Nautilus raises key concerns in discussion with UK maritime minister - SAFETY4SEA - Safety4Sea

Nautilus wide caput Mark Dickinson discussed skills, maritime jobs, and authorities enactment pursuing the P&O Ferries situation successful his archetypal gathering with UK’s caller maritime curate Baroness Vere.

Baroness Vere was appointed to the relation connected 2 November, succeeding Anne-Marie Trevelyan who concisely held the relation during the tenure of erstwhile Prime Minister Liz Truss.

Mr Dickinson took the accidental to invited Baroness Vere to the presumption of maritime minister, and to sermon respective issues connected behalf of Nautilus members.

He specifically highlighted the Union’s projected amendments to the Seafarers Wages Bill, and besides brought up concerns regarding the renewal of the Offshore Wind Workers Concession, and the request for a conscionable modulation for maritime workers.

Also nether treatment was authorities enactment pursuing the P&O Ferries situation – including the projected minimum wage corridors and the 9-point program for seafarers.

Mr Dickinson commented:

I was precise impressed by the minister’s elaborate cognition of these issues and by her wide committedness to our skills agenda. She is already good up to velocity connected the industry’s needs and powerfully supportive of Maritime 2050

He further stressed the continued enactment for Maritime 2050, particularly the absorption connected radical and skills, and highlighted the request for the authorities to proceed to enactment cadet grooming beyond the existent 50% contribution.

I look guardant to moving intimately with the curate and her officials to present our shared goals for the industry, and to guarantee the government’s 9-point program connected seafarer payment is achieved