Question reference: S6W-04564
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 22 November 2021 Registered interest
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Current status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 3 December 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that workers in the ferry industry are trained to (a) operate and (b) re-fuel hydrogen-powered ferries.
Answer
There are no hydrogen powered ferries operating as part of either the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Service or Northern Isles Ferry Service. Ferry industry workers are and will be appropriately trained to operate and refuel existing and future vessels deployed across the networks.