Amendment
Maritime Rules (International Omnibus) Amendments 2020 amended this part on 31 March 2021.
Maritime Rules Part 22 - Collision Prevention
Current version of Part 22
This rule applies to:
- all New Zealand vessels, including any pleasure boats, naval ships and seaplanes whenever they are at sea or on inland waters (lakes, rivers) in any part of the world
- all foreign vessels when they are in New Zealand waters.
Part 22 provides the ‘Rules of the road’ for ships. Also included are the standards for the installation, performance and use of lights for collision avoidance, and the sound and light signals used for the communication of safety information.
This part incorporates the requirement of the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972.
History of Part 22
Amendment
This Part was amended by Maritime Rules Various Amendments 2015 in 2015.
Amendment
This Part was amended by Maritime Rules Various Amendments 2014 in 2015.
Amendments
This Part was by Parts 20, 31, 32, 34 and 35: Consequential Amendments in 2014.
Amendment
This Part was amended by Maritime Rules Various Amendments 2011, in 2011.
Amendment
This Part was first amended by Maritime (Various Amendments) Rules 2009, Part 21-80, in 2009.
Amendment
This Part was amended in 2006.
New part signed
Part 22 was signed into law by the Transport Minister on 3 December 1997.