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Written question asked by Karl Turner (Labour) on Wednesday, 4 March 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 March 2020. It was answered by Kelly Tolhurst (Conservative) on Wednesday, 11 March 2020 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Merchant Shipping: Training

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the progress the Merchant Navy Training Board has made in promoting the training of (a) ratings and (b) cadets since 2015 to date.

Answer

The Department does not assess the Merchant Navy Training Board’s progress in promoting ratings and cadet training.

Officials from the Department for Transport and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency sit on the Merchant Navy Training Board with observer status. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency are there primarily as a regulator of standards against the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1978.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
25089
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Merchant shipping Training Merchant Navy Training Board
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk