The Department for Transport has today published National Statistics on UK seafarers.
The main results are:
* In 2006 there were about 28,100 UK seafarers working regularly at sea, of which 13,600 were deck and engine officers (assuming a retirement age of 62), 800 technical officers, 2,300 catering officers, 10,400 ratings and 1,100 trainees in training.
* The number of certificated UK deck and engine officers in 2006 was 5 per cent lower than in 1997. However, the certification system for deck and engine officers has been expanded in recent years, and if the newly eligible groups are excluded the overall decrease since 1997 is 12 per cent.
* In 2005/6 there were around 630 new entrant officer cadets, the highest number since the current system began in 1999. Provisional figures for new starts in 2006/7 are higher again, standing at 690.
* The overall number of UK ratings in 2006 was about 9 per cent higher than in 2002, the earliest year for which estimates are available, and about the same as in 2003.
* Projections have been made to 2022 of the number of UK deck and engine officers, based on assumptions about wastage rates, retirement age and cadet intake. The number of UK deck and engine officers is projected to decline by more than a half by 2022, largely due to the high average age of officers currently in employment.
The main results are:
* In 2006 there were about 28,100 UK seafarers working regularly at sea, of which 13,600 were deck and engine officers (assuming a retirement age of 62), 800 technical officers, 2,300 catering officers, 10,400 ratings and 1,100 trainees in training.
* The number of certificated UK deck and engine officers in 2006 was 5 per cent lower than in 1997. However, the certification system for deck and engine officers has been expanded in recent years, and if the newly eligible groups are excluded the overall decrease since 1997 is 12 per cent.
* In 2005/6 there were around 630 new entrant officer cadets, the highest number since the current system began in 1999. Provisional figures for new starts in 2006/7 are higher again, standing at 690.
* The overall number of UK ratings in 2006 was about 9 per cent higher than in 2002, the earliest year for which estimates are available, and about the same as in 2003.
* Projections have been made to 2022 of the number of UK deck and engine officers, based on assumptions about wastage rates, retirement age and cadet intake. The number of UK deck and engine officers is projected to decline by more than a half by 2022, largely due to the high average age of officers currently in employment.
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