Maritime Transport Operator – Certification and Responsibilities

19.62(1)

A ship must have a valid Certificate of Survey issued under rule 44.41 before it can be operated

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19.63(1)(b)

Operator must ensure surveyor completes surveys for each ship in accordance with survey intervals as required in the approved survey plan

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Nautical Charts and Publications

25.4

Owner and master of vessel must ensure that certain documents and manuals are carried on the vessel

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Crewing and Watchkeeping

31.25(2)

Duty of crew to hold certificates and to be able to demonstrate ancillary proficiencies in accordance with rule 32.16 and 32.170

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31.42(a)

Minimum watchkeeping and special crewing requirements – crew must hold prescribed endorsements or ancillary proficiencies as required by a Minimum Safe Crewing Document

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31.82(1)

Requirement to operate under minimum safe crewing document – only in respect to the requirement to operate with qualified deck crew

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31.84(2)(b)(i)

Seafarers on board must hold minimum required certificates and prescribed endorsements – only with respect to the requirements for the Master of a vessel less than 24m in length to hold a Skipper Restricted Limits endorsed to 24m

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31.84(4)(a) and (e)

Minimum crewing requirements for passenger ships operating within inshore limits (Table 10) and non-passenger ships operating within inshore limits (Table 14) – only with respect to the requirements for the Master of a vessel less than 24m in length to hold a Skipper Restricted Limits endorsed to 24m

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Seafarer Certification

32.10(1)

Requirement to hold certificate and associated endorsements – no person may operate commercial ships, exercise privileges, or hold themselves out to be entitled to exercise privileges without authority

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32.10(1)(a)–(b)

Requirement to hold certificate and associated endorsements – no person may operate commercial ships or exercise privileges without authority – in relation to QDC certificate

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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

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

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In relation to basic fire-prevention and fire-fighting and basic personal survival techniques

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32.44, Table 4, rows 4 and 5

Requirements for Skipper coastal/offshore certificate of competency – sea service and training requirements

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32.50, Table 7

Marine engineer class 5 certificate of competency

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32.59(2)(a)

Passenger endorsement for Skipper Restricted Limits, Skipper Coastal Offshore and Master Yacht less than 24m – sea service and training requirements

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Approval of Training for Purposes of Part 32, Assessments and Examinations, and Industry Specific Certificates

35.70(4)(b)

Approval to issue industry-specific certificates for the operation of non-passenger boats which are not fishing boats, 15 metres in length or less overall, and operating within restricted limits.

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Design, Construction and Equipment – Passenger Ships which are not SOLAS Ships

40A.56(1), Appendix 4

Life-saving appliances must be provided in accordance with requirements of Appendix 4 – only with respect to Appendix 4, 4.3 Restricted Limit Ships, Lifebuoys (2)

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

40C.51(1)

Provision of fire appliances in accordance with requirements of Appendix 2 of Part 40C – only in respect to Appendix 2, 2.1, ships of less than 500 gross tonnage that undertake an international voyage

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40C.52(1)

Provision of life-saving appliances in accordance with requirements of Appendix 3 of Part 40C

Only in respect to Appendix 3, 3.1, ships of less than 500 gross tonnage that undertake an international voyage

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Only in respect to Appendix 3, 3.12, offshore limit ships and coastal limit ships – survival craft (comprising lifeboats, rescue boat and liferafts)

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40C.53(1)

Provision of radio communication equipment in accordance with requirements of Appendix 4 of Part 40C – only in respect to Appendix 4, 4.1, ships within a VHF coverage area

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Safety Equipment – Fire Appliances Performance Standards

42B.57(1)

Portable fire extinguishers must have minimum size and classification and rating in accordance with the provided table – only in respect to fires involving flammable and combustible liquids – ships of less than 6 metres length overall – minimum size 2kg or 4 litres – class-rating powder 30B or foam 20B

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Radio

43.4(1)

The master of any ship must ensure that a continuous radio watch is maintained while the ship is at sea

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43.5(1)

The owner and master of a ship must ensure that the ship has on board persons qualified for distress and safety radio communication purposes

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43.6(3)

Requirement for any radio installation fitted in a ship to be inspected by a radio inspector

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Navigational equipment

45.5(1)

Ships proceeding into the unlimited area must have at least one sextant

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Load Lines

47.8(2)(a)

Compliance with Part 47 and the provisions of Articles 2, 3, 7, 10 to 15, Annex I and Annex II of the Load Line Convention

Only in respect to Annex I, Chapter II, Regulation 12(3) Doors (minimum height of the sills) and Regulation 24(1) Freeing Ports

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Only in respect to Annex I, Chapter III, Regulation 40, Minimum freeboard

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Medical Stores

50.9(2)

Owner and master of ship must ensure ship carries on board the required stores for scale 4 including medicines, equipment, first-aid kits, medical guides, radio communication stations for medical advice and a copy of Part 50 of the Maritime Rules

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