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:
- 1 from Maritime Rule 20.6 - Operating Limits - Assigning operating limits and operating within assigned limits - Owner and master of a ship are required to operate within assigned limits
- 2 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 31A.7(1) - Crewing and Watchkeeping Unlimited Offshore, and Coastal (Non-fishing Vessels) - Minimum safe crewing - General requirements - Owner and master of a ship must not operate that ship unless there is on board at least the minimum number of crew holding necessary qualifications for watchkeeping, to operate ship safely and comply with the Minimum Safe Crewing Document
- 1 from Maritime Rule 31B.14(1)(a), Table 6 - Crewing and Watchkeeping Offshore Coastal and Restricted (Non-fishing Vessel) - Non-passenger vessels - Inshore area - Seafarers holding the minimum required qualifications specified in Table 6 for non-passenger vessel operating within the inshore limits set out in Appendix 1 of Part 20
- 1 from Maritime Rule 31C.9(a) and (b) - Crewing and Watchkeeping Fishing Vessels - Operating Areas - Unlimited Area - Minimum required qualifications and applicable minimum crew
- 1 from Maritime Rule 31C.9(a), Table 2 - Crewing and Watchkeeping Fishing Vessels - Operating Areas - Unlimited Area - Minimum required qualifications
- 1 from Maritime Rule 32.19D(1)(b) - Ships' Personnel - Qualifications - Bridge watchkeepers, mates and masters -
New Zealand master (yacht) - Evidence of 60 months' sea service which must include navigational watch
- 1 from Maritime Rule 40A.56(1), Appendix 4.3 - Design, Construction and Equipment - Passenger Ships which are not SOLAS Ships - Life saving appliances - Restricted limit shapes
- 1 from Maritime Rule 40A.58 - Design, Construction and Equipment - Passenger Ships which are not SOLAS Ships - Anchors and cables - New ships of 24 metres or more - Owner of ship 24 metres in length or more must ensure anchors and cables are provided in accordance with the requirements
- 1 from Maritime Rule 40C, Appendix 3.3, section (3)(d) and (e) - Design, Construction and Equipment - Non-passenger Ships that are not SOLAS Ships - Life-saving appliances - Restricted coastal and restricted limit shapes - Ships not proceeding beyond restricted limits must carry either buoyant apparatus or lifebuoys
- 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
- 1 from Maritime Rule 40C.72(1) - Design, Construction and Equipment - Non-passenger ships that are not SOLAS Ships - Construction - Watertight bulkheads - Barge must be fitted with a watertight collision bulkhead
- 1 from Maritime Rule 40C.78(2)(b) - Design, Construction and Equipment - Non-passenger ships that are not SOLAS Ships - Safety equipment - firefighting appliances - Barge that carries any person on board, but not passengers, must meet applicable requirements of Rule 40C.51
- 1 from Maritime Rule 40C.80(b) - Design, Construction and Equipment - Non-passenger ships that are not SOLAS Ships - Radiocommunication - Barge that carries any person on board, but not passengers, must meet applicable requirements of Rule 40C.53
- 1 from Maritime Rule 45.10(1)(a) - Navigational Equipment - All ships to which SOLAS is applied - Radar installations - Two radar installations must be fitted for a ship of 10,000 gross tons or more
- 1 from Maritime Rule 46.24(3) - Surveys, Certification and Maintenance - Ships which do not proceed beyond restricted limits, fishing ships, and ships of less than 45 metres in length that are not required to comply with section 1 - Barges - Certification of barges - Owner of a barge must not operate that barge unless the barge has a valid New Zealand Barge Safety Certificate