SHEE-56
Response
Historic
Review philosophy of carrying lifeboats on ships operating close to land
Recommendation
It is the view of this Court that the time has now come when the whole philosophy of carrying lifeboats on ships which are never far from land should be reviewed by the International Maritime Organisation. The Court recommends that the Department should give a lead in initiating discussions.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific published evidence has been identified regarding the Department initiating discussions with the International Maritime Organisation to review the philosophy of carrying lifeboats on ships operating close to land. Generic search results on gov.uk for related keywords do not provide specific details of action taken.
How was this evidence gathered?
Evidence searched by gemini-2.5-flash on 24 Mar 2026
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Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic
Response
HistoricNo government response recorded.
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
38.7 yrs
Last formal update
No formal updates