Pursuant to section 452 of the Maritime Transport Act 1994, Maritime New Zealand gives notice that Part 131 of the Marine Protection Rules, signed on 23 September 2015 and coming into force on 31 October 2015, is amended to incorporate the following material by reference:

• The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL Convention).
• The International Maritime Organization Assembly Resolution A.739(18) and the Annexes thereto entitled Guidelines for the Authorization of Organizations Acting on Behalf of the Administration.
• Resolution MEPC. 139(53) “Guidelines for application of the revised MARPOL Annex I requirements to FPSOs and FSUs”.

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 the International Maritime Organization, where publications are searchable according to name and code:

www.imo.org/Publications/Pages/Home.aspx

Alternatively, some publications are available in resolution form on the Maritime New Zealand website.

Dated at Wellington this 15th day of October 2015.

KEITH MANCH, Director of Maritime New Zealand.