Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what training and skills will be provided by the proposed global framework for maritime training and skills.

The Cadet Training & Modernisation Programme, coordinated by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), commenced in late 2021 and draws input in from around the maritime sector. The programme has set up a group to perform a comprehensive review of seafarer training that will modernise the UK’s maritime training standards. The UK will take forward these initiatives to the applicable forum at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for the proposed comprehensive review of seafarer training.

The development and evolution of training must meet accelerating changes within shipping. This will become part of the UK’s negotiating position on change and we will take a key role in ensuring an appropriate global framework for maritime training and skills.