Description

Data about seafarers in the UK shipping industry, based on data from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and the UK Chamber of Shipping.

Policy areas

Employment and labour market Transport

Update cadence

Ad hoc

Subject area

Seafarer statistics

Publisher

Department for Transport

Published

30 May 2018

Data files

File	Type	Size
UK seafarers active at sea by type, best overall estimate	ods	—
UK Officers, certificates held by type	ods	—
Age, sex and departmental profile of UK Officers	ods	—
Seafarer certificates held by department and nationality group	ods	—
Nationality of non-UK Officers holding Certificates of Equivalent Competency/Flag State Endorsements	ods	—
Nationality of non-UK Officers holding Certificates of Competency	ods	—
UK Officer cadets under SMarT1 scheme	ods	—
UK seafarers active at sea by type, CoS member companies	ods	—
Age, sex and departmental profile of UK seafarers active at sea, CoS member companies	ods	—
Seafarers active at sea by department and nationality group, CoS member companies	ods	—
Projection for the supply of UK seafarers, 2016 to 2026	ods	—

Data files last checked: 28 May 2026

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