Jim Shannon – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2016-01-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Merchant Navy on implementation of that organisation’s dry ship policy.

Mr Robert Goodwill

It is for individual shipping companies to determine their policy on alcohol; the Department has not had any discussions on the matter. The Department is aware of the guidelines to shipping companies on alcohol misuse produced by the industry’s National Maritime Occupational Health and Safety Committee, and commends this advice.