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
- 1 from Maritime Rule 21.13(1)(a) - Safe Ship Management Systems - Entry to and conditions to be met in order for ship to remain in Safe Ship Management System - ship belongs to an organisation’s approved safe ship management system
- 6 from Maritime Rule 21.13(1)(b) - Ships which do not proceed beyond restricted limits, fishing ships, and ships of less than 45 metres in length are not required to comply with section 1 - entry to and conditions to be met in order to remain in Safe Ship Management System - New Zealand Safe Ship Management Certificate issued by the Director
- 1 from Maritime Rule 21.13(1)(c) - Safe Ship Management Systems - Entry to and conditions to be met in order for ship to remain in Safe Ship Management System - compliance with conditions and limitations
- 1 from Maritime Rule 31A.12(2)(c) - Crewing and Watchkeeping Unlimited Offshore, and Coastal (Non-Fishing Vessels) - Section 3 - Ship types - General requirements - Any seafarer who has designated safety or pollution prevention duties must hold a basic safety training certificate that the Director is satisfied meets the requirements
- 1 from Maritime Rule 31B.15, Table 8 - Crewing and Watchkeeping. Offshore, Coastal and Restricted (Non-Fishing Vessels) - Non-passenger vessel - Enclosed area - seafarers holding the minimum required qualifications specified in Table 8 for non-passenger vessels operating within the enclosed area
- 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 32.9(3) - Ships’ Personnel - Qualifications - Combined skipper/engineer certificates - Local launch operator (LLO) - LLO certificate with up to 5 additional vessels or 5 additional areas of intended operation or combination of additional vessels and areas
- 1 from Maritime Rule 40A, Appendix 7, Table 2(C), Note (5) - Passenger Ships which are not SOLAS Ships - Anchors and Cables - Where a ship is required to carry two anchors of a specified weight, any one anchor may differ by not more than 10 percent from such specified weight, but the total weight of both anchors carried must not be less than twice the specified weight
- 1 from Maritime Rule 40A, Appendix 7, Table 3(B) - Design, Construction and Equipment - Passenger Ships which are not SOLAS Ships - Anchor cables - ships operating in restricted limits
- 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 40D.11(1) - Design, Construction and Equipment - Fishing Ships - Design survey, construction and structural strength - Watertight bulkheads - every ship of 12 metres or more in length must be fitted with a vertically continuous watertight collision bulkhead that extends to the uppermost continuous deck
- 1 from Maritime Rule 40D.37(1), Appendix 1.4 - Design, Construction and Equipment - Fishing Ships - Inshore limit ships - Survival craft - Every ship of 12 metres or more in length must be provided with one or more liferafts, complying with Rules 42A.11 and 42A.12
- 1 from Maritime Rule 40D.68(1), Appendix 3.3 - Design, Construction and Equipment - Fishing Ships - Radiocommunications - Radiocommunication equipment - Ships that proceed beyond offshore limits
- 2 from Maritime Rule 42A.37(1)(a) - Safety Equipment - Life Saving Appliances - Performance Maintenance and Servicing - Maintenance, inspections and servicing - Servicing of inflatable liferafts at intervals of not more than 12 months at an approved servicing station
- 1 from Maritime Rule 42B.20(16) - Safety Equipment - Fire Appliances Performance Standards - Fixed gas
fire-extinguishing systems - must be maintained in accordance with Australian standard AS 1851:2005