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Authorities/Other Agencies of State
Notice Title

Notice of Exemptions From the Maritime Rules

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 from the Maritime Rules during the period 30 April 2020 to 16 July 2020 inclusive:

Rule

Rule Part

Summary

Total

Safe Ship Management Systems

21.7(2)(d)

Safety management requirements – Document of Compliance subject to annual verifications

1

Crewing and Watchkeeping

31.25(1)

Duty of crew to hold certificates and to be able to demonstrate ancillary proficiencies – specific certificate or endorsement and specific ancillary proficiency

1

31.25(2)

No person may act in a crew position for which a specific ancillary proficiency is required unless the person is able to demonstrate the ancillary proficiency in accordance with rule 32.16 and 32.170 of Part 32

1

31.43(1)(a)–(b)

SOLAS and STCW ships - Unlimited area – requirements for ships operating in unlimited areas to carry at least navigational and engine room watchkeepers as specified

1

31.44

SOLAS and STCW ships – Coastal and offshore limits – ships operating beyond restricted limits but within coastal limits or offshore limits must carry navigational or engine room watchkeepers

1

31.64(2)(a), Table 7

Other minimum crewing requirements for fishing vessels – applicable tables and flow charts in Table 7 for fishing vessels operating in the unlimited area – for ship length 45m or more - only in relation to the requirement for a Chief Engineer

1

31.82(1)

Requirement to operate under Minimum Safe Crewing Document for some ships – only in relation to the requirement to operate with a Skipper Restricted Limits < 500GT (SRL<500GT) Master

1

31.84(2)(b)

Seafarers holding minimum required certificates and prescribed endorsements, and minimum number of crew specified in applicable table and flowchart

1

31.84(4)(b), Table 11

Minimum crewing requirements for passenger ships - enclosed water limits – for ship length less than 24 metres, 1 to 19 passengers, Master Engineer

1

Seafarer Certification

32.10(1)

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

32.10(1)(a)–(b)

SRL<24m - Requirement for any person to hold a SRL<500GT certificate in order to operate a commercial ship as master or to exercise the privileges relating a SRL<500GT certificate

1

32.16(1)

Requirement to demonstrate ancillary proficiency

1

Design, Construction and Equipment – Passenger ships which are not SOLAS ships

40.55(1), Appendix 3, 3.3(2) – non-portable foam and CO2 extinguishers (2)

Life saving appliances – restricted limit ships – non-portable foam and CO2 extinguishers – ship of 24 metres or more in length overall – provision of one foam extinguisher and one CO2 extinguisher in machinery space of Category A

2

40A, Appendix 4, 4.3(3) – survival craft (3)

Life saving appliances – restricted limit ships – survival craft – enclosed water limits ship of 24 metres or more in length overall must be provided with a lifeboat or a rescue boat

1

Design, Construction and Equipment – SOLAS Ships

40B.7(2)

Ensure ship complies with applicable subdivision and damage stability requirements of Parts B, B-1, B-2, B-3 and B-4, and applicable requirements of Part A, of Chapter II-1 of SOLAS – only in relation to Regulations 4 to 7 inclusive

1

40B.20

Owner of ship must ensure that the ship is provided with life saving appliances and arrangements specified by the applicable requirements of Chapter III of SOLAS – regulation 3.4.8 – full deployment of similar system into water on board ship or ashore at intervals no longer than 2 years but in no case longer than 3 years

1

40B.21(2)(a)

Lifesaving appliances and arrangements – compliance with applicable performance standards of Chapter III of SOLAS

1

Design, Construction and Equipment – Non-passenger Ships that are not SOLAS Ships

40C, Appendix 3, 3.3(1)(b) – survival craft

Restricted coastal and restricted limits ships – ship 35 metres of more in length overall must be provided with a rescue boat stowed

1

40C.13(1), Appendix 1, 1.2(4) Intact Stability - inclining test and stability criteria (4)

The lightship weight, vertical centre of gravity (KG), and longitudinal centre of gravity (LCG) of the ship must be determined from the results of an inclining experiment conducted or witnessed by a surveyor

1

40C.16(1)

Shelter and passenger accommodation requirements – where ship proceeds beyond enclosed water limits

1

Design, Construction and Equipment – Fishing Ships

40D.13(2), Table 2

Weathertight doors – height above deck of sills in doorways, companionways, superstructure and machinery casings exposed to weather and sea must be as given in Table 2 – specifically ship length 24 metres or more, minimum sill height on working deck 600mm, minimum sill height on superstructure deck 300mm

1

40D.18(2)

Air pipes – height requirements of air pipes above deck – working deck 760mm and superstructure deck 450mm – in any ship 12 metres or more in length

1

Safety Equipment – Life-Saving Appliances

Performance, Maintenance and Servicing

42A.6

Any required lifeboat must comply with the requirements of section 4.4 of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code in respect of construction, carrying capacity, access into lifeboats, buoyancy, freeboard, stability, propulsion, fittings, equipment, and markings.

1

42A.37(1)(a)

Servicing of inflatable liferafts at intervals of not more than twelve months at an approved servicing station

1

Load lines

47.6(1)

Application of this section to every New Zealand ship and every foreign ship in New Zealand waters of 24 metres or more in length

1