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Written question asked by Paul Flynn (Labour) on Monday, 15 January 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 January 2018. It was answered by Nusrat Ghani (Conservative) on Monday, 22 January 2018 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Shipping: Conditions of Employment

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many general cargo ships registered on the Paris MoU on Port State Control’s White List have been detained by Maritime and Coastguard Agency inspectors for breaches of Standards in Title 2, Conditions of Employment in the Maritime Labour Convention, to date; and under what flag each such vessel was registered.

Answer

The number of ships detained by Maritime and Coastguard Agency inspectors for breaches of Standards in Title 2, Conditions of Employment in the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006, since August 2014, when the MLC came into force in the UK, for ships registered to countries on the Paris MoU White List is shown below, with their flag of registry:

Type of vessel

Number Detained

Flag(s)

Chemical tanker

0

-

Oil tanker

1

Marshall Islands

Offshore supply vessel

1

Marshall Islands

Bulk carrier

3

Marshall Islands (3)

Passenger ship

0

-

Roll-on roll-off passenger ship

0

-

General cargo ship

6

Panama (5), Malta (1)


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
122726
Session
2017-19
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Conditions of employment Inspections Standards Shipping
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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