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Authorities/Other Agencies of State
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Notice of Exemption From Maritime Rules and Marine Protection Rules: 19.3; 19.41; 19.42(1); 19.43(1); 19.45(1); 19.46(1); 19.62(1); 31.64(1)(a); 31.64(2)(a), Table 7; 40D.68(1), Appendix 3.3; 43.15; 122.4(1) and (2)

Pursuant to sections 47(3) and 395(3) of the Maritime Transport Act 1994, the Director of Maritime New Zealand hereby notifies the granting of the following exemptions:

  • 3 from Maritime Rule 19.3 – Maritime Transport Operator – Certification and Responsibilities – Maritime Transport Operator Plan and maritime transport operator safety system – Requirement to hold Maritime Transport Operator Certificate
  • 3 from Maritime Rule 19.41 – Maritime Transport Operator – Certification and Responsibilities – Maritime Transport Operator Plan and maritime transport operator safety system – Maritime Transport Operator Plan and all its requirements
  • 3 from Maritime Rule 19.42(1) – Maritime Transport Operator – Certification and Responsibilities – Maritime Transport Operator Plan and maritime transport operator safety system – Maritime transport operator must develop and document a maritime transport operator safety system in the Maritime Transport Operator Plan
  • 3 from Maritime Rule 19.43(1) – Maritime Transport Operator – Certification and Responsibilities – Maritime Transport Operator Plan and maritime transport operator safety system – Survey plan – Maritime transport operator must ensure that a survey plan is developed and applied
  • 3 from Maritime Rule 19.45(1) – Maritime Transport Operator – Certification and Responsibilities – Maritime Transport Operator Plan and maritime transport operator safety system – Maintenance plan – A maritime transport operator must develop and apply a maintenance plan
  • 3 from Maritime Rule 19.46(1) – Maritime Transport Operator – Certification and Responsibilities – Maritime Transport Operator Plan and maritime transport operator safety system – Safety equipment list and spare parts list – A maritime transport operator must ensure that a relevant safety equipment list and a spare parts list, in a form acceptable to the Director, are developed for each ship in the maritime transport operation
  • 3 from Maritime Rule 19.62(1) – Maritime Transport Operator – Certification and Responsibilities – Operating Requirements – Maritime transport operator responsible for safe ships – No person may operate or permit the operation of a ship in the maritime transport operation unless the ship has a valid Certificate of Survey issued under Rule 44.41
  • 2 from Maritime Rule 31.64(1)(a) – Crewing and Watchkeeping – Fishing ships that proceed beyond the inshore fishing area other than fishing ships less than 24m within coastal and offshore limits – Other minimum crewing requirements for fishing vessels – Minimum required certificates and minimum number of crew
  • 2 from Maritime Rule 31.64(2)(a), Table 7 – Crewing and Watchkeeping – Fishing ships that proceed beyond the inshore fishing area other than fishing ships less than 24m within coastal and offshore limits – Other minimum crewing requirements for fishing vessels – Applicable tables and flow charts in Table 7 – Crewing for fishing vessels – Unlimited area
  • 1 from Maritime Rule 40D.68(1), Appendix 3.3 – Design, Construction and Equipment – Fishing Ships – Radiocommunications equipment – Owner and master of ship must ensure radiocommunications equipment provided in accordance with Appendix 3 – Ships that proceed beyond offshore limits
  • 1 from Maritime Rule 43.15 – Radio – Performance standards – MF/HF radio (voice communication, narrow-band direct printing and DSC) – Compliance with performance standards adopted by IMO Resolution A.613(5) and Resolution A.806(19)
  • 1 from Marine Protection Rule 122.4(1) and (2) – Marine Protection Products – Oil – Oil discharge monitoring and control system and oil filtering equipment – Applies to ships of 400 gross tonnage or more, owner must ensure that every ship is fitted with oil filtering equipment designed to ensure any oily mixture, which is discharged into the sea after passing through the system, has an oil content not exceeding 15 parts per million