Katy Ware

Director of UK Maritime Services, Maritime and Coastguard Services

MSC - Maritime Skills Commission

Director of UK Maritime Services, Maritime and Coastguard Services

Katy studied Marine Technology at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and joined the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) in 1999. 

Katy appointed as the Director of UK Maritime Services in March 2016. In this role, she is responsible for the UK flag and port State control regimes, including survey and inspection operations, the UK’s safety, security & environmental regulatory regimes, seafarers training, navigational safety, civil hydrography programme and UK Ship Register.

In 2011 Katy was appointed the Permanent Representative of the UK the IMO Organization.

Katy leads a diverse work force, including operational surveyors, technical policy officials, legal and economic advisors.