Gazette.govt.nzPursuant 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 the Maritime Rules and the Marine Protection Rules during the period 18 December 2019 to 24 December 2019 inclusive:
| Rule | Rule Part | Summary | Total |
| Nautical Charts and Publications | 25.4(1) | Owner and master of vessel must ensure nautical charts, nautical publications, and mathematical tables, are carried on the vessel | 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 or higher grade of certificate or endorsement | 5 |
| 31.82(1) | Requirement to operate under Minimum Safe Crewing Document for some ships | 2 | |
| Requirement to operate under Minimum Safe Crewing Document for some ships – only in relation to the requirement to operate with Qualified Deck Crew (QDC) | |||
| 31.84(2)(b)(i) | Seafarers on board passenger or non-passenger ships hold minimum requirement certificates and prescribed endorsements | 1 | |
| 31.86(1)(a) | Minimum crewing requirements for fishing vessels – seafarers holding the minimum required certificates | 1 | |
| 31.86(2)(c), Table 18 | Minimum crewing requirements for fishing vessels – applicable tables and flow-charts for fishing vessels operating within inshore limits and inshore fishing limits | 1 | |
| Seafarer Certification | 32.10(1) | No person may operate commercial ships, exercise privileges, or hold himself or herself out to be person entitled to exercise the privileges | 6 |
| 32.10(1)(a)-(b) | Issue of certificates and endorsements – requirement for any person to hold a QDC to operate a commercial ship or to exercise privileges relating to a QDC certificate | 1 | |
| 32.42, Table 3 – (5) Sea Service and (6) Training | Requirements in Table 3 for skipper restricted limits certificate of competency – completion of approved sea service at a minimum of 200 hours, and approved training record book | 1 | |
| 32.50, Table 7 – (4) Sea Service | Requirements in Table 7 for marine engineer class 5 certificate of competency – completion of approved minimum sea service | 1 | |
| 32.50, Table 7 – (7) Ancillaries and GMDSS | Requirements in Table 7 for marine engineer class 5 certificate of competency – demonstrating ancillary proficiency STCW-F Basic training | 1 | |
| Design, Construction and Equipment – Passenger ships which are not SOLAS ships | 40A.56(1), Appendix 4, 4.3(3), Survival craft | Provision of life-saving appliances on restricted limits ships – enclosed water limits ship of 24 metres or more in length overall must be provided with a lifeboat that complies with rules 42A.6 and 42A.7 or a rescue boat that complies with rule 42A.15, and is capable of being launched from one side or end of the ship | 1 |
| 40A.60 | Compliance of testing and marking requirements of anchors and chain cables | 1 | |
| Design, Construction and Equipment – SOLAS Ships | 40B.10(2) | Owner of ship must ensure ship is provided with sufficient spare parts and materials for machinery installations | 1 |
| Design, Construction and Equipment – Non-SOLAS Non-Passenger Ships | 40C.56 | Testing and marking requirements on anchors more than 75kgs and chain cables 12.5mm diameter or more | 1 |
| 40C.60(d) | Towing line must be the weakest link in the towing arrangement | 1 | |
| Design, Construction and Equipment – Fishing Ships | 40D.7 | Design requirements | 1 |
| 40D.8 | Survey requirements | 1 | |
| 40D.30A | Design – electrical requirements | 1 | |
| 40D.37(1) | Owner and master of any ship must ensure that life-saving appliances are provided in accordance with the requirements of Appendix 1 | 1 | |
| Anchors and Chain Cables | 41.5 | Chain cables and accessories – owner of ship must not fit any chain cable or accessory manufactured outside New Zealand unless examined and tested | 1 |
| Navigational Equipment | 45.5 | At least one sextant provided on ships proceeding into unlimited area | 1 |
| 45.27(1)(a) | Fishing ship of 45 metres or more in length that is constructed on or after 1 September 1984 must be fitted with a gyro-compass that meets the requirements of the International Maritime Organization Assembly Resolution A.424(XI) | 1 | |
| Medical Stores | 50.9(1) | Scale 4 – Rule 50.9 applies to any ships operating in the unlimited area | 1 |
| Navigation Safety Rules | 91.5(1) | No person under the age of 15 years shall be in charge of, or propel or navigate a power driven vessel unless under direct supervision | 1 |
| 91.5(2) | Owner of power driven vessel must not allow any person under the age of 15 years be in charge of or propel or navigate the vessel unless under direct supervision | 1 | |
| Marine Protection Products – Oil | 122.4(2) | Oil filtering equipment requirements | 2 |
| Mandatory Ships Routeing | 190.3(2) | Poor Knights Islands - Owner, charterer and master must not cause or allow the ship to enter the Poor Knights area in transit | 2 |