United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 79378
Unmanned Marine Systems: Certification
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10 October 2025
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18 October 2025 · Answer
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18 October 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of awarding the first certification for a remotely operated and unmanned vessel under the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s Workboat Code Edition 3 A
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10 October 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of awarding the first certification for a remotely operated and unmanned vessel under the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s Workboat Code Edition 3 A
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18 October 2025
Answer
A substantial number of unmanned systems are operated remotely both within the UK and internationally under Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) certification, including compliance with the latest iteration of the Workboat Code. Where appropriate, the Dep...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-10/79378
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1837899
- uk · wq-1837899 · source updated 18 October 2025