§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what are the evacuation procedures for ro-ro ferries and high-speed catamaran passenger craft using British ports. [28709]
§ Mr. NorrisThis is an operational matter for the Marine Safety Agency. I have asked the chief executive to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from R. M. Bradley to Mr. Paul Flynn, dated 15 June 1995:
The Secretary of State for Transport has asked me to reply to your Question about the evacuation procedures for ro-ro ferries and high speed catamaran passenger craft using British ports.Evacuation procedures are, in principle, the same for all passenger ships. They commence with the general emergency alarm signal whereupon passengers and crew follow emergency instructions. For passengers these will include assembly at the muster stations and thereafter, if it is decided to abandon ship, further direction to the survival craft, wearing lifejackets. Thereafter, they will embark into survival craft—lifeboats and liferafts—in accordance with instructions.
§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many passengers can be carried by the largest high-speed catamaran passenger craft operating from a United Kingdom port. [28708]
§ Mr. NorrisThis is an operational matter for the Marine Safety Agency. I have asked the chief executive to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from R. M. Bradley to Mr. Paul Flynn, dated 15 June 1995:
The Secretary of State for Transport has asked me to reply to your Question about the passenger capacity of the largest high speed catamaran operating from a United Kingdom port.The CONDOR II operates between Weymouth and the Channel Islands and can carry 674 passengers.