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:

• 17 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
• 17 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
• 17 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
• 17 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
• 17 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
• 17 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
• 18 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
• 1 from Maritime Rule 20.43(1)(a) – Operating Limits – Exceptions to duty operate within operating limits
• 2 from Maritime Rule 31.84(1) – Crewing and Watchkeeping – Ships other than ships to which subparts C and D apply – Minimum crewing requirements for other ships – This rule applies to a passenger or non-passenger ship other than a ship listed in Rule 31.82(2)
• 2 from Maritime Rule 31.84(2) – Crewing and Watchkeeping – Ships other than ships to which subparts C and D apply – Minimum crewing requirements for other ships – Owner and master of ship must not operate ship unless minimum crew on board including seafarers holding certificates as required by a Minimum Safe Crewing Document, and seafarers holding minimum requirements and minimum number of crew on board as specified in applicable tables and accompanying flow-charts
• 1 from Maritime Rule 31.84(3), Table 11 – Crewing and Watchkeeping – Ships other than ships to which subparts C and D apply – Minimum crewing requirements for other ships – Owner and master of a ship that carries more than 12 passengers must not operate the ship unless the master has a passenger endorsement issued under Part 32 – Table 11 – Crewing for passenger ships – Enclosed water limits – Less than 24 metres, Master, SRL with passenger endorsement
• 2 from Maritime Rule 31.84(4)(e), Table 14 – Crewing and Watchkeeping – Ships other than ships to which subparts C and D apply – Minimum crewing requirements for other ships – Applicable tables and flow-charts for non-passenger ships operating within inshore limits, Table 14 – Crewing for non-passenger ships – Inshore limits
• 1 from Maritime Rule 31.84(4)(f), Table 15 – Crewing and Watchkeeping – Ships other than ships to which subparts C and D apply – Minimum crewing requirements for other ships – Applicable tables and flow-charts for non-passenger ships operating within inshore limits, Table 15 – Crewing for non–passenger ships – Enclosed limits
• 1 from Maritime Rule 32.42, Table 3, 7(b) – Seafarer Certification – National certificates of proficiency and competency and national prescribed endorsements – Skipper restricted limits – Ancillaroes and GMDSS – Demonstrates ancillary proficiencies in accordance with Rule 32.16 – RROC
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40A.21(1)(a), Table 40A.3 – Design, Construction and Equipment – Passenger Ships which are not SOLAS Ships – Passenger accommodation – Toilet Facilities – Toilet facilities must be provided for unberthed passengers on ships not proceeding beyond coastal limits, the toilet facilities required by Table 40A.3
• 4 from Maritime Rule 44.3 – Surveyor Responsibilities and Survey, Certification, and Maintenance for Ships in Maritime Transport Operations – General – Requirement to hold Certificate of Surveyor Recognition
• 2 from Maritime Rule 45.27(1)(a) – Navigational Equipment – Ships of 500 tons gross tonnage or more to which SOLAS is not applied – Gyro-compasses – Fishing ship of 45 metres or more in length that is constructed on or after 1 September 1984 must be fitted with a gyro-compass that meets the requirements of the International Maritime Organization Assembly Resolution A.424(XI)
• 1 from Maritime Rule 46.24(1) – Surveys, Certification and Maintenance – Barges – Certification of barges
• 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
• 1 from Maritime Rule 47.8(2)(a) – Load Lines – Section 1 – Ships of 24 metres or more in length – Owner’s and master’s obligations – Owner and master must comply with and ensure compliance with this Section and the provisions of Articles 2, 3, 7, 10 to 15, Annex I and Annex II of the Load Line Convention
• 1 from Maritime Rule 47.8(2)(b)(i) – Load Lines – Section 1 – Ships of 24 metres or more in length – Owner’s and master’s obligations – Ships not proceed on voyage unless surveyed, maintained and marked in accordance with this section and Load Line Convention
• 1 from Maritime Rule 47.68 – Load Lines – Section 3 – Barges that do not operate beyond the coastal limit – Compliance with section 3