Notice of Exemptions From the Maritime and Marine Protection Rules
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 4 September 2024 to 30 September 2024 inclusive.
Rule Part |
Rule |
Requirement |
Exempted (person, ship, product etc) |
Total |
Collision Prevention |
22.20(5), Appendix 1.2(1)(a) |
Requirement for vertical positioning and spacing of lights on a power-driven vessel of 20 metres or more in length – only in respect to masthead lights |
Fullers Group Limited (owner) and vessel, Ika Kakahi, MNZ No. 142099 |
1 |
Crewing and Watchkeeping |
31.84(2) |
Minimum crewing requirements as per Minimum Safe Crewing Document for passenger or non-passenger ships, as specified in accompanying tables and flowcharts |
Outward Bound Trust of New Zealand (owner) and master of vessels: Sir Roy, MNZ No. 101994; Kurt Hahn, MNZ No. 102014; Rahiri, MNZ No. 142886 |
1 |
Seafarer Certification |
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 |
Outward Bound Trust of New Zealand (owner) and master of vessels: Sir Roy, MNZ No. 101994; Kurt Hahn, MNZ No. 102014; Rahiri, MNZ No. 142886 |
1 |
32.112, Table 27 |
Requirements for prior certification, including sea service (Table 27, (4)(b)) in relation to a Master yacht certificate of competency that corresponds to the STCW certificate under regulation II/2 of STCW |
Holder of Master Yacht certificate of competency |
1 |
|
Design, Construction and Equipment – Passenger Ships which are not SOLAS Ships |
40A.12(4)(a) |
Doorways and other access openings must not be fitted in the collision bulkhead below the freeboard deck only with respect to the criteria for curves of statical stability for loaded conditions set out in Appendix 1, 1.2(7)(a)(ii) |
Owner of, and vessel, Tawaki, MNZ No. 136451 |
1 |
40A.13(2) |
Intact stability requirements must be determined in accordance with Appendix 1 of rule Part 40A only with respect to the metre-radians for the area under the GZ curve set out in Appendix 1, 1.2(7)(b) |
1 |
||
40A.25(1)(b) |
Height requirements for guard rails or bulwarks above the deck on decks to which passengers have access, on any post-27-May 2004 ships, must be not less than the height shown in Table 40A.5 |
1 |
||
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40A.25(2)(b) |
Openings between the lowest course of guard rails must not exceed 230mm and other courses must not be more than 380mm apart, on decks to which passengers do not have access |
1 |
|
Design, Construction and Equipment – Sailing Ships |
40E.20(16)(c)(i) |
Minimum coaming height requirement on a ship more than 24 meters or more in length with air pipes that serve fuel and other tanks, if it is located on the weather deck |
Spirit of Adventure Trust Board (owner) and master of vessel, Spirit of New Zealand, MNZ No. 100620 |
1 |
Load Lines |
47.8(2)(a) |
Compliance with rule Part 47 and the provisions of Articles 2, 3, 7, 10 to 15, Annex I and Annex II, of the Load Line Convention 1966 only in respect to Regulation 20, air pipes, in Annex I |
1 |
|
Compliance with rule Part 47 and the provisions of Articles 2, 3, 7, 10 to 15, Annex I and Annex II, of the Load Line Convention 1966 only in respect to Regulation 16(1) – Hatchways; Regulation 17(1) – Machinery Space Openings; and Regulation 18(4) – Miscellaneous Openings, contained in Annex I, and only in respect to the sills for the accommodation door, port and starboard engine room doors, starboard and aft wheelhouse doors, escape hatch coming on the bow and two portside hold hatch coamings. |
Marsden Marine Limited (owner) and master of vessel, Tasman Challenger, MNZ No. 105800 |
1 |
||
Pilotage |
90.21(2) |
Requirement to hold a current and appropriate pilot licence or Pilotage Exemption Certificate, for navigation within a pilotage area if the ship meets or exceeds the limits |
Master of the vessel, Kurutai, MNZ No. 101883 |
2 |
90.23 |
Requirement to carry a pilot or receive advice from a pilot shore or aboard another vessel, when navigating in any pilotage area |
Master of the vessel, Kurutai, MNZ No. 101883 |
2 |
|
Requirement to carry a pilot or receive advice from a pilot shore or aboard another vessel, when navigating in any pilotage area only in respect to the Wellington pilotage area set out in Maritime Rules Part 90, Appendix 1 |
Master of vessel, Kokako, MNZ No. 143532 |
1 |
||
90.24(1) |
Requirement for the master and/or the first mate to hold a current and appropriate Pilotage Exemption Certificate, and/or has conduct of the ship |
Master of the vessel, Kurutai, MNZ No. 101883 |
2 |
|
Marine Protection Products – Oil |
122.4(2) |
Requirements for every ship must be fitted with oil filtering equipment |
Mt Rex Shipping Limited (owner) and vessel, Kaipara Karrier VI, MNZ No. 126889 |
2 |