Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation 18: Press IMO on voyage data recorders
From Marchioness/Bowbelle: Formal Investigation under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, Volume I, published 23 March 2001.
Recommendation
We support the recommendation by Colman J in paragraph 14.24 of his report in the DERBYSHIRE inquiry that the Department should press IMO to require the fitting of a VDR system on all existing cargo vessels and new buildings.
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 362
Reference: 39.18
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