§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for Trade (1) how many seafarers employed on United Kingdom registered ships died as a result of falling down hatchways for each year since 1975; and what was the incidence rate of death per 100,000 population at risk;
(2) how many seafarers employed on United Kingdom registered ships died as a result of accidents in the engine
Year 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Estimated Number of Seamen at Risk (000's) 108 103 95 88 82 (1) Deaths from accidents in the engine-room (and stokehold) Number of deaths 6 5 7 14 1 Incidence per 100,000 seamen 5.6 4.9 7.4 15.9 1.2 (2) Deaths from falls down hatchways Number of deaths 13 11 5 5 1 Incidence per 100,000 seamen 12.0 10.7 5.3 5.7 1.2 Statistics for 1980 are not yet available.