Safety Boat Services supply small, medium and large size safety boats to the civil engineering and marine construction industry where a safety boat or work boat is required, where personnel are working over, on or under the water. We supply boats from 5 to 15 metres in length with or without skipper and crew.

For safe working platforms and crew movements on the water, Safety Boat Services have a range of cathedral hull boats, flat bottomed unsinkable aluminium boats, different size / layout rigid hull inflatable boats (RIBs) and also light weight heavy duty inflatable rescue boats. These can be hired for short periods or long term contracts, delivered to the site complete with all necessary safety equipment, ready to work with or without crew. We can provide a shot blasting, welding and recoating service from our landing craft where we can work in very shallow waters and if necessary in areas inaccessible from the land such as estuary beacons, piers etc. We work closely with piling companies and have many years of experience in this area.

Safety Boat Services operate our own survey vessels up to MCA category 2 that can be based in any UK or European port. Our vessels are fast meaning less time steaming and more survey miles per day, we can also supply skippers and crew for survey companies operating their own vessels anywhere, be it Barrow, Bournemouth or Blakeney. We have undertaken all types of survey work including; bird surveys, bathymetric surveys, water sampling, grab sampling, drop down video and fishing gear surveys.

Safety Boat Services offer a commercial diving service and carry a 150 cfm compressor on board our landing craft for air lifting, blasting and spraying. Our landing craft has a large crane for lifting operations.

Safety Boat Services larger vessels are all MCA coded, up to 60 nautical miles from safe haven day or night, where we assist in the offshore construction industry. Our principle work is crew transfer from ships and fixed installations to and from shore, delivering personnel and equipment from smaller ports and havens quickly and safely to site. We also provide a standby service where a smaller rescue or work boat is required to support larger vessels.

Safety Boat Services supply commercially qualified skippers to Yachtmaster standard with all current certificates including first aid, sea survival and VHF. Skippers include ex RM, RN and current lifeboat personnel with many part time skippers from around the country.

We have a 150cfm diesel compressor, diesel welder generators, sand blasting and spraying equipment, airlifts, lifting bags from 0.5 to 1.5 tonne and all general construction tools and associated equipment that can be mobilized anywhere in the country at short notice aboard our 18 knot landing craft ‘Shifter’ which has its own 5 tonne crane and is coded for 20nm from safe haven day or night. Shifter can be anchored or beached near the high water mark and worked from as a fully contained base. It can also carry a tracked vehicle aboard.