§ Mr. Proctorasked the Secretary of State for Trade what statutory provisions govern the provision by international ferries operating out of British ports of qualified medical personnel.
§ Mr. SproatThe Merchant Shipping (Ships Doctors) Regulations 1981, S.I. 1981 No. 1065, require the carriage of a qualified medical practitioner on United Kingdom ships carrying 100 or more passengers on voyages beyond the near continental trading area—which broadly covers the sea area surrounding the British Isles and the continental coastline from Brest to a point north of Bergen, excluding the Baltic.