Pursuant to sections 47(3) and 395(3) of the Maritime Transport Act 1994, the Director of Maritime New Zealand hereby notifies the granting of the following exemptions:
- 2 from Maritime Rule 20.21 - Operating Limits - Requirement to operate within lesser of operating limits assigned to ship or operating limits that apply to Master
- 10 from Maritime Rule 21.13(1)(b) - Safe Ship Management Systems - Ships which do not proceed beyond restricted limits, fishing ships, and ships of less than 45 metres in length are not required to comply with section 1 - Entry to and conditions to be met in order to remain in Safe Ship Management System - New Zealand Safe Ship Management Certificate issued by Director
- 2 from Maritime Rule 31.20(1) - Crewing and Watchkeeping - General crewing and other requirements - General duty related to minimum crewing - Owner and master of ship must monitor effectiveness of crew carried on an on-going basis
- 1 from Maritime Rule 31.42(a) - Crewing and Watchkeeping - General crewing and other requirements - SOLAS and STCW ships - Minimum watchkeeping and special crewing requirements - Owner and master of ship must not operate ship unless minimum crew on board holding prescribed endorsements or ancillary proficiencies remain in force
- 1 from Maritime Rule 31.42(c) - Crewing and Watchkeeping - General crewing and other requirements - SOLAS and STCW ships - Minimum watchkeeping and special crewing requirements - Owner and master of ship must not operate ship within coastal and offshore limits unless minimum crew on board holding certificates prescribed by rule 31.44
- 1 from Maritime Rule 31.44 - Crewing and Watchkeeping - SOLAS and STCW ships - Coastal and offshore limits - Ship operating beyond restricted limits but within coastal or offshore limits must carry specified navigational and engine room watchkeepers
- 1 from Maritime Rule 31.82(1) - Crewing and Watchkeeping - Ships other than ships to which subparts C and D apply - Requirement to operate under Minimum Safe Crewing Document for some ships - Owner and master of passenger and non-passenger ship must not operate ship unless minimum qualified crew on board as required by a Minimum Safe Crewing document
- 1 from Maritime Rule 32.12(1)(b)(iii) - Ships' Personnel - Qualifications - Bridge watchkeepers, mates and masters - New Zealand Offshore Master (NZOM) - Requirement for 18 months sea service in a deck capacity, including
12 months sea service in last 10 years
- 1 from Maritime Rule 32.12(1)(c) - Ships' Personnel - Qualifications - Office in charge of a navigational watch of a foreign going ship route - Completion of sea service prescribed in subrule (2)
- 1 from Maritime Rule 32.12(1)(d) - Ships' Personnel - Qualifications - Bridge watchkeepers, mates and masters -
New Zealand Offshore Master (NZOM) - Provide evidence of attendance and completion of training programme and of having passed oral and written examinations
- 1 from Maritime Rule 32.17A(c) - Ships' Personnel - Qualifications - Bridge watchkeepers, mates and masters - Officer in charge of a navigational watch of a foreign going ship - Route 2 - 12 months sea service completion on commercial ships in the last 10 years as person in charge of navigational watch
- 7 from Maritime Rule 40A.33(2)(e) - Design, Construction and Equipment - Passenger Ships which are not SOLAS Ships - Machinery - Petrol inboard and outboard engines - Ship fitted with one outboard engine as main source of propulsion, if proceeding beyond enclosed waters, must have auxiliary engine of sufficient power to enable ship to return safely to port or a safe haven
- 1 from Maritime Rule 40C.50(d) - Design, Construction and Equipment - Passenger Ships that are not SOLAS Ships - Structural fire protection - Ventilation systems - Ventilation ducts for machinery spaces of Category A must not pass through accommodation spaces, service spaces or control stations unless the ducts are constructed of steel or an equivalent material and arranged to protect the integrity of any fire-resisting divisions
- 1 from Maritime Rule 40C.72(1) - Design, Construction and Equipment - Non-passenger ships that are not SOLAS Ships - Construction - Watertight bulkheads - Barge must be fitted with a watertight collision bulkhead
- 1 from Maritime Rule 40C.78(2)(b) - Design, Construction and Equipment - Non-passenger ships that are not SOLAS Ships - Safety equipment - fire fighting appliances - Barge that carries any person on board, but not passengers, must meet applicable requirements of rule 40C.51
- 1 from Maritime Rule 40C.80(b) - Design, Construction and Equipment - Non-passenger ships that are not SOLAS Ships - Radiocommunication - Barge that carries any person on board, but not passengers, must meet applicable requirements of rule 40C.53
- 1 from Maritime Rule 40C.51, Appendix 2.3 - Design, Construction and Equipment - Passenger Ships which are not SOLAS Ships - Fire fighting appliances - Restricted coastal and restricted limit ships
- 1 from Maritime Rule 40C.53, Appendix 4.1 - Radiocommunication equipment - Ships within VHF coverage area - Satellite EPIRB - Ship must be provided with a 406MHz EPIRB
- 1 from Maritime Rule 40D.11(1) - Design, Construction and Equipment - Fishing Ships - Design survey, construction and structural strength - Watertight bulkheads - Every ship of 12 metres or more in length must be fitted with a vertically continuous watertight collision bulkhead that extends to the uppermost continuous deck
- 2 from Maritime Rule 40D.68(1), Appendix 3.3 - Design, Construction and Equipment - Fishing Ships - Radiocommunications equipment - Owner and master of ship must ensure radiocommunications equipment provided in accordance with Appendix 3 - Ships that proceed beyond offshore limits
- 2 from Maritime Rule 43.15 - Radio - Performance standards - MF/HF radio (voice communication, narrow-band direct printing and DSC) - Compliance with performance standards adopted by IMO Resolution A.613(5), and Resolution A.806(19)
- 1 from Maritime Rule 46.11(2)(a) - Surveys, Certification and Maintenance - SOLAS ships and ships of 45 metres or more in length that proceed beyond restricted limits - Inspection of the outside of the ship's bottom may be undertaken by means of an approved in-water survey at any time within 13 months following an out of water survey
- 3 from Maritime Rule 46.17(1)(a) - Surveys, Certification and Maintenance - Ships which do not proceed beyond restricted limits, fishing ships, and ships of less than 45 metres in length - Inspections - Hull and external fittings inspections below the waterline with the ship out of the water at intervals not exceeding two years
- 1 from Maritime Rule 47.8(2)(a) - Load Lines - Ships of 24 metres or more in length - Owner's and master's obligations - Compliance with provisions of the Load Line Convention
- 2 from Marine Protection Rule 122.4(1) and (2) - Marine Protection Products - Oil - Oil discharge monitoring and control system and oil filtering equipment - Applies to ships of 400 gross tonnage or more, owner must ensure that every ship is fitted with oil filtering equipment designed to ensure any oily mixture, which is discharged into the sea after passing through the system, has an oil content not exceeding 15 parts per million