How many work boats can FPH call on?

FPH has over 50 boats within the group’s fleet , including 8.8m open Ribs, 7.8m open Ribs, cabin Ribs from 9m to 15m, and several large catamarans suitable for offshore projects.

Can FPH work boats be hired without crew?

Some boats are available bareboat if you have qualified crew. Otherwise FPH provides commercially endorsed crew for any hours needed, up to 24 hours a day.

What safety equipment do the work boats carry?

The boats carry full safety equipment as their coding requires, including life rafts, electronics, VHF radios and first aid kits.

What does it mean for a work boat to be coded?

Coding by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency approves a boat to carry passengers at sea commercially. Most of FPH’s Ribs and work boats are coded.

Which boat is used to tow pontoons into place?

FPH recommends the right boat for the installation, the task and the waterway or sea area, from small open boats on rivers to cabin Ribs at sea.

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Guard boat operating offshore alongside heavy marine construction plant, supporting Floating Pontoon Hire marine access and safety operations

Commercial RIB crew carrying out survey and inspection works on a tidal river in support of marine infrastructure projects

Floating pontoon work platform supporting a mini excavator and crew for canal maintenance and civil engineering works

Group-owned work boats for towing, installing and decommissioning pontoons, and for safety, patrol and access, from 4.2m open boats to 15m cabin Ribs and a 13m catamaran, bareboat or with crew.

Crew transfer vessel operating alongside large floating pontoon system, providing safe marine access for offshore construction and industrial maintenance works

Boats on fleet

There are over 50 vessels within the fleet. This includes a diverse range from small work boats, open Ribs and cabin Ribs to large catamaran working offshore.

If you’d like to find out more about our commercial fleet visit Commercial Rib Charter.

Standby vessels

Once installed, we are able to provide a range of boats for safety boat cover, security, patrol, maintenance or access. We will be able to recommend the right boat for the pontoon installation, the task and the waterway or sea area.

Crewing

Some of our boats are available ‘bareboat’ if you have qualified crew or alternatively, we are able to provide commercially endorsed crew for 24 hours a day or fewer as required.

Equipment

The majority of our Ribs and work boats are ‘coded’ by the Marine Coastguard Agency for passenger carrying – at sea – the highest level available in the UK. Boats carry full safety equipment including life rafts, electronics, VHF radios and first aid kits as required by code.

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FAQs

Boats that back up the pontoons

Fleet size, bareboat hire, safety kit, what coding means and towing pontoons into place.

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