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Authorities/Other Agencies of State
Notice Title

Notice of Exemption From the Maritime Rules

Pursuant 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 20 October 2021 and 2 November 2021 inclusive:

Rule

Rule Part

Summary

Total

Maritime Transport Operator – Certification and Responsibilities

19.3

Requirement to hold Maritime Transport Operator Certificate

2

Crewing and Watchkeeping

31.25(2)

Duty of crew to hold certificates and to be able to demonstrate ancillary proficiencies

7

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 survival craft and rescue boats other than fast rescue boats, personal survival techniques, fire-prevention and fire-fighting and advanced fire-fighting

3

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 personal survival techniques, survival craft and rescue boats other than fast rescue boats, fire-prevention and fire-fighting

2

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 fire-prevention and fire-fighting (6), personal survival techniques (6), survival craft and rescue boats other than fast rescue boats (3) and advanced fire-fighting (2)

1

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 first aid

1

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

2

32.42, Table 3, Row 7 – Examinations

Requirement to pass any examinations that the Director may require for Skipper Restricted Limits

1

Medical Standards for Seafarers

34.22(1)

Requirement for certificate of medical fitness – must not join nor begin employment on a ship – categories A, A(T) and B

2

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

2

Design, Construction and Equipment – Non-passenger Ships that are not SOLAS Ships

40C.13(1)

Requirement for the intact stability of a post-27 May 2004 fully decked ship to be determined in accordance with Appendix 1 of Part 40C

1

Design, Construction and Equipment – Novel Ships

40G.7

Annual survey requirements – survey of the ship and its equipment carried out by a surveyor within 3 months before or after each anniversary date of the issue of the certificate of fitness

1

Load Lines

47.8(2)(a)

Requirement to comply with and ensure compliance with Regulation 39 (minimum bow height) of Annex I of the Load Line Convention

1