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2017-18 Maritime & Coastguard Agency Annual Report and Accounts HC 1387 Maritime & Coastguard Agency Annual Report and Accounts 2017-2018 Presented to the House of Commons pursuant to Section 7 of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 19 July 2018 HC 1387 The Department for Transport and the Maritime & Coastguard Agency have actively considered the needs of the blind and partially sighted people in accessing this document. The text will be made available in full on the Department’s website. The text may be freely downloaded and translated by individuals or organisations for conversion into other accessible formats. 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This publication is available at www.gov.uk/government/publications Any enquiries regarding this publication should be sent to us at Maritime & Coastguard Agency, Spring Place, 105 Commercial Road, Southampton SO15 1EG ISBN 978-1-5286-0259-4 CCS0318238988 07/18 Printed on paper containing 75% recycled fibre content minimum Printed in the UK by the APS Group on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office PERFORMANCE REPORT ........................................................................ 2 NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN’S INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 3 CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S FOREWORD ................................................................................................................................ 4 WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO ............................................................................................................................... 6 OUR ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2017-18 .............................................................................................................................. 7 LOCATION OF CIVILIAN SEARCH AND RESCUE HELICOPTER TASKINGS, YEAR ENDING MARCH 2018 ......................................... 9 DELIVERING AGAINST OUR 2017-18 BUSINESS PLAN .................................................................................................. 12 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS ........................................................................................................................ 18 SAFER LIVES – PREVENTING LOSS OF LIFE ................................................................................................................... 19 SAFER SHIPS – IMPROVING MARITIME SAFETY ............................................................................................................ 23 CLEANER SEAS – PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT ...................................................................................................... 27 OUR PEOPLE ......................................................................................................................................................... 29 EXTERNAL RELATIONS ............................................................................................................................................ 30 HEALTH AND SAFETY.............................................................................................................................................. 30 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT .................................................................................................................................. 32 ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT ................................................................. 36 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT ......................................................................................................................... 37 GOVERNANCE STATEMENT ..................................................................................................................................... 39 REMUNERATION AND STAFF REPORT ........................................................................................................................ 47 PARLIAMENTARY ACCOUNTABILITY DISCLOSURES (AUDITED) ........................................................................................ 56 THE CERTIFICATE AND REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS ..................... 57 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ................................................................... 61 STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE NET EXPENDITURE ................................................................................................... 62 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION ........................................................................................................................ 63 STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS .................................................................................................................................. 64 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN TAXPAYERS’ EQUITY ....................................................................................................... 65 NOTES TO THE AGENCY’S ACCOUNTS........................................................................................................................ 66 Performance Report Non-Executive Chairman’s introduction I am delighted to present the Maritime & Coastguard Agency’s Annual Report & Accounts for 2017-18. This document sets out our performance and achievements for the last year. As a direct response to the recommendations from the Maritime Growth study I joined the Agency in January 2017 as the first Non-Executive Chairman. Last year was my first full year in post, during this time the UK Flag has increased by 1m GT and is now at the highest level since 2013. Work is continuing to increase the Flag further with an ambitious target of achieving 30m Gross Tonnage (GT) by 2023. Launched at London International Shipping Week, the UKSR team is now fully established and working with industry to ensure we raise our profile further. Good progress has been made with the Survey and Inspection Transformation Programme (S&ITP) and in 2017-18 we successfully recruited a number of new surveyors. New terms and conditions, which include weekend working, were introduced throughout recruitment. This will help us fulfil our commitments to our survey and inspection targets and improve responsiveness in service delivery. Our Coastguard search and rescue operations are highly respected. We have witnessed Her Majesty’s Coastguard adapt to a wide range of new challenges both at sea and increasingly inland. Inland rescues performed by our search and rescue helicopters represent around fifty percent of their total rescues. In the coming year, I intend, along with our senior leadership team, to engage with industry stakeholders and our partner organisations to drive the Agency’s transformation into a global maritime leader. A number of projects will be undertaken in 2018 looking at possible commercial opportunities to utilise the knowledge and skills within the MCA. As always, the commitment of our staff has been key to us achieving so many of our targets for 2017-18 and will also be key to our future success. I am grateful to the Directors and their staff for their hard work and support over the past year and I look forward to meeting the challenges next year. Michael Parker Non-Executive Chairman 3 Chief Executive’s foreword The Maritime & Coastguard Agency’s vision is to be the world’s best maritime safety organisation. In the past year, I’m delighted to report on the further strides we’ve made towards this goal. The Survey and Inspection Transformation Programme has made strong progress in our efforts to be more commercially understanding and responsive to the needs of our shipping customers. Our new terms and conditions led to a highly-competed recruitment exercise, and our existing surveyor workforce is being supplemented with new recruits committed to excellent customer service. The United Kingdom’s iconic Red Ensign continues to attract new ships, and the UK Ship Register now stands at its highest level since June 2013 with 16.4m GT, making it the 5th largest in Europe. Our commitment to excellence in quality and service will be even more important as we prepare the ground for the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union and the global opportunities that may lie beyond. We are proud of the services we provide to shipping companies and to seafarers, and our staff get regular, positive feedback from their clients. This commitment and our marketing plans will help us achieve our ambitious target of growing the UK Ship register to 30m GT by 2023. Meanwhile the MCA stands readier than ever to respond to emergencies at sea, on the coast and inland. In the last year, our coastguard search and rescue (SAR) service answered the call swiftly and effectively to over 22,000 incidents, sometimes in the worst of conditions. Our 3,500 volunteers, led and supported by over one hundred professional Coastguard Officers, are now improving their capability to tackle new challenges, including national flood response and drowning prevention work. Our new re-engineered network of coastguard operations centres