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Authorities/Other Agencies of State
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Notice of Exemption from Maritime Rules

Pursuant to section 47(3) of the Maritime Transport Act 1994, the Director of Maritime New Zealand hereby notifies the granting of the following exemptions from 15 March 2018 to 26 April 2018 inclusive:

  • 1 from Maritime Rule 22.20(5), Appendix 1, 3(1)(a) – Collision Prevention – lights and shapes – horizontal distance between 2 masthead lights must not be less than one-half of vessel’s length
  • 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
  • 2 from Maritime Rule 31.64(1) – Crewing and Watchkeeping – Other minimum crewing requirements for fishing vessels – minimum required certificates and minimum number of crew
  • 1 from Maritime Rule 31.64(1)(a) – Crewing and Watchkeeping – Other minimum crewing requirements for fishing vessels – minimum required certificates
  • 1 from Maritime Rule 31.64(2)(a) – Crewing and Watchkeeping – Other minimum crewing requirements for fishing vessels – applicable tables and flow charts in Table 7 – Crewing for fishing vessels – unlimited area
  • 1 from Maritime Rule 31.64(2)(c) – Crewing and Watchkeeping – Other minimum crewing requirements for fishing vessels – applicable tables and flow charts in Table 9 – fishing vessels operating beyond inshore limits but within coastal limits
  • 1 from Maritime Rule 31.64(2)(c), Table 9, 45 metres or more – Crewing and Watchkeeping – Other minimum crewing requirements for fishing vessels – applicable tables and flow charts in Table 9 – fishing vessels operating beyond inshore limits but within coastal limits
  • 1 from Maritime Rule 31.82(1) – Crewing and Watchkeeping – Requirement to operate under Minimum Safe Crewing Document for some ships – only in relation to the requirement to operate with Qualified Deck Crew (QDC)
  • 1 from Maritime Rule 32.57(c) – Seafarer Certification – Privileges of Marine engineer class 4 – Functions and duties as chief engineer of a fishing ship of under 3000 kilowatts in the unlimited area
  • 1 from Maritime Rule 32.98, Table 20, item 5: Sea Service – Seafarer Certification – STCW Certificates and prescribed endorsements – Watchkeeper deck – completes approved sea service that, at a minimum, meets the requirements described in regulation II/1 of STCW
  • 1 from Maritime Rule 32.110, Table 26, item 1: Prior Certification – Seafarer Certification – STCW Certificates and prescribed endorsements – Master yacht less than 500GT – holds a current certificate of competency as Chief mate yacht or equivalent
  • 1 from Maritime Rule 32.114 – Seafarer Certification – STCW Certificates and prescribed endorsements – GMDSS radio operator
  • 1 from Maritime Rule 32.173(a) – Seafarer Certification – Approval of sea service – provision for period of sea service served
  • 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.4 – Design, Construction and Equipment – Passenger Ships which are not SOLAS Ships – Maritime New Zealand number
  • 1 from Maritime Rule 40A.7(1)(b) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Passenger Ships which are not SOLAS Ships – owner of ship must ensure ship’s design is approved by surveyor who holds current Certificate of Surveyor Recognition
  • 1 from Maritime Rule 40A.12(1) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Passenger Ships which are not SOLAS Ships – subdivision and stability – all ships except ships pre-27 May 2004
  • 1 from Maritime Rule 40A.55, Appendix 3, 3.3 – Design, Construction and Equipment – Passenger Ships which are not SOLAS Ships – Fire-fighting appliances – Owner and master of a ship must ensure fire appliances are provided in accordance with requirements of Appendix 3 – 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 – Restricted limit ships – requirements for inshore and enclosed water limits ships to be provided with lifeboats
  • 1 from Maritime Rule 40A.57(1) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Passenger Ships which are not SOLAS Ships – Radiocommunications equipment
  • 1 from Maritime Rule 40C, Appendix 2, 2.3 – Design, Construction and Equipment – Passenger Ships which are not SOLAS Ships – Fire-fighting appliances – Restricted coastal and restricted limit ships
  • 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.16(1) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Non-Passenger Ships that are not SOLAS Ships – General non-passenger ships – shelter and passenger accommodation
  • 1 from Maritime Rule 40C.75(3) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Non-passenger ships that are not SOLAS Ships – bilge system requirements on a barge that carries less than 12 persons on board during a voyage
  • 1 from Maritime Rule 40C.79(2)(a) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Non-passenger ships that are not SOLAS Ships – Life-saving appliances – provision of liferafts of sufficient aggregate capacity on barges carrying four or more persons
  • 1 from Maritime Rule 40D.37(1) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Fishing Ships – owner and master of any ship must ensure that life-saving appliances are provided in accordance with the requirements of Appendix 1
  • 1 from Maritime Rule 40D.64(1), Appendix 2, 2.3(a) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Fishing Ships – fire appliances – Ships of less than 24 metres in length that operate in any operating limits
  • 1 from Maritime Rule 40D.68(1) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Fishing Ships – Radiocommunications equipment – owner and master of ship must ensure radiocommunications equipment provided in accordance with the requirements Appendix 3
  • 1 from Maritime Rule 40D.68(2) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Fishing Ships – Radiocommunications – ships proceeding beyond offshore limits must be provided with a radar transponder specified in Appendix 3
  • 1 from Maritime Rule 47.54(3)(a) – Load Lines – Issue, endorsement and renewal of certificates – issuance of a New Zealand Load Line Certificate
  • 1 from Maritime Rule 47.65(1)(a) – Load Lines – Conditions of assignment – height requirements from deck sills in doorways or deckhouses or superstructures on weather deck
  • 1 from Maritime Rule 47.65(1)(b) – Load Lines – Conditions of assignment – height requirements from deck sills in doorways or deckhouses, superstructures or companionways on weather deck
  • 1 from Maritime Rule 50.9(1) – Medical Stores – scale 4 – ships operating in the unlimited area
  • 1 from Maritime Rule 73.4(1) – Logbooks – requirement to carry a New Zealand official logbook on board the ship in the form specified