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Written question asked by Lord MacKenzie of Culkein (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Earl Attlee (Conservative) on Monday, 19 December 2011.


Maritime Industry: Safety

Question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment has been made of the value of the Confidential Human Factors Incident Reporting Programme for the maritime industry in enhancing safety at sea.
Answer

The Department for Transport agreed to fund the Confidential Human Factors Incident Reporting Programme (CHIRP) for Maritime (Confidential Hazardous Incident Reporting Programme) for a trial period. In assessing its effectiveness, the department concluded that the programme had not seen any significant uptake in the commercial shipping and fishing sector, but had gained wide coverage in the recreational and sail training sector, helping yachtsmen to learn from near-miss incidents.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
14131; 733 c322WA
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Safety Shipping CHIRP
Link
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