Statistical data set: Seafarer statistics: data tables (SFR)

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

Published: 24 February 2021
By Chris Haycock

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To note for 2020 figures:

While seafarers part of the UK Shipping Industry in 2020 may have been placed on furlough due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, these will still be included in Chamber of Shipping employment (CoS) figures and MCA certificate data and thus be represented as ‘active at sea’ in this data. CoS UK seafarer employment figures are stable compared to 2019, suggesting seafarers included in this data are active at sea or could be on furlough.

Seafarers active at sea (SFR01)

SFR0101: UK seafarers active at sea by type, best overall estimate (ODS, 10.1KB)

Certificated officers and trainees (SFR02)

SFR0201: UK officers, certificates held by type (ODS, 11.8KB)

SFR0202: Age, gender and departmental profile of officers (ODS, 8.25KB)

SFR0203: Seafarer certificates held by department and nationality group (ODS, 13.9KB)

SFR0204: Nationality of non-UK officers holding Certificates of Equivalent Competency (ODS, 7.16KB)

SFR0205: Nationality of non-UK officers holding Certificates of Competency (ODS, 6.81KB)

SFR0206: UK officer cadets under SMarT1 scheme (ODS, 5.47KB)

Seafarers in the UK shipping industry – Chamber of Shipping members (SFR03)

SFR0301: UK Seafarers active at sea by type, CoS member companies (ODS, 8.34KB)

SFR0302: Age, gender and departmental profile of UK seafarers active at sea, CoS member companies (ODS, 9.53KB)

SFR0303: Seafarers active at sea by department and nationality group, CoS member companies (ODS, 8.96KB)

Related statistics (SFR04)

SFR0401: Projection for the supply of UK seafarers, 2016 to 2026 (ODS, 7.26KB)

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Published 30 May 2018 Last updated 24 February 2021 + show all updates 24 February 2021 Data tables updated for the seafarers in the UK industry 2020 report.

11 December 2019 Data tables updated for the Seafarers in the UK Industry 2019 report.

12 June 2019 Data table on UK officer cadets under SMarT1 scheme updated to show the latest number of SMarT trainees.

12 December 2018 Data tables updated for the seafarers in the UK industry 2018 report.

30 May 2018 First published.

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