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:

• 12 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
• 12 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
• 12 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
• 12 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
• 12 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
• 12 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
• 12 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 31.80 – Crewing and Watchkeeping – Ships other than ships to which subparts C and D apply – Application – New Zealand ships that are commercial ships, New Zealand fishing vessels operating within the enclosed limits or inshore fishing limits, and New Zealand fishing vessel less than 24 metres in length beyond restricted limits but within coastal or offshore limits
• 1 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)
• 1 from Maritime Rule 31.84(2)(b) – Crewing and Watchkeeping – Crewing and Watchkeeping – Minimum crewing requirements for other ships – Owner and master of ship must not operate ship unless there are seafarers holding minimum qualifications and minimum crew on board
• 1 from Maritime Rule 31.84(4)(c), Table 12 – 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 offshore limits, Table 12 – Crewing for non-passenger ships – Offshore limits
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40A.3 – Design, Construction and Equipment – Passenger Ships which are not SOLAS Ships – Application of this Part, except certain vessels, to every New Zealand ships and foreign passenger ships in accordance with specific conditions
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40A.56(1), Appendix 4.3(3) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Passenger Ships which are not SOLAS Ships – Life saving appliances – The owner and the master of a ship must ensure that life-saving appliances are provided in accordance with the requirements of Appendix 4 of this Part – Restricted limit ships – Enclosed water limits ship of 24 metres or more in length overall must be provided with a lifeboat that complies with rules 42A.6 and 42A.7 or a rescue boat that complies with rule 42A.15, and is capable of being launched from one side or end of the ship
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40C.3 – Design, Construction and Equipment – Non-passenger Ships that are not SOLAS Ships – Application – New Zealand commercial ship that is a non-passenger ship, and a foreign commercial ship that is a non-passenger ship and operates only on the New Zealand coast, and every barge that carries any person on board during a voyage within New Zealand waters
• 5 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
• 1 from Marine Protection Rule 190.3 – Mandatory Ships Routeing – Poor Knights Islands – The owner, charterer and master of a ship must not cause or allow the ship to enter the Poor Knights area in transit