Accessibility

A majority of respondents – 89% of those who answered the question – would support a regular accessibility audit taking place with accessibility groups such as Mobility Access Committee Scotland (MACS), with the aim of improving accessibility at ports and onboard vessels.

Most comments focused on what could be done to improve accessibility, with the most frequently made suggestions related to boarding arrangements and the design of ports. They included considering the movement of luggage and installing better gangways, ramps and lifts. There were also references to repairs to lifts being an urgent action and appropriate accessibility as a condition of service for vessels.