Birmingham & Midland Marine Services Limited deliver professional training and support services to business, industry, the blue-light sector, and the leisure sector on smaller numbers, a range of water and boat related training courses and safety / rescue / access / support services.
Approved training suppliers to the Canal & River Trust, the Environment Agency, their main contractors as well as Blue-light, Commercial and Industrial sectors, training is delivered as an accredited centre via the Institute of Search and Technical Rescue, the Outreach Organisation – Outreach Rescue, the Government Department the Maritime and Coast Guard Agency, and various ‘boating’ oriented courses via the Royal Yachting Association.
BMMS Ltd were commissioned by ‘British Marine’ to develop and deliver their ‘Inland Water Safety Management Course’ for non-tidally affected boat and waterside businesses, and the their ‘Marina Water Safety Management Course’, aimed at personnel working around tidally affected establishments.
Training for personnel working on or near water, we offer a broad portfolio of specialist inland marine training, specialising in Water Safety & Water Rescue, both suitable and relevant training which complies with HSE, CDM Regulations, and the DEFRA Flood Rescue Concept of Operations framework (December 2025 revision)
Commercial boat courses are available from the relevant National Governing Bodies including, but not limited to:
  • Maritime & CoastGuard Agency
  • Royal Yachting Association
Training programmes are available for Skippers, Coxswains & Crews via the RYA, and MCA schemes including Class ‘V’ Passenger Operations. (PAX)
All personnel operating vessels on the inland waterways outside a ‘private leisure’ remit are obliged to have undertaken suitable and relevant training which complies with the regulating body, the MCA.
Bespoke rescue boat training specifically designed for inland open water commercial sector is also available – Please request further information about the Institute of Search and Technical Rescue accredited ‘Inland Waters Rescue Boat Operator’ courses, or see the electronic brochure available with the rest of our portfolio on our website here: Downloads Archive – Birmingham & Midland Marine Services