The annual seafarer statistics show that the total number of UK seafarers active at sea in 2014 was estimated to be 22,910.
The total number of UK officers increased by around 1,000 compared to 2013 – the first annual increase in the total number of UK seafarers, since 2010.
The figures also show that nearly 2,000 officer cadets were in training, the second highest level since the UK government’s ‘Support for Maritime Training’ scheme started in 1998.
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