Pursuant to sections 47(3) and 395(3) of the Maritime Transport Act 1994, the Director of Maritime New Zealand hereby notifies the granting, during the period from 23 February 2016 to 30 March 2016, of the following exemptions:

• 2 from Maritime Rule 24A.42(1) – Carriage of Cargoes – Dangerous Goods – Safety management system
• 1 from Maritime Rule 31.25(1) – Crewing and Watchkeeping – General crewing and other requirements – Duty of crew to hold certificates and to be able to demonstrate ancillary proficiencies – Specific certificate or endorsement or higher grade of certificate or endorsement
• 1 from Maritime Rule 31.42(b) – Crewing and Watchkeeping – SOLAS and STCW ships – Minimum watchkeeping and special crewing requirements – Unlimited area, minimum crew holding prescribed certificates
• 1 from Maritime Rule 31.42(c) – Crewing and Watchkeeping – SOLAS and STCW ships – Minimum watchkeeping and special crewing requirements – Ships operating within coastal and offshore limits
• 1 from Maritime Rule 31.43(1)(a)–(b) – Crewing and Watchkeeping – SOLAS and STCW ships – Unlimited area – Requirements for ships operating in unlimited areas to carry at least navigational and engine room watchkeepers as specified
• 1 from Maritime Rule 31.43(1)(c) – Crewing and Watchkeeping – SOLAS and STCW ships – Unlimited area – Requirements for a cook to hold national certificate and demonstrates ancillary proficiencies, on a ship over 1,000 GT
• 1 from Maritime Rule 31.84(1) – Crewing and Watchkeeping – Minimum crewing requirements for other ships – Passenger or non-passenger ship
• 1 from Maritime Rule 31.84(2)(b)(i), Table 11 – Crewing and Watchkeeping – Ships other than ships to which subparts C and D apply – Minimum crewing requirements for other ships – Seafarers on board hold minimum requirement certificates and prescribed endorsements – Crewing for passenger ships – Enclosed water limits
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40A, Appendix 4, 4.3 – Design, Construction and Equipment – Passenger ships which are not SOLAS ships – Life-saving appliances – Restricted limit ships – Requirements in Appendix 4.3 that apply to a ship that proceeds in restricted limits
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40A, Appendix 7, Note 2 – Design, Construction and Equipment – Passenger ships which are not SOLAS ships – Anchors and Cables – Above the underlined figures in Table 2, one anchor is required, below the underlined figure, two anchors are required
• 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 – Must be provided for unberthed passengers on ships not proceeding beyond coastal limits, the toilet facilities required by Table 40A.3
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40A.55(1), Appendix 3, 3.3 – Non-portable foam and CO₂ extinguishers – Design, Construction and Equipment – Passenger ships which are not SOLAS ships – Restricted limit ships
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40A.56(1), Appendix 4, 4.3 – Survival craft – Design, Construction and Equipment – Passenger ships which are not SOLAS ships – Life-saving appliances – Offshore and coastal limit ships
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40B.21(1) – Design, Construction and Equipment – SOLAS ships – Life-saving appliances – Compliance with International Life-Saving Appliance (LSA) Code
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40C – Design, Construction and Equipment – Non-passenger ships that are not SOLAS ships
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40C.12(1)(a) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Non-passenger ships that are not SOLAS ships – Subdivision – Watertight continuous collision bulkhead
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40D.23 – Design, Construction and Equipment – Fishing ships – Water freeing arrangements
• 1 from Maritime Rule 42B.20(16) – Safety Equipment – Fire Appliances Performance Standards – Fixed gas fire-extinguishing systems – Must be maintained in accordance with Australian Standard AS 1851:2005
• 3 from Maritime Rule 91.5(1) – Navigation Safety Rules – Operating requirements – Minimum age for operating powered vessels – No person under the age of 15 years shall operate a power driven vessel unless under direct supervision
• 3 from Maritime Rule 91.5(2) – Navigation Safety Rules – Operating requirements – Minimum age for operating powered vessels – Owner of power driven vessel must not allow person under the age of 15 years to operate the vessel
• 1 from Marine Protection Rule 122.4(2) – Marine Protection Products – Oil – Oil filtering equipment – Approval of oil filtering equipment by director and ensure oil content when discharged not exceed 15 parts per million

Dated this 7th day of April 2016.