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.
Download Maritime Rules Part 48[PDF: 204kB, 17 pages]
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.