questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions Ministers and officials have had since 4 July 2024 with representatives of the maritime industry, maritime training providers and trade unions on barriers to employing 16 and 17-year-old seafarers.
answerText: Ministers and officials regularly engage with the maritime industry, maritime training providers and trade unions. 16 and 17-year-olds wishing to become seafarers can undertake training to do so. The International Convention on Standards of Training, Cert...
heading: Shipping: Crew