Pursuant to section 47(3) of the Maritime Transport Act 1994, the Director of Maritime New Zealand hereby notifies the granting of the following exemptions:
- 4 from Maritime Rule 21.13(1)(b) - Safe Ship Management Systems - Entry to and conditions to be met in order for ship to remain in Safe Ship Management System - New Zealand Safe Ship Management Certificate issued by Director.
- 1 from Maritime Rule 31B.10(a) - Crewing and Watchkeeping, Offshore Coastal and Restricted (Non-Fishing Vessels) - Passenger vessels - Enclosed area - Passenger vessels operating in the enclosed area must carry at least seafarers holding minimum required qualifications.
- 1 from Maritime Rule 31B.14(1)(a), Table 6 - Crewing and Watchkeeping, Offshore Coastal and Restricted (Non-Fishing Vessels) - Passenger vessels - Enclosed area - Inshore area - seafarers holding the minimum required qualifications specified in Table 6 for non-passenger vessel operating within the inshore limits.
- 1 from Maritime Rule 32.17A(c)(i) - Ships' Personnel - Qualifications - Bridge watchkeepers, mates and masters - Officer in charge of a navigational watch of a foreign going ship - Route 2 - 12 months sea service completion on commercial ships in the last 10 years as person in charge of navigational watch.
- 1 from Maritime Rule 40A.9(4)(d)(i) - Design, Construction and Equipment - Passenger Ships that are not SOLAS ships - Design, Survey and Construction - Construction - Existing ship complies with rule 40A.9(2) if it is in good repair and has undergone design approval.
- 1 from Maritime Rule 40C.29(2)(e) - Design, Construction and Equipment - Passenger Ships that are not SOLAS Ships - Machinery - Petrol inboard and outboard engines - Auxiliary outboard engine of sufficient power for safe return to port or safe haven.
- 1 from Maritime Rule 40C.52(1), Appendix 3.2(2)(a) - Design, Construction and Equipment - Non-passenger ships
that are not SOLAS Ships - Life saving appliances - Offshore limit ships and coastal limit ships - A ship of less than
30 metres but 15 metres or more in length overall must be provided with at least one lifeboat or rescue boat that is capable of being launched on one side of the ship.
- 1 from Maritime Rule 40D.37(1), Appendix 1 - Design, Construction and Equipment - Fishing Ships - Life-saving appliances - Owner and the master of any ship must ensure that life-saving appliances are provided in accordance
with the requirements of Appendix 1 - Rescue boats - Every ship of 24 metres or more in length must be provided with a rescue boat complying with rule 42A.14, unless the ship is provided with a lifeboat, that fulfils the requirements for a rescue boat and is capable of being recovered after a rescue operation.
- 2 from Maritime Rule 45.21(1)(a)(ii) - Navigational Equipment - Magnetic compasses - Small passenger and
non-passenger ships, fishing ships - Passenger ship six metres or more in length and does not proceed beyond
restricted limits must be fitted with a magnetic compass capable of being adjusted.
- 1 from Maritime Rule 46.17(1)(a) - Surveys, Certification and Maintenance - Ships which do not proceed beyond restricted limits, fishing ships, and ships of less than 45 metres in length - Inspections - Hull and external fittings inspections below the waterline with the ship out of the water at intervals not exceeding two years.