Pursuant to section 452(6) of the Maritime Transport Act 1994, the Authority (Maritime New Zealand) gives notice that certain material currently incorporated by reference in the Maritime Rules has been replaced.

Part 42B: Safety Equipment – Fire Appliance Performance Standards

Maritime Rule 42B.20(16) currently refers to “Australian standard AS 1851:2005, Section 11 Gaseous fire extinguishing systems”. This reference was made in the rule on 4 August 2008. The standard referred to has been replaced with “Australian Standard AS 1851-2012, Routine service of fire protection systems and equipment, Section 7 Special Hazard Systems”.

The amendment to the material incorporated by reference into the rules as described above takes effect as part of the rules from 1 January 2015.

Availability of material for inspection

The material incorporated by reference described above is available for inspection by appointment free of charge at the Maritime New Zealand office listed below during the hours of 8.30am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday:

Maritime New Zealand Office 

Wellington: Level 11, 1 Grey Street.

Availability of material for purchase

The material incorporated by reference may be purchased from the publications website of Standards Australia, where publications are searchable according to name and code:

www.standards.org.au/SearchandBuyAStandard/Pages/default.aspx

Dated at Wellington this 13th day of November 2014.

DEB PLAYER, Acting Manager Domestic and International Policy, Maritime New Zealand.