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 from 5 December 2017 to 22 December 2017 inclusive:

• 5 from Maritime Rule 31.25(1) – Crewing and Watchkeeping – General crewing and other requirements – Duty of crew to hold certificates and to be able to demonstrate ancillary proficiencies – Specific certificate or endorsement or higher grade of certificate or endorsement.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 31.42(a) – Crewing and Watchkeeping – SOLAS and STCW ships – Minimum watchkeeping and special crewing requirements – Prescribed endorsements or ancillary proficiencies as required by a Minimum Safe Crewing Document.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 31.42(b) – Crewing and Watchkeeping – SOLAS and STCW ships – Minimum watchkeeping and special crewing requirements – Unlimited area, minimum crew holding prescribed certificates.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 31.82(1) – Crewing and Watchkeeping – Requirement to operate under Minimum Safe Crewing Document for some ships.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 31.86(1)(a) – Crewing and Watchkeeping – Minimum crewing requirements for fishing vessels – Seafarers holding the minimum required certificates.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 31.86(2)(d), Table 19, Less than 12m – Crewing and Watchkeeping – Minimum crewing requirements for fishing vessels less than 12m in length operating within enclosed water limits – Master SRL.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 32.10(1) – Seafarer Certification – Requirement to hold certificate and associated endorsements – No person may operate commercial ships, exercise privileges, or hold himself or herself out to be person entitled to exercise the privileges.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 32.44, Table 4, Training – Seafarer Certification – Skipper coastal/offshore – Table of requirements for SCO.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40A.15(1)(a) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Passenger Ships which are not SOLAS Ships – Minimum freeboard requirements for ships less than 24m in length with a continuous weather deck and does not carry cargo.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40A.24(1)(b) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Passenger Ships which are not SOLAS Ships – Weathertight integrity – Minimum height requirements of coaming or sill.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40A.24(2)(a) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Passenger Ships which are not SOLAS Ships – Watertight integrity – Coaming height requirements for ventilators on ships – Weather and superstructure decks.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40A.33(1)(e) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Passenger Ships which are not SOLAS Ships – Machinery – Petrol inboard and outboard engines – Ship may be fitted with an inboard petrol engine if not more than 12 passengers are carried.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40A.56(1), Appendix 4, 4.3, Survival craft (2) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Passenger Ships which are not SOLAS Ships – Life saving appliances – Restricted limit ships – Provision of 2 lifeboats or 2 rescue boats for inshore limits ship of 45m or more in length overall.
• 2 from Maritime Rule 40C.4(1) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Non-Passenger Ships that are not SOLAS Ships – Permanent markings of Maritime New Zealand numbers on ships built prior 4 September 2008.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40C.13(1), Appendix 1, 1.4 – Design, Construction and Equipment – Non-Passenger Ships that are not SOLAS Ships – Intact Stability – Tugs.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40C.13(1), Appendix 1, 1.6(1)(b) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Non-Passenger Ships that are not SOLAS Ships – Intact Stability – Stability information – Engaged in towing operations.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40C.15(2)(a) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Non-passenger Ships that are not SOLAS Ships – Minimum freeboard requirements for ships with continuous weather deck.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40C.19(1)(b) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Non-passenger Ships that are not SOLAS Ships – Weathertight integrity – Height requirements of coamings or sills.
• 2 from Maritime Rule 40C.51(1) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Non-Passenger Ships that are not SOLAS Ships – Provision of fire appliances in accordance with requirements of Appendix 2.
• 2 from Maritime Rule 40C.52(1) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Passenger Ships that are not SOLAS Ships – Provision of life-saving appliances in accordance with requirements of Appendix 3.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40C.52(1), Appendix 3, 3.3, Survival Craft (3)(d) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Passenger Ships that are not SOLAS Ships – Life saving appliances – Restricted coastal and restricted limit ships – Buoyant apparatus.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40C.52(1), Appendix 3, 3.3, Lifejackets (1) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Passenger Ships that are not SOLAS Ships – Life saving appliances – Restricted coastal and restricted limit ships – Ship must carry lifejackets for every person and child on board.
• 2 from Maritime Rule 40C.53(1) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Non-passenger ships that are not SOLAS Ships – Provision of radiocommunication equipment must be provided on a ship proceeding beyond enclosed waters in accordance with requirements of Appendix 4.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40C.60(d) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Passenger Ships which are not SOLAS Ships – Towing gear and supporting structure must be strong enough to withstand loads and towing line must be weakest link.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40F.7(a) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Hovercraft – Light craft – Design approved by an authorised surveyor in accordance with clause 11.1 of Appendix 1.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 40F.7(b), Appendix 1, 15.1(1) – Design, Construction and Equipment – Hovercraft – Certification of light craft.
• 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 – Scale 4 – Ships operating in the unlimited area.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 51.30(d)(i) – Crew accommodation – Sleeping rooms – Location and general arrangements – Individual sleeping room provided for each seafarer over 18 years of age on non-passenger ships.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 51.31(1)(a) – Crew accommodation – Provision of sleeping rooms for officers – Floor area of individual sleeping room not less than 6.5 square metres.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 51.34(5) – Crew accommodation – Provision of beds – Requirements for upper bed of double tier beds.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 51.35(3) – Crew accommodation – Furniture and fittings requirements in sleeping rooms for seafarers who are officers – Drawers, wardrobe, and coat hooks.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 51.35(6) – Crew accommodation – Furniture and fittings requirements in sleeping rooms for seafarers who are officers – Provision of washing and toilet facilities.
• 1 from Maritime Rule 73.4(1) – Logbooks – Requirement to carry a New Zealand official logbook on board the ship in the form specified.
• 2 from Marine Protection Rule 122.4(1)–(2) – Marine Protection Products – Oil – Oil filtering equipment – Applies to ships of 400 gross tonnage or more, approval by the Director, and 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.
• 2 from Marine Protection Rule 131.61(1) – Offshore Installations – Oil Spill Contingency Plans and Oil Pollution Prevention Certification – Requirement for an offshore installation to have an International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate.
• 2 from Marine Protection Rule 190.3(2) – Mandatory Ships Routeing – Poor Knights Islands – The owner, charterer and master of a ship must not cause or allow the ship to enter the Poor Knights area in transit.