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Notice Title

Notice of Exemption From the Maritime Rules

Pursuant to section 40AA(1)(a) 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 25 May 2022 to 21 June 2022 inclusive:

Rule

Rule Part

Summary

Total

Crewing and Watchkeeping

31.25(2)

Duty of crew to hold certificates and to be able to demonstrate ancillary proficiencies in accordance with rule 32.16 and 32.170

11

31.84(2)(b)(i)

Seafarers on board must hold minimum requirement certificates and prescribed endorsements only with respect to Table 11

1

31.84(4)(b)

Minimum crewing requirements for passenger ships operating within enclosed water limits only with respect to Table 11 for Master to hold a Skipper Restricted Limits with passenger endorsement

1

Seafarer Certification

32.16(1)(a)–(b)

Requirement to demonstrate ancillary proficiency in this Part, Part 31 or under any New Zealand maritime security legislation – competency and training standard and STCW certificates

In relation to survival craft and rescue boats other than fast rescue boats

8

In relation to personal survival techniques, survival craft and rescue boats other than fast rescue boats, fire-prevention and fire-fighting, and advanced fire-fighting

4

Design, Construction and Equipment – SOLAS Ships

40B.17

Passengers ships - fire appliances that comply with all applicable requirements of Chapter II-2 of SOLAS only in respect to SOLAS Chapter II-2, Regulation 13, 3.3.3 -direct access to stairway enclosures having a width of no less than 900mm

1

40B.20

Provision of life-saving appliances and arrangements specified by the applicable requirements of Chapter III of SOLAS only with respect to International Life-Saving Appliance Code 4.4.8.12, food rations

1

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

40C.7(1)(a)(i)

Owner of any ship must ensure ship’s design is fit for intended use and operating limits and complies with applicable maritime and marine protection rules

1

40C.51(1)

Provision of fire appliances in accordance with requirements of Appendix 2.1 of Part 40C only in respect to Appendix 2.1 Ships of less than 500 gross tonnage that undertake an international voyage

1

40C.52(1)

Provision of life-saving appliances in accordance with requirements of Appendix 3 of Part 40C only in respect to Appendix 3.1 Ships of less than 500 gross tonnage that undertake an international voyage

1

Design, Construction and Equipment - Fishing Ships

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 only with respect to Appendix 1.1 Unlimited ships

1

40D.64(1)

Owner and master of any ship must ensure that fire appliances are provided in accordance with the requirements of Appendix 2 only with respect to Appendix 2.3 Ships of less than 24 metres in length that operate in any operating limits

1

40D.68(1)

Owner and master of any ship must ensure that radiocommunications equipment is provided in accordance with the requirements of Appendix 3 only with respect to Appendix 3.3 Ships that proceed beyond offshore limits

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 only with respect to International Life-Saving Appliance Code 4.4.8.12, food rations

1

Radio

43.6(2)(b)

Radio installations on fishing ships must be inspected annually when the radio instillation is installed

1

Load Lines

47.8(2)(a)

Compliance with Part 47 and the provisions of Articles 2, 3, 7, 10 to 15, Annex I and Annex II of the Load Line Convention only with respect to Load Line Convention Regulations 17(3) Machine Space Openings, 19(3) Ventilators and 25(3)(b) Protection of the Crew

1

Medical Stores

50.9(2)

Owner and master of ship must ensure ship carries on board the required stores for scale 4 including medicines, equipment, first-aid kits, medical guides, radio communication stations for medical advice and a copy of Part 50 of the maritime rules

2

Logbooks

73.4(1)

Requirement to carry a New Zealand official logbook on board the ship in the form specified in the Appendix of Part 73

2