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Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
What is this document for?
The purpose of the Scottish Ferries Review
How the Review has been carried out
National Objectives in Providing Support to Ferry Services
The Current and Future Position
What happens next?
Future Procurement Issues
State of Finances
Chapter 2: How should ferries be funded and procured?
Introduction
How ferries are currently funded
Future investment requirements
Options for future funding of ferry services..
How flexible should we be about what we tender for?
The need for a tendering system in the future
How we will priorities funding?
Summary of way forward.
Chapter 3: Fares
Introduction
Challenges, issues and problems
Road Equivalent Tariff
Delivery and time-scales
Other issues
Summary of our proposals
Chapter 4: What kind of ferry services should be funded?
Introduction
Needs Based Assessment
Working principles
How we will prioritise funding?
Results by community
Firth of Clyde
Arran
Claonaig to Lochranza
Bute
Cumbrae
Cowal Peninsula and Dunoon
Inner Hebrides
Mull
Mull to Ardnamurchan/Morvern
Iona
Ardnamurchan/Morvern
Lismore
Coll and Tiree
Kerrera, Luing and Easdale Island
Northern Isles
Services to/from Aberdeen
Pentland Firth
The Northern Isles Ferry Services Tender for services from 2012
Orkney and Shetland Isles
Skye, Raasay, the Small Isles and Knoydart
Skye
Raasay
Small Isles
Knoydart
Southern Hebrides
Islay & Jura
Colonsay
Gigha
Kintyre
Western Isles
Lewis and Harris
Uists and Benbecula
Barra
Conclusion
Chapter 5: Who should be responsible for providing ferry services?
Introduction
Entry and Exit strategy
Procurement skills
Ferries Regulator
Summary of way forward
Chapter 6: Accessibility
Introduction
Legislation and guidance
Way forward
Accessibility Assessment
Implementing accessibility recommendations.
An Accessibility Improvement Fund
An Accessibility Information system
Summary of way forward
Chapter 7: Environmental issues
Appendix 1: Routes and Services - Analytical approach
Appendix 2: Maps showing current position
Appendix 3: Table detailing RET status and future responsibility
Appendix 4: Summary of Consultation Questions
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