Class exemptions
Current exemptions
EXA-720 Maritime Transport (Class Exemptions Non-Metallic Piping (Seawater Pipes)) Notice 2022[PDF: 720kB, 4 pages] EXA-719 Maritime Transport (Class Exemptions Non-Metallic Piping (Bilge Piping)) Notice 2022[PDF: 984kB, 5 pages] EXA-718 Maritime Transport (Class Exemption — Angle of GZmax for Fishing Ships) Notice 2022[PDF: 744kB, 4 pages] EXA-717 Maritime Transport (Class Exemption Sailing Ship Hull Openings (Portlights Below Weather Deck)) Notice 2022[PDF: 781kB, 4 pages] EXA-704 Maritime Transport (Class Exemption — Self-Closing Doors to Machinery Spaces) Notice 2022[PDF: 741kB, 5 pages] EXA-691 Maritime Transport (Class Exemption Carriage of Personal Floatation Devices on Stand-up Paddleboards in Surfing Zone) Notice 2022[PDF: 657kB, 6 pages] EXA-193 - Exemption from the requirements in 90.21(2), 90.23 and 90.24(1)[PDF: 843kB, 6 pages]

Applying for an exemption
Find out how vessel owners, operators and surveyors can apply for exemptions from complying with a maritime or marine protection rule or other operational requirements under certain special circumstances.
About the rules
Maritime and marine protection rules contain detailed technical standards and procedures and form part of New Zealand’s maritime law.