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UIN 78077
Merchant Shipping: Safety
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10 October 2025
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16 October 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions ships' captains were given a direction under the Marine Safety Act 2003 between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2024; and if she will list the (a) date, (b) ship and (c) nature of each dire
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10 October 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions ships' captains were given a direction under the Marine Safety Act 2003 between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2024; and if she will list the (a) date, (b) ship and (c) nature of each dire
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16 October 2025
Answer
Safety directions are issued under Schedule 3A of the Merchant Shipping Act (MSA) 1995 (as amended); Schedule 1 of the Marine Safety Act 2003 was inserted as Schedule 3A of the MSA 1995 (as amended).In the period in question, ships’ masters were directed ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-10/78077
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1837084
- uk · wq-1837084 · source updated 16 October 2025