1378900Edited by LiamM.110012809layer_information_pageund1449064510167873532000167873532057<p>The Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 deals with wrecks of both aircraft and ships, and all military aircraft are automatically protected under this legislation.</p> <p>This Act is administered by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) - RAF for aircraft, Navy for vessels. Under this Act, vessels may be designated either as a protected place or as a controlled site.</p> <p>Commonly called "war graves", they are more correctly referred to as "military maritime graves".</p> full_html<p>The Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 deals with wrecks of both aircraft and ships, and all military aircraft are automatically protected under this legislation.</p> <p>This Act is administered by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) - RAF for aircraft, Navy for vessels. Under this Act, vessels may be designated either as a protected place or as a controlled site.</p> <p>Commonly called "war graves", they are more correctly referred to as "military maritime graves".</p> 4557055HMS Royal Oak - © ADUS DeepOcean Ltd and Salvage & Marine Operations (UK MOD).jpgpublic://hms_royal_oak_-_c_adus_deepocean_ltd_and_salvage_marine_operations_uk_mod_ro_shot1_cr.jpgimage/jpeg3330011484737397imageHMS Royal Oak - © ADUS DeepOcean Ltd and Salvage and Marine Operations (UK MOD)HMS Royal Oak - © ADUS DeepOcean Ltd and Salvage and Marine Operations (UK MOD)HMS Royal Oak (Controlled Site under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986) in Scapa Flow, Orkney - © ADUS DeepOcean Ltd and Salvage and Marine Operations (UK MOD)HMS Royal Oak (Controlled Site under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986) in Scapa Flow, Orkney - © ADUS DeepOcean Ltd and Salvage and Marine Operations (UK MOD)<_drafty_revision_requested>FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT1HMS Royal Oak - © ADUS DeepOcean Ltd and Salvage and Marine Operations (UK MOD)402800402800830<p>For definitions of&nbsp;'protected place’ and ‘controlled site’ follow the link to The Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 (Designation of Vessels and Controlled Sites) Order 2017 under the 'Additional Information' tab.</p> full_html<p>For definitions of 'protected place’ and ‘controlled site’ follow the link to The Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 (Designation of Vessels and Controlled Sites) Order 2017 under the 'Additional Information' tab.</p> 1318352875288758873sioc:Itemfoaf:Documentdc:datedc:createdxsd:dateTimedate_iso8601dc:modifiedxsd:dateTimedate_iso8601content:encodedsioc:has_creatorrelfoaf:namesioc:num_repliesxsd:integersioc:last_activity_datexsd:dateTimedate_iso8601https://marine.gov.scot/?q=information/protected-places-and-controlled-sites-war-graves-designated-under-protection-military013632113789012809draftpublished57167873532011167873532013632113789012809draftpublished57167873532011167873532013632113789012809draftpublished571678735320111678735320