Gazette.govt.nzPursuant to sections 40AA(1)(a) and 395(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 and Marine Protection Rules during the period 6 December 2022 to 12 January 2023 inclusive:
| Rule | Rule Part | Requirement | Exempted (person, ship, product, etc) | Total |
| Maritime Transport Operator – Certification and Responsibilities | 19.3 | Requirement to hold Maritime Transport Operator Certificate | Alpine Fishing Guides Limited (owner) and master of vessel, Incept 4.3, MNZ No.143168 | 4 |
| Bay of Island Yacht Club (owner) and master of Bay of Island Yacht Club ships | ||||
| Oyster Global Charters Limited (owner) and vessel, Crazy Horse, MNZ No.143156 | ||||
| Mercury Bay Boating Club Incorporated (operator), and owner and master of support vessels operated by Mercury Bay Boating Club Incorporated | ||||
| 19.41 | All requirements in this rule for Maritime Transport Operator Plan | Bay of Island Yacht Club (owner) and master of Bay of Island Yacht Club ships | 3 | |
| Oyster Global Charters Limited (owner) and vessel, Crazy Horse, MNZ No.143156 | ||||
| Mercury Bay Boating Club Incorporated (operator), and owner and master of support vessels operated by Mercury Bay Boating Club Incorporated | ||||
| 19.42 | All requirements in this rule for maritime transport operator safety system | Bay of Island Yacht Club (owner) and master of Bay of Island Yacht Club ships | 2 | |
| Mercury Bay Boating Club Incorporated (operator), and owner and master of support vessels operated by Mercury Bay Boating Club Incorporated | ||||
| 19.42(1) | Maritime Transport Operator Plan - develop and document maritime transport operator safety system | Oyster Global Charters Limited (owner) and vessel, Crazy Horse, MNZ No.143156 | 1 | |
| 19.43 | All requirements in this rule for survey plan | Bay of Island Yacht Club (owner) and master of Bay of Island Yacht Club ships | 2 | |
| Mercury Bay Boating Club Incorporated (operator), and owner and master of support vessels operated by Mercury Bay Boating Club Incorporated | ||||
| 19.43(1) | Develop and apply a survey plan | Oyster Global Charters Limited (owner) and vessel, Crazy Horse, MNZ No.143156 | 1 | |
| 19.45 | All requirements in this rule for maintenance plan | Bay of Island Yacht Club (owner) and master of Bay of Island Yacht Club ships | 2 | |
| Mercury Bay Boating Club Incorporated (operator), and owner and master of support vessels operated by Mercury Bay Boating Club Incorporated | ||||
| 19.45(1) | Develop and apply a maintenance plan | Oyster Global Charters Limited (owner) and vessel, Crazy Horse, MNZ No.143156 | 1 | |
| 19.46 | All requirements in this rule for safety equipment list and spare parts list | Bay of Island Yacht Club (owner) and master of Bay of Island Yacht Club ships | 2 | |
| Mercury Bay Boating Club Incorporated (operator), and owner and master of support vessels operated by Mercury Bay Boating Club Incorporated | ||||
| 19.46(1) | Develop relevant safety equipment list and a spare parts list | Oyster Global Charters Limited (owner) and vessel, Crazy Horse, MNZ No.143156 | 1 | |
| 19.62 | All requirements in this rule for maritime transport operator responsible for safe ships | Bay of Island Yacht Club (owner) and master of Bay of Island Yacht Club ships | 2 | |
| Mercury Bay Boating Club Incorporated (operator), and owner and master of support vessels operated by Mercury Bay Boating Club Incorporated | ||||
| 19.62(1) | A ship must have a valid Certificate of Survey issued under rule 44.41 before it can be operated | Alpine Fishing Guides Limited (owner) and master of vessel, Incept 4.3, MNZ No.143168 | 2 | |
| Oyster Global Charters Limited (owner) and vessel, Crazy Horse, MNZ No.143156 | ||||
| Crewing and Watchkeeping | 31.81 | All requirements in this rule for watchkeeping arrangements and principles for passenger and non-passenger ships | Alpine Fishing Guides Limited (owner) and master of vessel, Incept 4.3, MNZ No.143168 | 1 |
| 31.84(2) | Minimum crewing requirements as per Minimum Safe Crewing Document, as specified in tables and flowcharts | Bay of Island Yacht Club (owner) and master of Bay of Island Yacht Club ships | 2 | |
| Mercury Bay Boating Club Incorporated (operator), and owner and master of support vessels operated by Mercury Bay Boating Club Incorporated | ||||
| 31.84(2), Table 11 | Minimum crewing requirements as per Minimum Safe Crewing Document specified in the tables and flowcharts - Table 11 Crewing for Passenger Ships – Enclosed Water Limits | Alpine Fishing Guides Limited (owner) and master of vessel, Incept 4.3, MNZ No.143168 | 1 | |
| Seafarer Certification | 32.10 | All requirements in this rule to hold certain certificates and associated endorsements | Bay of Island Yacht Club (owner) and master of Bay of Island Yacht Club ships | 2 |
| Mercury Bay Boating Club Incorporated (operator), and owner and master of support vessels operated by Mercury Bay Boating Club Incorporated | ||||
| 32.10(1) | Requirement to hold certificate and associated endorsements – no person may operate commercial ships or exercise privileges or hold themselves out as a person who is entitled to exercise privileges without authority | Alpine Fishing Guides Limited (owner) and master of vessel, Incept 4.3, MNZ No.143168 | 2 | |
| Holder of Commercial Launchmaster (Engineer); Holder of Inshore Fishing Skipper, Commercial Launchmaster, 2nd Class Diesel Trawler Engineer and New Zealand Coastal Master (Mate); holder of Inshore Fishing Skipper and Commercial Launchmaster (Watchkeeper); and Master of vessel, San Antone II, MNZ No.143049 | ||||
| 40A.3(1)(a) | Application of this Part to every New Zealand passenger ship that does not proceed beyond restricted limits. | South Port New Zealand Limited (owner) and vessel, Te Matua, MNZ No.101974 | 1 | |
| 40A.24(1)(b) | Requirement for height above hatchway coamings and permanent weathertight sills of openings in deckhouses or companionways that give access into spaces below weathertight deck must comply with Table 40A.4A – only in respect to operating limit inshore, ship length 18m and over, minimum height 250mm . | Auckland Transport (owner), and vessel, Wanderer, MNZ No.133100 | 1 | |
| 40A.24(2)(a) | Coaming heights requirements above deck for ventilators on ships for watertight integrity which must comply with Table 40A.4B – only in respect to vessels less than 24m, minimum height on weather deck being 600mm | Fullers Group Limited (owner) and vessel, Osprey, MNZ No.105695 | 1 | |
| 40A.33(1)(e) | A ship may be fitted with an inboard petrol engine if not more than 12 passengers are carried | Bay of Islands Adventures Limited (owner), and Bay of Islands Adventures Limited (operator), and vessel, Xtreme Jet 2, MNZ No.136067 | 1 | |
| 40A.56(1), Appendix 4, 4.3, Survival craft (2) | Life-saving appliances must be provided in accordance with requirements of Appendix 4, 4.3 restricted limit ships – specifically inshore limits ship of 45 metres or more in length. | Sealink New Zealand Limited (owner and operator), and vessel, Seabridge, MNZ No.135045 | 1 | |
| Design, Construction and Equipment – SOLAS Ships | 40B.12(1) | Requirement for owner of a ship to ensure ship has electrical installations that comply with requirements of Parts A and D of Chapter II-1 of SOLAS – only in respect to Regulation II-1/43 Emergency source of electrical power in cargo ships. | Niwa Vessel Management Limited (owner), and vessel, Tangaroa, MNZ No.101891 / IMO No.9011571 | 1 |
| 40B.20 | Provision of life-saving appliances and arrangements specified by the applicable requirements of Chapter III of SOLAS only in respect to Regulation 26.3.1 – at least one rescue boat on ro-ro passenger ship shall be a fast rescue boat complying with section 5.1.4 of the Code | Kiwirail Limited (owner), and vessel, Kaitaki, MNZ No.133928 / IMO No.9107942 | 1 | |
| Design, Construction and Equipment - Non-passenger Ships that are not SOLAS Ships | 40C.3 | All the design and survey construction applicable requirements | Bay of Island Yacht Club (owner) and master of Bay of Island Yacht Club ships | 2 |
| Mercury Bay Boating Club Incorporated (operator), and owner and master of support vessels operated by Mercury Bay Boating Club Incorporated | ||||
| Design, Construction and Equipment - Fishing Ships | 40D.13(2), Table 2 | Height above deck of sills in doorways, companionways, superstructure and machinery casings exposed to weather and sea must be as given in Table 2 – specifically ship length 24 metres or more / minimum height working deck 600mm / minimum height superstructure deck 300mm | Sealord Charters Limited (owner), and vessel, Meridian 1, MNZ No.105605 | 1 |
| 40D.17(5), Table 5 | Height above deck of machinery space ventilator coamings must be acceptable to the surveyor and other ventilator coaming heights above deck must be in accordance with Table 5 - specifically ship length 45 metres or more / minimum height working deck 900mm / minimum height superstructure deck 760mm | Sealord Charters Limited (owner), and vessel, Meridian 1, MNZ No.105605 | 1 | |
| 40D.30A(1) | Where a ship is post-27 May 2004 or undergoing major alteration of its electrical systems, information in subrule (2) must be provided in clear and legible form and approved by a surveyor recognised by the Director only in relation to the requirements in subrule (2)(a)–(e) | Holder of Inshore Fishing and Commercial Launchmaster (owner), and master of vessel, San Antone II, MNZ No.143049 | 1 | |
| 40D.30C(1) | Electrical systems for ships 24 meters or less in length must comply with relevant rules of a classification society or applicable parts of AS/NZS 3004.2 | Holder of Inshore Fishing and Commercial Launchmaster (owner), and master of vessel, San Antone II, MNZ No.143049 | 1 | |
| 40D.30E(1) | Owner and master of a ship of more than 12 metres in length must ensure a manual containing the information set out in the subrules (2) and (3) is kept on board the ship and accessible at all times. | Holder of Inshore Fishing and Commercial Launchmaster (owner), and master of vessel, San Antone II, MNZ No.143049 | 1 | |
| 40D.37(1), Appendix 1, 1.1 | Owner and master of any ship must ensure that life-saving appliances are provided in accordance with the requirements of Appendix 1, 1.1, only in respect to lifebuoys provided with self-igniting lights and smoke signals, and line throwing appliance | Holder of Commercial Launchmaster and Inshore Fishing Skipper certificates (owner); and master of vessel, San Antone II, MNZ No.143049 | 1 | |
| 40D.68(2), Appendix 3, 3.3 | Any ship that proceeds beyond offshore limits is required to be provided with a radar transponder or AIS-SART specified in Appendix 3, 3.3 | Holder of Commercial Launchmaster and Inshore Fishing Skipper certificates (owner); and master of vessel, San Antone II, MNZ No.143049 | 1 | |
| Navigational equipment | 45.13(a) | Ships of 1,600 gross tonnage or more must be fitted with an echo-sounding device that meets IMO requirements A.224(VII) | Kiwirail Limited (owner), Interislander (operator), and vessel, Kaiarahi, MNZ No.135152 / IMO No.9147291 | 1 |
| 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 17(1), Machinery Space Openings | Explore Limited (owner), and master of vessel, Tuhi-Rapa, MNZ no.143030 | 1 |
| 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: Doors, (2); Annex I, Chapter II, Regulation 18: Miscellaneous Openings in Freeboard and Superstructure Decks, (3); and Annex I, Chapter II, Regulation 23, (8) side scuttles and windows at side shell second tier provided with hinged inside deadlights | TB Marine Limited (owner), and master of vessel, The Beast, MNZ No.136420 | 1 | ||
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| Medical Stores | 50.9(2) | Owner and master of ship must ensure ship carries on board the required medical 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 | Holder of Commercial Launchmaster and Inshore Fishing Skipper certificates (owner); and master of vessel, San Antone II, MNZ No.143049 | 1 |
| Ship Design and Construction – Ships other than Oil Tankers | 121B.4(3) | Requirements of segregation of oil fuel and water ballast whereby owner of ship must ensure that the design and construction of the ship does not provide for the carriage of ballast water in any oil fuel tank, unless an exemption from rule is granted. | Niwa Vessel Management Limited (owner and operator), and vessel, Tangaroa, MNZ No.101891 / IMO No.9011571 | 1 |
| Marine Protection Products – Oil | 122.4(1)–(2) | Oil filtering equipment requirements – ships of 400 gross tonnage or more must be fitted with approved oil filtering equipment only in respect to sub-rule 122.4(2) | Sealink New Zealand Limited (owner and operator), and vessel, Seabridge, MNZ No.135045 | 1 |
| Mandatory Ships Routeing | 190.3 | Requirement for every ship of more than 45 meters length overall in which the owner, charterer and master must not cause or allow the ship to enter the Poor Knights area in transit | Quarterdeck Marine Ventures LLC (owner), and vessel, Motor Yacht Just B, IMO No.8933978 | 1 |
| Ballast Water Management | 300.100(4) | The owner and master of a ship must ensure the ballast water management system is in accordance with the standards and requirements specified in Appendix A | StraitNZ Bluebridge Limited (owner), and master of vessel, Strait Feronia, IMO No.9136022 | 1 |