Royal Fleet Auxiliary
(asked on 16th May 2022) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s vessels will remain civilian crewed.
This question was answered on 23rd May 2022
The Royal Navy's Annual Budget Cycle (ABC), which looks ahead over the next ten years, has ensured that Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) vessels will remain operated by civilian crew.
We remain confident that the Royal Navy has, and will continue to have, sufficient civilian seafarers within the RFA, to operate its current fleet of vessels necessary to fulfil operational requirements.