Gazette.govt.nzPursuant 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 from the Maritime Rules and the Marine Protection Rules during the period 9 January 2020 to 30 January 2020 inclusive:
| Rule | Rule Part | Summary | Total |
| Seafarer Certification | 32.42, Table 3 – (5) Sea Service and (6) Training | Requirements in Table 3 for skipper restricted limits certificate of competency – completion of 200 hours of approved sea service at minimum and approved training record book | 1 |
| 32.62(2) | Skipper restricted limits endorsed to 500 GT | 1 | |
| Design, Construction and Equipment – Passenger ships which are not SOLAS ships | 40A, Appendix 4, 4.3(3), Survival craft | 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 |
| 40A.12(7) | Subdivision and stability – arrangement of watertight bulkheads | 1 | |
| 40A.36(2) | When a steering gear is fitted with a remote control, other arrangements must be provided to effectively steer the ship in the event of failure of the remote control | 1 | |
| 40A.56(1), Appendix 4, 4.3(3), Survival craft | Provision of life-saving appliances on restricted limits 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 | |
| Design, Construction and Equipment – SOLAS Ships | 40B.7(1)(b) | Owner of ship must ensure ship complies with relevant requirements relating to intact stability of Part B-1 of Chapter II-1 of SOLAS | 1 |
| Load Lines | 47.12(2) | Lesser requirements for ships operating in enclosed waters only – height of doorway sills of deckhouses and superstructures on the weather deck, from inside which there is direct access to spaces below, may not be less than 150 millimetres | 1 |
| Medical Stores | 50.9(1) | Scale 4 – Rule 50.9 applies to any ships operating in the unlimited area | 1 |
| Pilotage | 90.23(2) | Master of any ship must ensure that the ship carries a pilot who holds a current, appropriate pilot licence or receives advice from a pilot ashore or aboard another vessel, when navigating in that pilotage area | 1 |
| Marine Protection Products – Oil | 122.4(2) | Oil filtering equipment requirements | 1 |