Rejected petition Help our Merchant shipping.

Stop flagging out shipping, promote UK registered shipping, help more UK registered crew get jobs within UK waters and on UK registered vessels.

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We are an island nation, we had one of the best merchant fleets in the world & some of the most skilled Seaman as well. Things move on but ships are still required Please support our Merchant fleet and the personnel who work in it. Improve opportunity's for trainee deck ratings. Stop flagging out shipping, promote UK registered shipping, use more UK registered seaman, the same as Canada & Australia do within there waters.

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Date submitted 23 November 2016
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