Pursuant 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 13 December 2022 to 9 February 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 |
Thirty Seven South Limited (operator) and vessel, SY Guillemot, MNZ No.143211 Hump Ridge Jet (operator) and vessel, Hump Ridge Jet, MNZ No.125556 |
2 |
19.41 |
Maritime Transport Operator Plan requirements |
Thirty Seven South Limited (operator) and vessel, SY Guillemot, MNZ No.143211 Hump Ridge Jet (operator) and vessel, Hump Ridge Jet, MNZ No.125556 |
2 |
|
19.42(1) |
Maritime Transport Operator Plan - develop and document maritime transport operator safety system |
Thirty Seven South Limited (operator) and vessel, SY Guillemot, MNZ No.143211 Hump Ridge Jet (operator) and vessel, Hump Ridge Jet, MNZ No.125556 |
2 |
|
19.43(1) |
Develop and apply a survey plan |
Thirty Seven South Limited (operator) and vessel, SY Guillemot, MNZ No.143211 Hump Ridge Jet (operator) and vessel, Hump Ridge Jet, MNZ No.125556 |
2 |
|
19.45(1) |
Develop and apply a maintenance plan |
Thirty Seven South Limited (operator) and vessel, SY Guillemot, MNZ No.143211 Hump Ridge Jet (operator) and vessel, Hump Ridge Jet, MNZ No.125556 |
2 |
|
19.46(1) |
Develop relevant safety equipment list and a spare parts list |
Thirty Seven South Limited (operator) and vessel, SY Guillemot, MNZ No.143211 Hump Ridge Jet (operator) and vessel, Hump Ridge Jet, MNZ No.125556 |
2 |
|
19.62(1) |
A ship must have a valid Certificate of Survey issued under rule 44.41 before it can be operated |
Thirty Seven South Limited (operator) and vessel, SY Guillemot, MNZ No.143211 Hump Ridge Jet (operator) and vessel, Hump Ridge Jet, MNZ No.125556 |
2 |
|
19.63(1) |
Operator must ensure surveyor completes surveys for each ship |
Hump Ridge Jet (operator) and vessel, Hump Ridge Jet, MNZ No.125556 |
1 |
|
Operating Limits |
20.21 |
Requirement to operate within lesser of operating limits assigned to ship or operating limits that apply to Master |
MRX Yachting Limited (owner) and responsible person, and vessel, MRX 1994, MNZ No.123380 |
1 |
Crewing and Watchkeeping |
31.25(1) |
Duty of crew to hold certificates and to be able to demonstrate ancillary proficiencies – specific certificate or endorsement and specific ancillary proficiency |
Fishjet NZ Limited (owner) and masters (both holders of Commercial Jet Boat Driver (River) Licences) of vessel, Fishjet II, MNZ No.136019 Holder of Skipper Restricted Limits (owner and master), and vessel, Buckle Up, MNZ No.133448 |
2 |
31.84(2)(b)(i) |
Seafarers on board must hold minimum requirement certificates and prescribed endorsements |
Hump Ridge Jet (operator) and vessel, Hump Ridge Jet, MNZ No.125556 Fishjet NZ Limited (owner) and masters (both holders of Commercial Jet Boat Driver (River) Licences) of vessel, Fishjet II, MNZ No.136019 Holder of Skipper Restricted Limits (owner and master), and vessel, Buckle Up, MNZ No.133448 |
3 |
|
31.84(4)(b), Table 11 |
Minimum crewing requirements for passenger ships operating within enclosed water limits – only with respect to crewing for passenger ships less than 24m, for Master to hold a Skipper Restricted Limits |
Fishjet NZ Limited (owner) and masters (both holders of Commercial Jet Boat Driver (River) Licences) of vessel, Fishjet II, MNZ No.136019 |
1 |
|
31.84(4)(b), Table 11 |
Minimum crewing requirements for passenger ships operating within enclosed water limits |
Hump Ridge Jet (operator) and vessel, Hump Ridge Jet, MNZ No.125556 |
1 |
|
31.84(4)(a), Table 10 & (4)(e), Table 14 |
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 requirements for master to hold a Skipper Restricted Limits certificate of competency endorsed to 24m |
Holder of Skipper Restricted Limits (owner and master), and vessel, Buckle Up, MNZ No.133448 |
1 |
|
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 |
Holder of Skipper Restricted Limits (owner and master), and vessel, Buckle Up, MNZ No.133448 MRX Yachting Limited (owner) and responsible person, and vessel, MRX 1994, MNZ No.123380 |
2 |
32.10(1) |
Requirement to hold certificate and associated endorsements – only in respect to requirement for master of vessel to hold a Skipper Restricted Limits certificate of competency endorsed to 500GT and passenger endorsement |
Master of vessel, Waimarie, MNZ No.126059 |
1 |
|
32.10(1) |
Requirement to hold certificate and associated endorsements – only in respect to acting as Master on the vessel without holding a Skippers Restricted Limit certificate of competency |
Fishjet NZ Limited (owner) and masters (both holders of Commercial Jet Boat Driver (River) Licences) of vessel, Fishjet II, MNZ No.136019 |
1 |
|
32.44, Table 4, rows 4 and 5 |
Requirements for Skipper coastal/offshore certificate of competency – only in relation to completion of approved sea service and relevant training requirements |
Holder of Skipper coastal/offshore |
1 |
|
32.59(2) |
Passenger endorsement for Skipper Restricted Limits, Skipper Coastal Offshore and Master Yacht less than 24m – only in relation to completion of approved sea service of no less than 6 months and relevant training requirements |
Holder of Skipper coastal/offshore |
1 |
|
Design, Construction and Equipment - Passenger Ships which are not SOLAS Ships |
40A.33(1) |
Requirements for a ship to be fitted with an inboard petrol engine |
Hump Ridge Jet (operator) and vessel, Hump Ridge Jet, MNZ No.125556 |
1 |
40A.33(3A) |
Aluminium tanks must only be used for “fixed-in place” inboard fuel tanks. |
Hump Ridge Jet (operator) and vessel, Hump Ridge Jet, MNZ No.125556 |
1 |
|
40A.56(1), Appendix 4, 4.3, Survival craft (1) and (3) |
Life-saving appliances must be provided in accordance with requirements of Appendix 4 of this Part - Restricted limit ships – only with respect to inshore limits ship of 24 metres or more but less than 45 metres in length overall; and enclosed water limits ship of 24 metres or more in length overall |
Auckland Transport (owner) and master of vessel, Tiri Kat, MNZ No.105571 |
1 |
|
40A, Appendix 3, 3.3 |
Fire-fighting appliances requirements for a ship that proceeds in restricted limits |
Hump Ridge Jet (operator) and vessel, Hump Ridge Jet, MNZ No.125556 |
1 |
|
40A, Appendix 4, 4.3 |
Life-saving appliances requirements for a ship that proceeds in restricted limits |
Hump Ridge Jet (operator) and vessel, Hump Ridge Jet, MNZ No.125556 |
1 |
|
Design, Construction and Equipment – SOLAS Ships |
40B.20 |
Provision of life-saving appliances and arrangements specified by the applicable requirements of Chapter III of SOLAS – only in respect to SOLAS 2018 Chapter III / Regulation 31, 1,1 – totally enclosed lifeboats on each side of ship as will accommodate total number of persons on board |
Straitnz Bluebridge Limited (owner) and vessel, Strait Feronia, MNZ No.135547 |
1 |
Safety Equipment – Fire Appliances Performance Standards |
42B.20(10) |
Location of pressure containers required for the storage of fire extinguishing medium in accordance with rule 42B.20(13) |
South Port New Zealand Limited (owner) and vessel, Takitimu II, MNZ No.132495 |
1 |
Navigational equipment |
45.14(2) |
Ship required by rule 45.12(1) to be fitted with an ARPA must be fitted with a device to indicate speed and distance through the water |
Kiwirail Limited (owner), and vessel, Aratere, MNZ No.123845 |
1 |
Commercial Jet Boat Operations - River |
82.3 |
Requirement to hold Commercial Jet Boat Operator Certificate |
Jet Boating New Zealand Canterbury Branch |
1 |
82, Subparts A, B and C |
Requirements under Subpart A (Operator certification), Subpart B (Commercial jet boat requirements) and Subpart C (Commercial jet boat drivers) |
Jet Boating New Zealand Canterbury Branch |
1 |
|
Marine Protection Products – Oil |
122.4(2) |
Every ship must be fitted with oil filtering equipment as per requirements |
Heron Construction Company Limited (owner) and vessels, W.H.761, MNZ No.124434; and W.H.762, MNZ No.124435 |
1 |