Before sending any documentation through to Maritime New Zealand (MNZ), you will be required to undertake training in accordance with an Approved PEC Training Programme and pass a practical, written and oral PEC examination. Please contact the local Harbourmaster for details.

Once you have successfully completed the above, the Harbourmaster will send a letter confirming this to MNZ.

Apply to Maritime New Zealand

To apply for a PEC with MNZ you need to complete the PEC - Application Form and send it in to MNZ with all the documentation as listed on the last page of the application form. All documentation must be either originals or certified copies.

Courier your complete application, including all necessary documents and the fee, to:

Certification and Registration
Maritime New Zealand
1 Grey Street
Wellington 6011
New Zealand

All applicants must submit the following:

Maritime New Zealand Pilotage Exemption Certificate (PEC) - Application form.
Fit and Proper Person form including Consent to Disclosure form. The Consent to Disclosure form will be sent to New Zealand Police Vetting Service for processing. Applicants should note NZ Police can take up to 20 working days to process the request.

Current Certificate of Medical Fitness (Category A or B only) from an MNZ approved medical practitioner
2 passport size and style photos of head and shoulders (30.5mm wide x 40.5mm length) inside a sealed envelope and attached to the top of this page. Photos must be less than 12 months old.
Application fee of $236.13 (GST inclusive)
Certified copy of current NZ certificate of competency (CoC) or current certificate of competency recognised or accepted by the Director under the Maritime Transport Act 1994 (refer rule 90.61(1)(b))

New PEC (first issue for a pilotage area)

Certified copy of birth certificate or passport
Letter from harbourmaster(s) confirming that the applicant has successfully completed an approved structured training programme and has met the required standards (refer rule 90.61(1)(d))

Additional area(s) or vessel(s) to PEC

Original master’s pilotage exemption certificate(s) or letter(s) issued under section 47 of the Maritime Transport Act 1994
To add a new pilotage area(s) for a vessel already endorsed on a PEC:
- Letter from harbourmaster(s) confirming that the applicant has successfully completed an approved structured training programme for the new area and the named vessel and has met the required standards (refer rule 90.68(2)(b))
To add a new vessel for a pilotage area(s) already endorsed on a PEC:
- Letter from harbourmaster(s) confirming that the currency requirements of rule 90.66 have been met for each pilotage area endorsed on the PEC
- Letter from the vessel operator confirming that the applicant has completed a programme of familiarisation as a PEC holder for that vessel (evidence of completion may be requested)

Renewal of existing PEC

Letter from harbourmaster for each pilotage area endorsed on the PEC confirming that the currency requirements of rule 90.66 have been met for that area. This must include verification that the recent experience requirements for all the vessels endorsed on the PEC have been met. (refer rule 90.69(b))
Original pilotage exemption certificate(s) or letter(s) issued under section 47 of the Maritime Transport Act 1994

Required forms

Pilotage exemption certificate application form [PDF: 93Kb, 4 pages]

Fit and proper person form [PDF: 50Kb, 6 pages]

Consent to disclosure of information form [PDF: 83Kb, 1 page]

Credit card payment form [PDF: 44Kb, 1 page]

Fees and payment

Several options are available when making payments to Maritime New Zealand: cheque, bank deposit, or credit card.

Cheque

If paying by cheque or bank draft, please make it payable to Maritime New Zealand.

Bank deposit

If you are in New Zealand, you can pay by bank deposit:
Account Name:               Maritime NZ
Bank and Account No:     Westpac 03 0558 0142032 00
Reference:                      Please use your name as a reference, followed by these letters: SFL

Credit card

Either download and use the Credit Card Payment Information form, or supply the following details if paying by credit card:
Card type: Visa/Master Card/Amex/Diners Club
Card number:
Name on card:
Expiry date:

Overseas payments

Overseas payments can be made by bank transfer:
Account Name:                 Maritime NZ
Bank and Account No:     Westpac 03 0558 0142032 00
Swift Code:                        WPACNZ2W
Reference:                         Please use your name as a reference, followed by these letters: SFL

Please make sure that any bank charges, including those of the receiving bank in New Zealand, are paid when making an international bank transfer.