Pursuant to section 47(3) of the Maritime Transport Act 1994, the Director of Maritime New Zealand hereby notifies the granting of the following exemptions on 28 September 2017:

• 1 from Maritime Rule 31.64(1) – Crewing and Watchkeeping – Other minimum crewing requirements for fishing vessels – Minimum required certificates and minimum number of crew.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 31.64(2)(a), Table 7 – Crewing and Watchkeeping – Other minimum crewing requirements for fishing vessels – Applicable tables and flow charts in Table 7 – Crewing for fishing vessels – Unlimited area.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40D.7(1)(b) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Fishing ships – Design, survey, construction and structural strength – Design – If ship is pre-27 May 2004, ship’s design is approved by surveyor who holds a current Certificate of Survey.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40D.9(1)(b) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Fishing ships – Design, survey, construction and structural strength – Ships of 12 metres of more in length – Strength and construction of the hull, superstructures, deckhouses, machinery casings, companionways and any other structures are sufficient to withstand the sea and weather conditions.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40D.32B(1) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Fishing ships – Lightning Protection – Lightning conductors must comply with the requirements of Rules 40D.32B(2) to 30D.32B(6).
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40D.34(1) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Fishing ships – Stability and associated seaworthiness – Ships of less than 24 metres in length – Compliance with intact stability requirements.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40D.35(2)–(5) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Fishing ships – Stability and associated seaworthiness – Freeboard – Minimum permissible operating freeboard, maximum permissible trim; stability criteria; freeboard line markings and requirements.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40D.64(1), Appendix 1, 1.1 – Design, Construction and Equipment – Fishing ships – Life-saving appliances – Ships that proceed in the unlimited area.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40D.64(1), Appendix 2, 2.3(a) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Fishing ships – Fire-fighting appliances – Ships of less than 24 metres in length that operate in any operating limits.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40D.68(1) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Fishing ships – Radiocommunications equipment – Owner and master of ship must ensure radiocommunications equipment provided in accordance with the requirements Appendix 3.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40D.68(2) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Fishing ships – Radiocommunications – Ships proceeding beyond offshore limits must be provided with a radar transponder specified in Appendix 3.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 45.5(1) – Navigational equipment – All New Zealand ships – Sextant, chronometer, and binoculars – Ships proceeding beyond unlimited area must be provided with at least one sextant.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 45.5(2) – Navigational equipment – All New Zealand ships – Sextant, chronometer, and binoculars – Ships proceeding beyond unlimited area must be provided with at least one chronometer.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 50.9(1) – Medical Stores – Ship operating in the unlimited area – Medical stores – Scale 4 – Rule 50.9 applies to any ship operating in the unlimited area.

Dated this 12th day of October 2017.