Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation 88: Quality of standby vessels
From The Public Inquiry into the Piper Alpha Disaster, published 12 November 1990.
Recommendation
Changes in the regulations and the code for the assessment of standby vessels should be aimed at an improvement in the quality of standby vessels, introducing basic standards for existing vessels and higher specifications for new vessels (para 20.41).
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 398
Reference: Recommendation 88
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 27 February 2026). This is separate from the response above.
Source
Inquiry
Piper Alpha Inquiry
Report
The Public Inquiry into the Piper Alpha Disaster
12 Nov 1990
Themes and tags
Recommendation made
35.9 years ago