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Part 19 - Maritime Transport Operator - Certification and responsibilities
Part 20 - Operating Limits
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Part 24A - Carriage of Cargoes – Dangerous Goods
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Part 25 - Nautical Charts and Publications - Maritime NZ
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Part 32 - Seafarer Certification - Maritime NZ
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Part 35 - Approval of Training for Purposes of Part 32, Assessments and Examinations, and Industry Specific Certificates
Part 40A - Design, Construction and Equipment - Non-SOLAS Passenger Ships
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Part 40C - Design, Construction and Equipment - Non-SOLAS Non Passenger Ships
Part 40D - Design, Construction and Equipment – Fishing Ships
Maritime Rules Part 40E
Part 40F - Design, Construction and Equipment – Hovercraft
Part 40G - Design, Construction and Equipment – Novel ships
Maritime Rules Part 404
MTI-404.44-1
MTI-404.130-1
MTI-404.131-1
Maritime Transport Instrument MTI-404.132-1
MTI-404.181-1
MTI-404.190-1
MTI-404.210-1
Part 41 - Anchors and Chain Cables
Part 42A - Safety Equipment - Lifesaving Appliance Performance Standards
Part 42B - Safety Equipment – Fire Appliance Performance Standards
Part 43 - Radio
Part 44 - Surveyor responsibilities and survey, certification, and maintenance for ships in maritime transport operations
Part 45 - Navigational Equipment
Part 46 - Surveys, Certification and Maintenance
Part 47 - Load Lines
Part 48 - Tonnage Measurement
Part 49 - Ships’ Lifting Appliances
Part 50 - Medical Stores
Part 51 - Crew Accommodation
Part 52 - Maritime Labour Convention (MLC)
Part 53 - Pilot Transfer Arrangements and Ship - Helicopter Pilot Transfers
Part 73 - Logbooks
Part 82 - Commercial Jet Boat Operations - River
Part 90 - Pilotage
Part 91 - Navigational safety rules
Part 100 - Port Reception Facilities
Part 101A - Surveys and Inspections – Oil
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Part 102 - Certificates of Insurance
Part 103 - Notifications – Oil and noxious liquid substances - Maritime NZ
Part 120 - Discharge of Oil
Part 121A - Ship Design and Construction - Oil Tankers
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Part 122 - Marine Protection Products - Oil
Part 123A - Documents - Oil
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Part 125 - Shipboard Operations – Oil
Part 130A - Shipboard Marine Oil Spill Contingency Plans
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Part 130C - Regional Marine Oil Spill Contingency Plans
Part 131 - Offshore Installations – Oil Spill Contingency Plans; Oil Pollution Prevention Certification; Operations - Maritime NZ
Part 132 - New Zealand Oil Spill Control Agents
Part 140 - Discharge of Noxious Liquid Substances Carried in Bulk
Part 141 - Ship Design, Construction, Equipment and Operation – noxious liquid substances in bulk
Part 142A - Documents (Certificates) - Noxious Liquid Substances
Part 142B - Documents (Record Books and Manuals) – noxious liquid substances
Part 143 - Shipboard Marine Pollution Emergency Plans for Noxious Liquid Substances
Part 150 - Carriage of Cargoes – harmful substances carried in packaged form
Part 160 - Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Ships in the Antarctic Treaty Area
Part 170 - Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships
Part 180 - Dumping of Waste or Other Matter
Part 190 - Mandatory Ships Routeing
Part 199 - Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships
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Part 300 - Marine Protection Rules Part 300 - Ballast
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