Guidance notices provide supporting information on specific technical issues or areas. Generally these notices do not cover technical issues that have already been covered by an existing advisory circular.
The information provided is not usually urgent or time critical but is intended to clarify an issue or technical problem.
Each guidance notice is written for a relevant group that will benefit from the information; including:
- owners, operators, skippers and crew of commercial vessels and jet boats
- ship surveyors
- safety auditors
- safe ship management companies
- maritime safety inspectors
- others involved with commercially operated ships in New Zealand including port companies, harbourmasters, stevedoring companies and manufacturers.
Latest guidance notice
Issue 20, June 2011 – Fishing vessels and safety zones near offshore installations
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Previous published guidance notices
2011
Issue 19, February 2011 — Ship crane responsibilities in ports
Read online | Download [PDF: 45Kb, 3 pages]
Issue 18, January 2011 — Exercise of Master's Pilotage Exemptions under
Maritime Rules Part 90 - Pilotage
Read online | Download [PDF: 45Kb, 3 pages]
2009
Issue 17, December 2009 — Long-range identification and tracking (LRIT) equipment testing
Read online | Download [PDF: 45Kb, 2 pages]
Issue 16, December 2009 — Dangerous goods marine pollutant mark changes
Read online | Download [PDF: 59Kb, 2 pages]
Issue 15, November 2009 — Crew visibility during emergencies on SSM
passenger vessels
Read online | Download [PDF: 41Kb, 2 pages]
Issue 14, November 2009 — Prescribed medication and safety
Read online | Download [PDF: 42Kb, 2 pages]
Issue 13, November 2009 — Material safety data sheets for SSM ships
Read online | Download [PDF: 51Kb, 3 pages]
Issue 12, November 2009 — Material safety data sheets for SOLAS ships
Read online | Download [PDF: 52Kb, 3 pages]
Issue 11, October 2009 (updated May 2010) — Advice on amendments to ISM code
Read online | Download [PDF: 211Kb, 5 pages]
Issue 10, April 2009 — Electric submersible bilge pumps - secondary
Download [PDF: 87Kb, 1 page]
2008
Issue 9, September 2008 — Bulwark and guardrail height on fishing vessels
Download [PDF: 46Kb, 2 pages]
Issue 8, June 2008 (updated July 2009) — Use of electronic charts, ECDIS and ENCs in New Zealand
Download [PDF: 134Kb, 8 pages]
Issue 7, January 2008 — Large coastal ships - safety requirements
Download [PDF: 64Kb. 4 pages]
2007
Issue 6, November 2007 — Guidance on compliance with Maritime Rules 24B.10(2) and (3) – vehicle lashing
Download [PDF: 104Kb, 5 pages]
Issue 5, November 2007 — Advice on ISM code sections 10.3 AND 10.4
Replaced by Issue 11 - October 2009
Issue 4, October 2007 — Safe winch operation
Download [PDF: 50Kb, 2 pages]
Safe winch appendixes [PDF: 53Kb, 5 pages]
Issue 3, September 2007 — Inboard mounted outboard motors
Download [PDF: 50Kb, 2 pages]
Issue 2, June 2007 — Vehicle requirements for shipment by ro-ro
Download [PDF: 215Kb, 5 pages]
Issue 1, May 2007 — Advice on acceptable freeing port covers
Download [PDF: 105Kb, 3 pages]
