Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation 20: Clarify the ISM designated person
From Marchioness/Bowbelle: Formal Investigation under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, Volume I, published 23 March 2001.
Recommendation
In the light of the contents of MGN 40 (M) and of the terms of regulation 8(1) of the Merchant Shipping (International Safety Management (ISM) Code) Regulations 1998, we recommend that the MCA give consideration to the question whether or not it is intended to be permissible to designate more than one person as ‘the designated person’ and to clarify the position.
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 362
Reference: 39.20
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