Boatmaster's Licence Mr. Drew To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment has been made of the likely impact on (a) volunteers and (b) the general public's use of small boats of the operation of the boatmaster's certificate scheme. Dr. Ladyman The regulatory impact assessment for the new boatmaster's licence regulations is available in the Libraries of both Houses. In the regulation of public safety there is no distinction made between the requirements for commercial passenger operators and those in the voluntary sector. There is no impact on the general public's use of small boats, as the regulations do not apply to pleasure vessels. Mr. Drew To ask the Secretary of State for Transport which individuals and organisations are on the Steering Group overseeing the introduction of the revised boatmaster's licence. Dr. Ladyman The members of the Freight Standards Steering Group are: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Name |Representing |Organisation | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Ian White |Association of Inland Navigation Authorities |British Waterways| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Capt. Heather Chaplin |Association of Inland Shipping Operators (North) |— | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Allan Graveson |National Union of Marine, Aviation and Shipping Transport Officers|NUMAST | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Captain Julian Parkes |UK Major Ports Group/British Ports Association |PLA | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |David Lapthorn |Chamber of Shipping |Lapthorn Shipping| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Peter Hugman |Commercial Boat Operators Association |Barge Consult | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Jan Burgess |British Tugowners Association |Serco Denholm | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Richard Crease |Transport and General Workers Union |TGWU | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Paul Baker |National Union of Rail and Marine Transport Workers |RMT | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Roger Spence (Chairman)|Maritime and Coastguard Agency |— | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Julie Carlton |Maritime and Coastguard Agency |— | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Alex Steele |Maritime and Coastguard Agency—Survey Policy |— | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Richard Bone |Maritime and Coastguard Agency—Secretary |— | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Correspondence only | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Steve Yandell |RMT |— | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Steve Turner |Transport and General Workers Union |TGWU | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The members of the Domestic Passenger Ship Steering Group are: --------------------------------------------------------------------- |Name |Representing | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |Keith French |Passenger Boat Association | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |Mark Rayment |South Coast Passenger Vessel Operators Association| --------------------------------------------------------------------- |Paul Holman |Chamber of Shipping | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |D Mann |River Association of Freight Transport | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |Bill Frampton |Wightlink | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |John Woodburn |Windermere Lake Cruises | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |David Polson |Shetland Island Council | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |Mrs. J Bradley |Tenby Harbour Users Association | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |David Bell |British Waterways | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |Rod Mitchie |Highland Marine Transport Association | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |Hamish Munroe |Central Scotland Passenger Vessel Association | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |Iain Moore |Loch Lomond Association | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |Tim Deaton |Passenger Boat Association | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |Jeremy Phillips |St. Mary's Boatman's Association | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |Capt. S Gunn |Orkney Ferries | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |Ken Oliver |Association of Passenger Craft Operators | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |Nigel Saw |British Marine Federation | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |John Sweeney |Loch Lomond Boat Operators | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |K Dunstan |The Bristol Packet | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |Peter Tambling |Heritage Afloat | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |Dennis Armstrong|Caledonian MacBrayne | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |Mat Spencer |Red Funnel (Ferries) | --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Boatmaster's licence has been developed in consultation with the above groups, and a working group involving many of the same organisations, as well as training establishments and the Company of Watermen and Lightermen.