Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 15479
Shipping: Training
Tabled: 2 July 2026
Answered: 10 July 2026
Question
Kim Johnson
Labour — Liverpool 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 MatherThe 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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