Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 15479

Shipping: Training

Tabled: 2 July 2026
Answered: 10 July 2026

Question

Kim Johnson

LabourLiverpool Riverside

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with the International Maritime Organisation on the mandatory firefighting requirements in the Seafarers Training, Certification and Watchkeeping Convention and the fire safe

Answer

Keir Mather
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), continues to participate in International Maritime Organization (IMO) discussions on seafarer training and maritime fire safety.The UK is also actively engaged in IMO work on the fire safety implications of transp...

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