Part 32 – Seafarer Certification

32.44, Table 4, rows 4 (sea service) and 5 (training)

Requirements for skipper/coastal offshore certificate of competency – completion of approved sea service and successful relevant training.

1

Exemption Date: 23 April 2026

Exemption Period: Valid until 23 July 2026

Person: Richard McDonald Hawker

32.59(2)(a)

Requirement to complete approved sea service of no less than 6 months on a commercial ship.

1

Exemption Date: 23 April 2026

Exemption Period: Valid until 23 July 2026

Person: Richard McDonald Hawker

32.128, Table 35

Requirement to complete approved sea service as described in regulation III/2 of STCW for a Marine Engineer Class 1 certificate of competency.

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Exemption Date: 20 April 2026

Exemption Period: Valid until 24 April 2026

Person: Parthasarathy Jayapalan

Part 40A – Design, Construction and Equipment – Passenger Ships which are not SOLAS Ships

40A.9(3)

A post-27 May 2004 ship of 7.5 metres or more in length overall that is not built in accordance with rule 40A.9(2) must be constructed under survey.

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Exemption Date: 28 April 2026

Exemption Period: Valid until 27 April 2031

Person: Mark John Hewitt

Vessel (MNZ No.): Somewhere Explorer (MNZ 144070)

Part 40B – 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 Chapter III, Regulation 21, section 1.2.1.

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Exemption Date: 27 April 2026

Exemption Period: Valid until 4 May 2026

Owner: Kiwirail Holdings Limited

Vessel (MNZ No.): Kaiarahi (MNZ 876549)

Part 122 – Marine Protection Products – Oil

122.4(2)

Every ship must be fitted with oil filtering equipment as per the requirements.

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Exemption Date: 22 April 2026

Exemption Period: Valid until 21 April 2031

Owner: Real Journeys Limited

Vessels (MNZ No.):

• Milford Mariner (MNZ 128010)
• Fiordland Navigator (MNZ 129413)
• Milford Sovereign (MNZ 130848)