Pursuant to section 47(3) of the Maritime Transport Act 1994, the Director of Maritime New Zealand hereby notifies the granting, on 22 December 2016, of the following exemptions:

• 1 from Maritime Rule 40C.52, Appendix 3, 3.2 – Non-passenger ships that are not SOLAS ships – Life-saving appliances – Offshore limit ships and coastal limit ships – Requirements from items (1) and (6) under survival craft (comprising of lifeboats, rescue boats and life rafts)
• 1 from Maritime Rule 42A.28(2)(b) – Safety Equipment – Life-saving Appliances – Performance, Maintenance and Servicing – Launching and embarkation appliances – Vessels operating under a Safe Ship Management Certificate or a Maritime Transport Operator Certificate launching appliances for a life raft, lifeboat or rescue boat must not depend on any means other than gravity or stored mechanical power

Dated this 12th day of January 2017.