Gazette.govt.nzPursuant to section 40AA(1)(a) of the Maritime Transport Act 1994, the Director of Maritime New Zealand hereby notifies the granting of the following exemptions from the Maritime Rules during the period 13 August 2021 to 14 September 2021 inclusive:
| Rule | Rule Part | Summary | Total |
| Maritime Transport Operator – Certification and Responsibilities | 19.3 | Requirement to hold Maritime Transport Operator Certificate | 1 |
| Crewing and Watchkeeping | 31.25(2) | Duty of crew to hold certificates and to be able to demonstrate ancillary proficiencies – specific certificate or endorsement and specific ancillary proficiency | 13 |
| 31.42(a) | SOLAS and STCW ships – Minimum watchkeeping and special crewing requirements – prescribed endorsements or ancillary proficiencies as required by a Minimum Safe Crewing Document | 1 | |
| Seafarer Certification | 32.16(1)(a)–(b) | Requirement to demonstrate ancillary proficiency in this Part, Part 31 or under any New Zealand maritime security legislation – competency and training standard and STCW certificates – in relation to basic fire-prevention and fire-fighting; basic personal survival; and survival craft and rescue boats other than fast rescue boats | 1 |
| 32.16(1)(a)–(b) | Requirement to demonstrate ancillary proficiency in this Part, Part 31 or under any New Zealand maritime security legislation – competency and training standard and STCW certificates – in relation to basic fire-prevention and fire-fighting; basic personal survival; survival craft and rescue boats other than fast rescue boats; and advanced fire-fighting | 9 | |
| 32.16(1)(a)–(b) | Requirement to demonstrate ancillary proficiency in this Part, Part 31 or under any New Zealand maritime security legislation – competency and training standard and STCW certificates – in relation to survival craft and rescue boats other than fast rescue boats; and advanced fire-fighting | 3 | |
| 32.16(1)(a)–(b) | Requirement to demonstrate ancillary proficiency in this Part, Part 31 or under any New Zealand maritime security legislation – competency and training standard and STCW certificates – in relation to crowd management training; safety training (passengers in passengers spaces); basic fire-prevention and fire-fighting; and basic personal survival | 1 | |
| 32.16(1)(a)–(b) | Requirement to demonstrate ancillary proficiency in this Part, Part 31 or under any New Zealand maritime security legislation – competency and training standard and STCW certificates – in relation to basic fire-prevention and fire-fighting; and basic personal survival | 1 | |
| 32.16(1)(a)–(b) | Requirement to demonstrate ancillary proficiency in this Part, Part 31 or under any New Zealand maritime security legislation – competency and training standard and STCW certificates – in relation to fast rescue boats; basic fire-prevention and fire-fighting; basic personal survival; survival craft and rescue boats other than fast rescue boats | 1 | |
| 32.16(1)(a)–(b) | Requirement to demonstrate ancillary proficiency in this Part, Part 31 or under any New Zealand maritime security legislation – competency and training standard and STCW certificates – in relation to survival craft and rescue boats other than fast rescue boats | 1 | |
| 32.42, Table 3 | Requirements for skipper restricted limits certificate of competency – sea service requirements | 1 | |
| 32.44, Table 4 | Requirements for skipper restricted limits certificate of competency – sea service and training requirements | 1 | |
| 32.59(2)(a) | Passenger endorsement for Skipper Restricted Limits, Skipper Coastal Offshore and Master Yacht less than 24m – completion of sea service of no less than 6 months | 1 | |
| 32.62(2)(a) | Skipper restricted limits certificate of competency endorsed to 500 GT – completion of sea service of no less than 12 months | 1 | |
| Medical Standards | 34.22(1) | Requirement for certificate of medical fitness – must not join nor begin employment on a ship – categories A, A(T) and B | 12 |
| 34.22(4) | Requirement for certificate of medical fitness – must not employ nor engage a person to whom rule 34.20 applies for employment on a ship - categories A, A(T) and B | 12 | |
| Design, Construction and Equipment – Non-passenger Ships that are not SOLAS Ships | 40C.12(1)(b) | Subdivision – vertically continuous collision bulkhead located not less than 5 percent of the length overall | 1 |
| 40C.52(1), Appendix 3, 3.1 | Life-saving appliances – ships of less than 500 gross tonnage that undertake an international voyage – immersion suits and distress flares | 1 | |
| 40C.52(1), Appendix 4, 4.3 | Radio communications – ships of less than 300 gross tonnage that undertake an international voyage – radar transponder | 1 | |
| Navigational equipment | 45.13(b) | Ships of 1,600 gross tonnage or more, or 500 gross tonnage or more must be fitted with an echo-sounding device that meets IMO requirements A.224(VII) | 1 |
| Surveys, Certification and Maintenance | 46.11(1) | 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 must be undertaken with the ship out of the water | 1 |
| Medical Stores | 50.9(2) | Scale 4 – Rule 50.9 applies to any ships operating in the unlimited are – owner and master of ship must ensure ship carries on board the required medical stores for scale 4, medical guides, list of radio communication stations, and copy of maritime rule Part 50 | 1 |