Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 79379

Unmanned Marine Systems: Certification

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 17 October 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative — Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of awarding the first certification for a remotely operated and unmanned vessel under the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s Workboat Code Edition 3 Annex 2 to

Answer

Keir Mather
The Department for Transport, in collaboration with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), recognises the certification of ACUA Ocean’s PIONEER under Workboat Code Edition 3 Annex 2 as a significant milestone in innovation in the UK’s maritime regulato...
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