The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) have issued a memorandum of understanding (MOU) which sets out how these agencies work together, and where their duties for health & safety enforcement and accident investigation overlap at the water margin, offshore and on inland waterways in and around the UK.
This MOU is underpinned by an operational working agreement (OWA) which outlines the key and supporting principles to be adopted when selecting the lead organisation for health & safety enforcement and accident investigation.
Source: MCA.