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Asked by Kim JohnsonLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 9 June 2025UIN 55322

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) certificates of competency and (b) certificates of equivalent competency were issued to ships’ cooks by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency in each year between 2015 and 2024.

Answered by Mike Kane

Please see below table for the number of certificates of competency issued for ships’ cooks in each year between 2015 to 2024

Ships Cooks Certificates of Competency issued

Year

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Total

Certs Issued

141

141

190

254

397

134

83

65

75

92

1572

Please be advised that there is no requirement for a certificate of equivalent competency for Ships Cook.

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