Notice of Exemption From the Maritime Rules and Marine Protection Rules

Pursuant to sections 40AA(5) and 395(5) of the Maritime Transport Act 1994, the Director of Maritime New Zealand notifies that exemptions from specified requirements in the Maritime and Marine Protection Rules have been granted. These exemptions were granted under sections 40AA(1)(a) and 395(1)(a) of the Act during the period from 17 January 2026 to 28 January 2026 inclusive.

Rule Part	Rule Numbers	Rule Requirement	Number of Exemptions Granted	Exempted Person, Ship, or Product
Part 19 – Maritime Transport Operator – Certification and Responsibilities	19.3	Requirement to hold Maritime Transport Operator Certificate.	2	Exemption date: 29 January 2026 Exemption period: Valid until 31 March 2026 Owner: Thirty Seven South Limited Person: Master of vessel Vessel (IMO No.): 4A (IMO 9496575)
	19.3		2	Exemption date: 21 January 2026 Exemption period: Valid until 16 February 2026 Owner: Ironman New Zealand Limited
	19.62(1)	A ship must have a valid Certificate of Survey issued under rule 44.41 before it can be operated.	2	Exemption date: 21 January 2026 Exemption period: Valid until 16 February 2026 Owner: Ironman New Zealand Limited
	19.62(1)		2	Exemption date: 29 January 2026 Exemption period: Valid until 31 March 2026 Owner: Thirty Seven South Limited Person: Master of vessel Vessel (IMO No.): 4A (IMO 9496575)
Part 20 – Operating Limits	20.21	Requirement to operate within lesser of operating limits assigned to ship or operating limits that apply to Master.	1	Exemption date: 17 January 2026 Exemption period: Valid until 17 January 2026 Owner: Waiuku Search & Rescue Association (Incorporated) Operator: Royal Coastguard New Zealand (Incorporated) Person: Master of vessel Vessel (MNZ No.): *NZ Steel Rescue* (MNZ 133434)
Part 24B – Carriage of Cargoes – Stowage and Securing	24B.10(2)	Shipper of a road freight, road tank, or road livestock vehicles must not offer the vehicle for shipment on a ro-ro ship unless it is fitted with vehicle securing points and marked with an information plate.	2	Exemption date: 23 January 2026 Exemption period: Valid until 13 February 2026 Shipper: Mike Weber Contracting Limited Road freight vehicle: *CEN876*
Part 24B – Carriage of Cargoes – Stowage and Securing	24B.10(2)		2	Exemption date: 27 January 2026 Exemption period: Valid until: 10 February 2026 Shipper: Applicant of exemption EXA-1502 Road freight vehicle: *DHT922*
Part 31 – Crewing and Watchkeeping	31.84(2)	Minimum crewing requirements as per Minimum Safe Crewing Document for other passenger or non-passenger ships, as specified in tables and flowcharts.	1	Exemption date: 17 January 2026 Exemption period: Valid until 17 January 2026 Owner: Waiuku Search & Rescue Association (Incorporated) Operator: Royal Coastguard New Zealand (Incorporated) Person: Master of vessel Vessel (MNZ No.) *NZ Steel Rescue* (MNZ 133434)
	31.84(2)	Minimum crewing requirements as per Minimum Safe Crewing Document for other passenger or non-passenger ships, as specified in tables and flowcharts only in respect to the requirement for the Master to hold a Skipper Restricted Limits certificate of competency or equivalent when operating in restricted limits, and only in respect to vessels being used as support/safety vessels on Lake Tarawera/Rotomahana for the Tarawera Ultra-Trail by UTMB, as listed in the appendix of this exemption.	1	Exemption date: 21 January 2026 Exemption period: Valid until 16 February 2026 Person: Owner and master of vessel, *Ronix* (Malibu Sunsetter, 6.2m) Person: Owner and master of vessel, *Second Chance* (Haines Hunter SS660 2017, 7.35m)
	31.84(4)(d)	Minimum crewing requirements for non-passenger ships less than 24 metres operating beyond restricted limits but within coastal limits (Table 13).	1	Exemption date: 17 January 2026 Exemption period: Valid until: 17 January 2026 Owner: Waiuku Search & Rescue Association (Incorporated) Operator: Royal Coastguard New Zealand (Incorporated) Person: Master of vessel Vessel (MNZ No.) *NZ Steel Rescue* (MNZ 133434)
Part 32 – Seafarer Certification	32.59(2)(a)	Requirement to complete approved sea service of no less than 6 months on a commercial ship.	1	Exemption date: 22 January 2026 Exemption period: Valid until 6 February 2026 Person: Holder of Skipper Restricted Limits Certificate
Part 40A – Design, Construction and Equipment – Passenger Ships which are not SOLAS Ships	40A.33(3)(b)(ii)	Requirements for storage of petrol for outboard motors in a fixed-in place inboard tank constructed of mild steel, stainless steel or aluminium alloy.	1	Exemption date: 28 January 2026 Exemption period: Valid until 27 January 2031 Owner: Coromandel Ocean Adventures Limited Vessel (MNZ No.): *Shearwater* (MNZ 144074)
Part 40G – Design, Construction and Equipment – Novel Ships	40G.4(2)(e)	Inclusion of a copy of the ship’s certificate of fitness and the contents of the ship’s safety case in an application for the Director’s written approval.	1	Exemption date: 24 January 2026 Exemption period: Valid until 23 January 2031 Owner and operator: Backcountry Fly Fishing New Zealand Limited Vessel (MNZ No.): *Lezzley* (MNZ 144100)
	40G.6(1)	Certificate of fitness in respect of the ship and its equipment must be in force at all times.	1
	40G.7	Annual survey of the ship and its equipment is carried out by a surveyor within three months before or after each anniversary date of issue of certificate of fitness.	1
Part 190 – Mandatory Ships Routeing	190.3(2)	Owner, charterer and master of a ship to which this rule applies must not cause or allow the ship to enter the Poor Knights area in transit.	1	Exemption date: 28 January 2026 Exemption period: Valid until 30 January 2026 Person: Thirty Seven South Limited, owner Person: Master of vessel Vessel (IMO No.): *Nilaya* (IMO 9925588)

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