Amendment
Maritime Rules Amendments 2025 (No 3) amended this Part. These amendments came into force on 28 January 2026.
Maritime Rules Part 43 - Radio
Current version of Part 43
This rule applies to:
- every New Zealand ship that is required by any rule in Part 40A, 40B, 40C, 40D, 40E or 40F of the maritime rules to carry radio communication equipment
- foreign passenger ships at a New Zealand port or offshore terminal
- foreign non-passenger ships of 300 gross tonnage or more at a New Zealand Port or offshore terminal.
Part 43 covers the survey and inspection provisions and the requirements for the installation, maintenance and testing of shipborne radio installations.
Part 43 also contains requirements for keeping a radio log, keeping a continuous radio watch, the qualifications required of radio operators and the performance standards for shipborne radio installations.
Guidelines associated with maritime activities
The three IMO guideline and guidance documents below are:
- guidelines for shore-based maintenance of emergency position-indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs) (MSC.1/Circ.1039/Rev.1)
- guidelines on annual resting of emergency position-indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs) (MSC.1/Circ.1040/Rev.2), and
- guidance on the validity of radiocommunications equipment installed and used on ships (MSC.1/Circ.1460/Rev.3).
History of Part 43
Amendment
This Part was amended by Maritime Rules Amendments 2025 (No 2). These amendments come into force on 1 December 2025.
Amendment
This part was amended by a notice in the New Zealand Gazette on 27 August 2020, noting a change to material incorporated by reference.
Amendment
This Part was amended by Maritime Rules Various Amendments on 13 December 2019.
Amendment
This Part was amended by Maritime Rules Part 40 Series Amendments 2017. Amendments 6.1 and 6.2 come into force January 2019, all other rules come into force March 2018.
Amendment
This Part was amended by Maritime Rules Various Amendments 2016, in November 2016.
Amendment
This Part was recently amended by Various SOLAS-relared Amendments 2016, in 2016.
Amendment
This Part was then amended by Maritime Rules Various Amendments 2014, in 2015.
Amendment
This part was then amended by Parts 19 and 44: Consequential Amendments in July 2014.
Amendment
This part was then amended by Parts 20, 31, 32, 34 and 35: Consequential Amendments in April 2014.
Amendment
This part was then amended by Maritime Rules Various Amendments 2011, in 2011.
Amendment
This part was then amended by Maritime Various Amendments Rules in Parts 20-91 in 2008.
Amendment
This part was then amended by Maritime (EPIRBS) Rules in 2006.
Amendment
This part was first amended by Maritime Rules Parts 20-90 in 2004.
New part comes into force
Part 43 entered into force on 1 February 2001.
New part signed
Part 43 was signed into law by the Transport Minister on 6 December 2000.