Department for Transport written question – answered at on 22 February 2021.
Ian Mearns
Chair, Backbench Business Committee, Chair, Backbench Business Committee
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with officials of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on the (a) conclusions and (b) recommendations of the World Maritime University’s report, A culture of adjustment, evaluating the implementation of the current maritime regulatory framework on rest and work hours (EVREST), published in November 2020; and if he will make a statement.
Robert Courts
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) welcomes the World Maritime University’s report which provides evidence for concerns the United Kingdom has raised about the risk of fatigue on board ships at the International Maritime Organization over the last ten years. The MCA is considering its response to the recommendations, including how they might be implemented (or where measures are already in place, implementation may be improved) within the United Kingdom, within the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control and internationally (at the International Maritime Organization and International Labour Organization).
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