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  Commercial Shipping Safety:
››How owners & operators can ensure they meet all safety &
marine environment protection standards.

››Health and Safety
Health & Safety in Employment Act, Safety in Port Operations
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››Navigation and weather warnings, Maritime safety inspectors
Dangerous goods at sea
››Information for vessel owners when using biofuels - NEW!
››Safety beacon requirements for Commercial vessels
››New Lashing Point Requirements


Safe Ship Management (SSM):
››SSM makes ship owners and operators responsible for the
daily safe operation of their vessels

››ILM exemptions
Allows skippers with ILM certificates to operate their vessels
within their certified coastal limits out to 12nm off the coast
of New Zealand, including crossing Cook Strait

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Fatigue management -
Resources and links to useful information - NEW!
 



Safe Operational Plans:
››A safety management system for specialised craft such as jet boats, rafts, fishing vessels less than
6m in length, vessels engaged in diving and hovercraft.

››UPDATE - SOPs for white water rafting . . .


Seafarer Qualifications:
››Gaining a Qualification
››Forms - Engineering qualifications, Deck qualifications
››Medical certificates
››Eyesight tests


Ship Registration:
››Ship registration provides nationality, for some ships it is compulsory, for others it is voluntary.
››How to: Register changes to existing registrations


Ports and Harbours:
››NZ Port & Harbour Marine Safety Code & Guidelines
››Port State Control - Inspection & Detention of Foreign Ships
››Australian & New Zealand Port Waste Reception Facilities Booklet - NEW!

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