requirements; midsmarine@gmail.com
Delivery by Road
Not our ‘Standard Faire’ but nevertheless within our remit if it’s quiet. Email your details and
we’ll try and get you organized.

19. T: 07527 727169
midsmarine@gmail.com
www.midlandmarine.co.uk
Design by eddievandorland.co.uk