Rules
Part 19 Maritime transport operator - certification and responsibilities
Updated: 21 April 2025
Part 20 Operating Limits
Updated: 1 December 2025
Part 21 Safe Ship Management Systems
Updated: 1 December 2025
Part 22 Collision Prevention
Updated: 31 March 2021
Part 23 Operational Procedures and Training
Updated: 1 December 2025
Part 24A Carriage of Cargoes – Dangerous Goods
Updated: 1 December 2025
Part 24B Carriage of Cargoes – Stowage and Securing
Updated: 1 December 2025
Part 24C Carriage of Cargoes – Specific Cargoes
Updated: 1 December 2025
Part 24D Carriage of Cargoes – Convention Containers
Updated: 1 April 2015
Part 24E Carriage of Cargoes – Offshore Containers
Updated: 13 December 2019
Part 25 Nautical Charts and Publications
Updated: 1 July 2016
Part 31 Crewing and Watchkeeping
Updated: 1 December 2025
Part 32 Seafarer Certification
Updated: 1 December 2025
Part 34 Medical Standards
Updated: 1 December 2025
Part 35 Approval of Training for Purposes of Part 32, Assessments and Examinations, and Industry Specific Certificates
Updated: 21 April 2025
Part 40A Design, Construction and Equipment – Non-SOLAS Passenger Ships
Updated: 28 January 2026
Part 40B Design, Construction and Equipment – SOLAS Ships
Updated: 1 December 2025
Part 40C Design, Construction and Equipment – Non-SOLAS Non- Passenger Ships
Updated: 28 January 2026
Part 40D Design, Construction and Equipment – Fishing Ships
Updated: 28 January 2026
Part 40E Design, Construction and Equipment – Sailing Ships
Updated: 28 January 2026
Part 40F Design, Construction and Equipment – Hovercraft
Updated: 1 November 2016
Part 40G Design, Construction and Equipment – Novel Ships
Updated: 1 December 2025
Part 404 Design, Construction, and Equipment - New Zealand Cape Town Vessels and Foreign Cape Town Vessels
Updated: 9 December 2022
Part 41 Anchors and Chain Cables
Updated: 28 January 2026
Part 42A Safety Equipment – Lifesaving Appliance Performance Standards
Updated: 28 January 2026
Part 42B Safety Equipment – Fire Appliance Performance Standards
Updated: 1 December 2025
Part 43 Radio
Updated: 28 January 2026
Part 44 Surveyor responsibilities and survey, certification, and maintenance for ships in maritime transport operations
Updated: 1 April 2014
Part 45 Navigational Equipment
Updated: 13 December 2019
Part 46 Surveys, Certification and Maintenance
Updated: 1 December 2025
Part 47 Load Lines
Updated: 1 December 2025
Part 48 Tonnage Measurement
Updated: 1 December 2025
Part 49 Ships’ Lifting Appliances
Updated: 1 January 2015
Part 50 Medical Stores
Updated: 1 November 2016
Part 51 Crew Accommodation
Updated: 13 December 2019
Part 52 Maritime Labour Convention
Updated: 31 March 2021
Part 53 Pilot Transfer Arrangements and Ship - Helicopter Pilot Transfers
Updated: 1 November 2016
Part 73 Logbooks
Updated: 1 January 2015
Part 81 Commercial Rafting Operations
Updated: 1 November 2019
Part 82 Commercial Jet Boat Operations - Rivers
Updated: 21 April 2025
Part 100 Port Reception Facilities
Updated: 1 December 2025
Part 101A Surveys and Inspections – Oil
Updated: 1 December 2025
Part 101B Surveys and Inspections – noxious liquid substances carried in bulk
Updated: 13 December 2019
Part 102 Certificates of Insurance
Updated: 27 May 2020
Part 103 Notifications – Oil and noxious liquid substances
Updated: 13 December 2019
Part 120 Discharge of Oil
Updated: 13 December 2019
Part 121A Ship Design and Construction - Oil Tankers
Updated: 13 December 2019
Part 121B Ship Design and Construction – ships other than oil tankers
Updated: 13 December 2019
Part 122 Marine Protection Products - Oil
Updated: 31 March 2021
Part 123A Documents - Oil
Updated: 27 August 2020
Part 123B Documents (Record Books and Manuals)
Updated: 13 December 2019
Part 125 Shipboard Operations – Oil
Updated: 13 December 2019
Part 130A Shipboard Marine Oil Spill Contingency Plans
Updated: 13 December 2019
Part 130B Oil Transfer Site Oil Spill Contingency Plans
Updated: 13 December 2019
Part 130C Regional Marine Oil Spill Contingency Plans
Updated: 11 January 2016
Part 131 Offshore Installations – Oil Spill Contingency Plans; Oil Pollution Prevention Certification
Updated: 11 January 2016
Part 132 New Zealand Oil Spill Control Agents
Updated: 26 August 2022
Part 140 Discharge of Noxious Liquid Substances Carried in Bulk
Updated: 1 February 2018
Part 141 Ship Design, Construction, Equipment and Operation – noxious liquid substances in bulk
Updated: 1 February 2018
Part 142A Documents (Certificates) - Noxious Liquid Substances
Updated: 13 December 2019
Part 142B Documents (Record Books and Manuals) – noxious liquid substances
Updated: 13 December 2019
Part 143 Shipboard Marine Pollution Emergency Plans for Noxious Liquid Substances
Updated: 31 March 2021
Part 150 Carriage of Cargoes – harmful substances carried in packaged form
Updated: 13 December 2019
Part 160 Carriage of Cargoes – harmful substances carried in packaged form
Updated: 1 December 2025
Part 170 Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ship
Updated: 1 December 2025
Part 180 Dumping of Waste or Other Matter
Updated: 13 December 2019
Part 190 Mandatory Ships Routeing
Updated: 13 December 2019
Part 199 Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships
Updated: 7 February 2024
Part 300 Ballast
Updated:1 December 2025