Amendment
Maritime Rules Amendments 2025 (No 2) amended this Part. These amendments come into force on 1 December 2025.
Maritime Rules Part 48 - Tonnage Measurement
Current version of Part 48
This rule applies to:
- New Zealand ships of 24 metres or more in length
- all such commercial ships and to other ships which are to be registered in Part A of the New Zealand Register of Ships
- ships of the New Zealand Defence Force which are 24 metres or more in length.
Part 48 requires certain New Zealand ships of 24 metres or more in length to be measured for tonnage and issued with a tonnage certificate.
The tonnage measurement and tonnage certificate requirements in this part implement New Zealand’s obligations under the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships 1969.
History of Part 48
Amendment
This part was amended by Maritime Rules (International Omnibus) Amendments 2020 on 31 March 2021.
Amendment
This Part was amended by Maritime Rules Various Amendments on 13 December 2019.
Amendment
This Part was amended by Maritime Rules Various Amendments 2015.
Amendment
This part was amended by Parts 19 and 44: Consequential Amendments in July 2014.
Amendment
This part was amended by Maritime Rules Various Amendments 2011, in 2011.
Amendment
This part was amended by Maritime (Various Amendments) Rules 2009, Parts 21-80, in 2009.
Amendment
This part was amended by Maritime Various Amendments Rules Parts 20-91 in 2008.
Advisory Circular
An advisory circular was published describing Part 48.
Amendment
This part was first amended by Maritime Rules Parts 20-90 in 2004.
New part comes into force
Part 48 entered into force on 15 October 1998.Timeline
New Part signed
Part 48 was signed into law by the Transport Minister on 10 September 1998.