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This Part of the maritime rules came into force on 1st February 1998
and applied, from that date, to new ships and ships which had not
previously been subject to survey.
Ships which had been in survey prior to 1st February 1998 were permitted
to retain the previous operating limits for an interim period. New
operating limits were assigned to ships prior to 1st February 2000.
(Part 20 replaced the Shipping Restricted Limits Notice 1980).
Current Advisory Circular: Issue No 20-2 (15 March 2000).
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Part 21 Safe Ship Management
Part 21 is divided into two sections. Section 1 incorporates
the SOLAS 74 Chapter IX requirement that shipowners implement a shore-based
and shipboard safe management system in compliance with the International
Safety Management Code (ISM Code).
Section 1 applies to foreign-going ships which are
subject to SOLAS 74, and to ships of 45 metres or more in length (other
than fishing ships) which proceed beyond restricted limits.
Section 2 applies to restricted limit ships, fishing
ships and ships of less than 45 metres that go beyond restricted limits
but are not SOLAS ships. With a few exceptions, these ships are required
to be in an approved Safe Ship Management system managed by an organisation
approved by the Director of Maritime NZ for that purpose.
The rules prescribe the conditions of entry to a Safe Ship Management
system and for remaining within that system, including the requirement
for compliance with the NZ Safe Ship Management Code, which appears
as an appendix to Part 21.
Part 21 Section 1 came into force on 21st August 1997; Section 2 followed
on 1st February 1998.
A number of substantial amendments to Part 21 were due for release for consultation in late 2001. The proposed amendments:
- extend and clearly define Safe Ship Management company recording
and reporting obligations
- provide for provisional, short-term certification of ships
entering a Safe Ship Management system
- provide more specific requirements for ships' maintenance plans
- define the elements of Safe Ship Management systems, including
shipboard documentation, that must be audited
- require audits to be undertaken by auditors with defined competencies
- define the role of surveyors in carrying out certain inspections
- define procedures for authorising commercial craft to be used for pleasure
- edit the Part for readability and user friendliness
- incorporate a transitional provision to ensure that certificates issued in accordance with the original rules remain valid and do not have to be reissued.
These amendments will be rolled into a further draft consultation
due out in early 2003. This draft will take into account reviews
of Safe Ship Management arrangements and the New Zealand Safe Ship
Management Code programmed for the second half of 2002.
Current Advisory Circular: Issue No 21-1 (31 July 1997).
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Part 22 Collision Prevention
Part 22 gives effect to the Convention on the International
Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972, to which New
Zealand is party. The Part provides the steering and sailing rules
('Rules of the Road') for ships, as well as standards for the installation,
performance and use of lights for collision avoidance, and the sound
and light signals used for communication of safety information.
Part 22 applies to all New Zealand vessels, including pleasure boats,
naval ships and seaplanes, whenever they are at sea or on inland
waters, in any part of the world. It also applies to foreign vessels
when they are in New Zealand waters.
Part 22 came into force on 1st February 1998. (Part 22 replaces
the Shipping (Distress Signals and Prevention of Collisions) Regulations
1988). A draft amendment to some of the definitions used in Part
22 was released for consultation in late 2001.
Current Advisory Circular: Issue No 22-1 (16 January 1998).
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Part 23 Operational Procedures & Training
Part 23 requires various operating procedures and training to be
implemented to manage emergency situations aboard ships or to prevent
such situations occurring. The procedures include muster lists,
emergency alarms and drills, training manuals, onboard training
and emergency instructions, recording passenger numbers, contingency
planning, logbook entries, testing of steering gear, closing of
openings in hull and watertight bulkheads, issue of navigational
warnings, obligation to relay certain radio messages, distress signals,
masters discretion for safe navigation, speed near ice and ship's
routeing.
Part 23 came into force on 18 June 1999. (Part 23 replaced the Shipping
(Automatic Pilot and Testing of Steering Gear) Regulations 1988,
the Shipping (Closing of Openings in Hulls and in Watertight Bulkheads)
Regulations 1989 and the Shipping (Musters and Training) Regulations
1989).
A draft amendment to Part 23, concerned with ship reporting systems,
was released for comment in late 2001.
Current Advisory Circular: Issue No 23-1 (21st July 1998).
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Part 24A Carriage of Cargoes - Dangerous
Goods
Part 24A sets out the responsibilities of seafarers, ship
owners, shippers, consolidators and packers in respect of dangerous
goods to be carried by sea.
Section 1 incorporates the requirements for the carriage of dangerous
goods of Chapter VII of SOLAS 74. These cover the carriage of dangerous
goods in packaged form or in solid form in bulk where carriage is
to be in accordance with the packaging and stowage requirements
of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code. This section
also contains the requirements for ships carrying dangerous liquid
chemicals and gases in bulk.
Section 1 applies to any New Zealand commercial ship or foreign
ship in New Zealand waters.
Section 2 has not yet been implemented and is reserved for requirements
which will apply to passengers who take onboard dangerous goods
intended for their personal use.
Section 3 includes requirements for the reporting and handling
of incidents involving dangerous goods.
Sections 1 and 3 of Part 24A came into force on 1st February 1998.
A revision of Part 24A, programmed for release for comment in early
2003, will cover requirements for passenger carry-on dangerous goods
(Section 2), update references to the latest IMDG Code, and incorporate
requirements for portable tanks, and road and rail tank vehicles
carrying dangerous goods. The revised rules will also incorporate
requirements for personnel involved in the packing of dangerous
goods and elaborate requirements for port facility incident plans.
Current Advisory Circular: Issue No 24A-1 (30th January 1998).
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Part 24B Carriage of Cargoes - Stowage
& Securing
Part 24B incorporates the requirements of Chapter VI of SOLAS and the IMO's
Code of Safe Practice for Cargo Stowage and Securing. Part 24B applies to New
Zealand ships carrying cargo and foreign ships carrying cargo in New
Zealand.
In addition to general cargo items , the stowage and securing provisions of Part 24B apply to portable tanks, heavy cargo units, wheel based rolling cargoes, under deck stowage of logs, containers, vehicles on roll on/roll off ships, livestock road vehicles and cargoes on offshore supply vessels.
Part 24B also includes requirements for cargo securing manuals, packing and securing arrangements inside cargo units, and training. Part 24B will also includes requirements for cargo securing manuals, packing and securing arrangements inside cargo units, and training.
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Part 24C Carriage of Cargoes -
Specific Cargoes
Part 24C outlines the specific requirements which apply
to ships carrying grain, solid bulk cargoes, timber deck cargoes
and livestock.
For ships loading and carrying grain this Part implements the grain
carriage requirements of SOLAS 74.
For ships loading and carrying solid bulk cargoes this Part implements
the relevant provisions of SOLAS 74 and requires that the cargo
is loaded and carried in accordance with the IMO's Code of Safe
Practice for Solid Bulk Cargoes.
For ships loading and carrying timber deck cargoes, the Part implements
the provisions of IMO's Code of Safe Practice for Ships Carrying
Timber Deck Cargoes.
For ships carrying livestock, Part 24C only prescribes requirements
relating to the safety of the ship and personnel on board. Requirements
in respect of the welfare of livestock are the responsibility of
the Ministry of Agriculture.
Part 24C came into force on 1st February 1998.
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Part 24D Carriage of Cargoes - Convention
Containers
Part 24D implements the requirements of the International Convention for Safe Containers, 1972 for ISO-type containers.
Section 2 applies to the manufacture and testing of convention containers for which New Zealand approval is sought.
Section 3 deals with the maintenance and examination of approved convention containers in service.
Section 4 covers control provisions for convention containers being loaded or unloaded at New Zealand ports.
Part 24D, together with Part 24E, will replace regulations 16A, 16B and 16C of the General Harbour (Ship, Cargo, and Dock Safety) Regulations 1968, relating to the manufacture and unsafe use of containers.
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Part 24E Carriage of Cargoes -
Offshore Containers
Part 24E prescribes requirements for offshore containers loaded and unloaded at offshore terminals and handled in open seas, where adverse weather and sea conditions and the dynamic lifting and impact forces, which may be experienced by the container, can be far greater than those provided for under the International Convention for Safe Containers 1972 and Part 24D. Part 24E incorporates the IMO ‘Guidelines for the Approval of Offshore Containers Handled in Open Seas’ published in MSC/Circ.860.
The requirements take into account handling conditions and container type in the design approval, manufacture and testing of offshore containers. Part 24E also provides requirements for the manufacture and inspection, identification and marking of offshore containers. The control provisions include prohibitions on the lifting of unsafe and overloaded containers and unauthorised use or removal of approved identification plates and markings.
Transitional provisions are provided to enable either continued use or phase out, where existing containers do not meet the design and testing requirements of Part 24E.
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Part 25 Nautical Charts & Publications
Part 25 requires the carrying of charts, tide tables,
and other nautical information.
It applies to commercial vessels of over 12 metres in length, commercial
vessels that operate outside the enclosed limit, and foreign vessels
in New Zealand waters.
It does not apply to vessels that operate only on a river away from
tidal influences, and commercial fishing vessels that are 6 metres
or less in length overall that operate within two miles of the coast.
This Part implements New Zealand's obligations under Chapter V,
Regulation 20 (Nautical Publications), and Regulation 21 International
Code of Signals), of SOLAS 74.
Part 25 came into force on 1st February 2001.
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Questions and general enquiries about the rules and draft rules
should be directed to:
manager.rules@maritimenz.govt.nz.
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