Our regulatory approach
We are a risk-based regulator focused on preventing harm from occurring across the maritime domain. This means we prioritise our efforts to target the risks that cause the most significant harm from maritime activity, based on data, intelligence and insights on where, when, to who, and why harm is occurring.
We do this in two main ways:
- Proactively, through our harm prevention programmes where we partner with the maritime sector, and through cross-sector initiatives to address common issues.
- Responsively, through the actions we take to address harm or risk of harm from maritime activity we become aware of through notifications or proactive audits and inspections. We also undertake a range of other responsive regulatory activities, like the certification of seafarers, search and rescue, and responding to major maritime incidents.
In this section
Harm Prevention Programmes
Our harm prevention programmes, cross sector initiatives and other proactive regulatory activities address key risks and causes of harm across the maritime domain.
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How Maritime NZ responds to harm or risk of harm
How Maritime NZ responds to harm or risk of harm that we become aware of through notifications or as part of our proactive audits and inspections and what to expect from us.
Operational Policies
Operational policies help our staff and the maritime sector understand how we implement our regulatory approach. They set out how we make decisions and the basis for them.
Position Statements
Position statements explain how we will apply key aspects of legislation and rules in accordance with our regulatory approach.