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 21 April 2016 to 7 June 2016, of the following exemptions:

• 1 from Maritime Rule 25.7(1)(c)(ii) – Nautical Charts and Publications – Chart and publication requirements – Paper back-up nautical charts
• 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 31.44 – Crewing and Watchkeeping – SOLAS and STCW ships – Coastal and offshore limits – Ships operating beyond restricted limits but within coastal limits or offshore limits must carry navigational or engine room watchkeepers
• 1 from Maritime Rule 31.82(1) – Crewing and Watchkeeping – Requirement to operate under Minimum Safe Crewing Document for some ships
• 1 from Maritime Rule 31.84(1) – Crewing and Watchkeeping – Minimum crewing requirements for other ships – Passenger or non-passenger ship – Application of this rule
• 1 from Maritime Rule 31.84(2) – Crewing and Watchkeeping – Minimum crewing requirements for other ships – Requirements as per Minimum Safe Crewing Document, and as specified in applicable tables and accompanying flowcharts
• 1 from Maritime Rule 31.84(4)(f), Table 15 – Crewing and Watchkeeping – Minimum crewing requirements for other ships – Applicable tables and flow-charts for non-passenger ships operating within enclosed water limits
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40A.12(2) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Passenger ships which are not SOLAS ships – General passenger ships – Subdivision and stability – Vertically continuous collision bulkhead that is watertight and located not less than five percent of the length overall
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40A.55(1), Appendix 3, 3.3 – Non-portable foam and CO₂ extinguishers (2) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Passenger ships which are not SOLAS ships – Restricted limit ships
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40B.8 – Design, Construction and Equipment – SOLAS ships – Design, Construction and Equipment – SOLAS ships – Subdivision and stability – Subdivision and damage stability of non-passenger ships
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40B.21(2)(a) – Design, Construction and Equipment – SOLAS Ship – Life-saving appliances and arrangements – Compliance with applicable performance standards of Chapter III of SOLAS
• 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 40C.12(3)(a) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Non-passenger ships that are not SOLAS ships – Subdivision – Doorways and other access openings must not be fitted in the collision bulkhead below the freeboard deck
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40C.51(1), Appendix 2, 2.3 – Fire crew outfits, (3)(a) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Passenger ships that are not SOLAS ships – Fire-fighting appliances – Restricted coastal and restricted limit ships
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40D.83(2)(b)(iii)–(v) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Fishing ships – Ships of six metres or less that do not proceed beyond enclosed water limits or more than two miles from the New Zealand coast – Ship and its equipment undergo inspections, ship’s operations undergo audits, and current certificate of compliance
• 1 from Maritime Rule 42A.6 – Safety Equipment – Life-Saving Appliances – Performance Maintenance and Servicing – Survival craft and rescue boats – Lifeboats – General requirements
• 2 from Maritime Rule 46.11(2)(a) – Surveys, Certification and Maintenance – SOLAS ships and ships of 45 metres or more in length that proceed beyond restricted limits – Inspection of the outside of the ship’s bottom may be undertaken by means of an approved in-water survey at any time within 13 months following an out of water survey
• 3 from Maritime Rule 46.17(1)(a) – 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 – Inspections – Hull and external fittings inspections below the waterline with the ship out of the water at intervals not exceeding two years
• 1 from Maritime Rule 46.17(1)(b) – Surveys, Certification and Maintenance – Ships which do not proceed beyond restricted limits, fishing ships, and ships less than 45 metres in length that are not required to comply with section 1 – Inspections – Propeller shafts and rudder stocks with water-lubricated bearings at intervals not exceeding four years
• 1 from Maritime Rule 47.8(2)(a) – Load Lines – Owner’s and master’s obligations – Section 1 – Ships of 24 metres or more in length – Owner and master must comply with and ensure compliance with this section and the provisions of Articles 2, 3, 7, 10–15, Annex I and Annex II of the Load Line Convention
• 1 from Maritime Rule 49.6(1) – Ships’ Lifting Appliances – Thorough examination of ship’s lifting appliances and loose cargo gear by a competent person
• 2 from Marine Protection Rules 122.4(1)–(2) – Marine Protection Products – Oil – Oil filtering equipment – Applies to ships of 400 gross tonnage or more, approval by the Director, and 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

Dated this 16th day of June 2016.