Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation 17: Keep accurate contemporaneous records
From Marchioness/Bowbelle: Formal Investigation under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, Volume I, published 23 March 2001.
Recommendation
We remind shipowners and operators of the importance of the keeping of accurate contemporaneous records and of the importance of ensuring that their standing orders include instructions to that effect and that such instructions should be monitored closely.
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 362
Reference: 39.17
Government response
No government response to this recommendation is on the record yet.
Delivery
No statement on delivery from the addressee has been found in the sources searched (last checked 15 October 2026). This is separate from the response above.
Source
Inquiry
Clarke Inquiry
Report
Marchioness/Bowbelle: Formal Investigation under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, Volume I
23 Mar 2001
Themes and tags
Recommendation made
25.6 years ago