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Boats: Safety

Commons · Question 71679 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 3 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Josh Babarinde

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the document entitled Maritime & Coastguard Agency Safety Code for Small Commercial Motor Vessels under MG280, updated on 22 January 2025.

Answer

Answered by Mike Kane, 3 Sep 2025

There have not been any updates or amendments made to either the ‘Code of Practice for the Safety of Small Commercial Motor Vessels’ (the ‘Yellow Code’), or Marine Guidance Note (MGN) 280(M) ‘Small Vessels in Commercial Use for Sport or Pleasure, Workboat...