Government strives to improve UK marine area
‘UK Marine Policy Statement: A Draft for Consultation’ is the framework that outlines plans to ensure the UK marine area improves through environmental, social and economic considerations.
A new system of marine planning has been introduced through the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 (listed below) and proposed legislation in Northern Ireland.
Growth in the UK merchant shipping assessed
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (the Agency) of the Department for Transport is responsible for regulating and monitoring the safety of the United Kingdom's merchant shipping fleet, for maintaining registers of UK vessels and promotes the benefits of operating under the UK flag to the international shipping industry.
New Boatmasters' Licence "should be suspended"
The Thames is the busiest and most complex inland waterway
in the UK and can be extremely challenging.
This Report
'The
new National Boatmasters' Licence' (HC 320-I), from the House of Commons
Transport Committee, examines the issues surrounding the introduction of the
new National Boatmasters' Licence, which aims to underpin safety on inland
waterways but has been highly controversial.
New marine legislation required
The UK Government is committed to introducing a new
framework for the seas through a Marine Bill. This White Paper
‘A
Sea Change: A Marine Bill White Paper’(Cm. 7047) explains why new
legislation is required.