A Bill to make provision to oblige shipping companies, port operators and other bodies to comply with recommendations made in reports of the Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents and of the Marine Accident Investigation Branch; and for connected purposes.
The Bill would amend the Merchant Shipping (Accident Reporting and Investigation) Regulations 2005 to oblige shipping companies, port operators and other bodies to comply with recommendations made in reports of the Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents and of the Marine Accident Investigation Branch.
House of Commons
13 April 2010
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (Reports) Bill would require shipping companies, port operators and other relevant bodies to follow recommendations from MAIB and the Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents. It does this by amending the Merchant Shipping (Accident Reporting and Investigation) Regulations 2005 to make compliance with those recommendations mandatory. The aim is to turn investigation findings into concrete safety improvements across the maritime sector.
The bill is currently at the Second Reading in the House of Commons. If approved, it would move on to later parliamentary stages.
Generated 21 February 2026
This Bill was presented, through the ballot procedure, to Parliament on 16 December 2009. This is known as First Reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
This Bill was on the Order Paper for a Second Reading on Friday 5 March 2010 but the debate was adjourned.
The 2009-10 session of parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
