Material incorporated by reference

Part 23

Operational Procedures and Training

On 18 November 2022, the Associate Minister of Transport signed the Maritime Rules (Part 23 and 53) Amendment 2022 which come into force on 22 December 2022.

• Clarification of SOLAS Regulation III/19 as adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee of the IMO by Resolution MSC.1/Circ.1326 and Corr 1.
• Guidelines on Safety during Abandon Ship Drills using Lifeboats as adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee of the IMO by Resolution MSC.1/Circ.1578 .

Part 24A

Carriage of Cargoes – Dangerous Goods

This rule was signed by the Minister of Transport on 8 April 2014 and comes into force on 1 July 2014 (except rules 24A.43(1) and rule 24A.242(3)(e) and (f), which come into force on 1 December 2014).

• The Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk(BCH Code)
• The Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk (GC Code)
• The Code for Existing Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk 
  The International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (IBC Code)
• The International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk (IGC Code)
• The International Code for the Safe Carriage of Packaged Irradiated Nuclear Fuel, Plutonium, and High-Level Radioactive Wastes on Board Ships (INF Code)
• The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL Convention)
• The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS Convention)
• The International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code)
• The International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes Code (IMSBC Code)

Part 31

Crewing and Watchkeeping

This rule was signed by the Minister of Transport on 27 January 2014 and came into force on 1 April 2014.

• The Document for Guidance on Training and Certification of Fishing Personnel approved by Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in 2000.
• The Principles of Safe Manning adopted by the International Maritime Organization by Assembly Resolution A. 1047(27).
• Chapter V of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 1974, the protocols relating to that convention and the annexes to the convention and protocols (SOLAS).
• Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft, 2000, adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization by Resolution MSC.97(73), as amended.
• International convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (STCW Convention)
• International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessel Personnel 1995 and Resolutions (STCW-F Convention)

Part 32

Seafarer Certification

This rule was signed by the Minister of Transport on 27 January 2014 and came into force on 1 April 2014.

• International convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (STCW Convention)
• International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessel Personnel 1995 and Resolutions (STCW-F Convention)

Part 34

Medical Standards

This rule was signed by the Minister of Transport on 27 January 2014 and came into force on 1 April 2014.

• Guidelines on the Medical Examination of Seafarers published on behalf of the International Labour Organization and the International Maritime Organization in 2013.

Download ILO Convention[ILO website]

Part 40B

Design, Construction and Equipment – SOLAS Ships

This rule was signed by the Minister of Transport on 6 December 2000 and came into force on 1 February 2001.

• International Code Of Safety For Ships Using Gases Or Other Low-Flashpoint Fuels (IGF Code) adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee of the IMO by Resolution MSC.391(95)

Part 42B

Safety Equipment – Fire Appliance Performance Standards

Change to standard “Australian Standard AS 1851:2005, Section 11 Gaseous fire extinguishing systems”.

This reference was made in the rule on 4 August 2008. The standard referred to has been replaced with the below standard, effective from 1 January 2015:

• Australian Standard AS 1851-2012, Routine service of fire protection systems and equipment, Section 7 Special Hazard Systems.

Part 46

Surveys, Certification and Maintenance

This rule was signed by the Minister of Transport on 18 November 1997 and came into force on 1 February 1998.

• International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (the Polar Code), the safety-related provisions in the Introduction and all of Part I-A, adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee of the IMO by Resolution MSC.385(94)

Marine Protection Rules

Part 123B

This rule was signed by the Minister of Transport on 20 May 1998 and came into force on 20 August 1998.

Documents (Record Books and Manuals)

• International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (the Polar Code), the environment-related provisions in the Introduction and all of Part II-A, adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the IMO by Resolution MEPC.264(68)

Part 130A

This rule was signed by the Minister of Transport on 20 May 1998 and came into force on 20 August 1998.

Shipboard Marine Oil Spill Contingency Plans

• International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (the Polar Code), the environment-related provisions in the Introduction and all of Part II-A, adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the IMO by Resolution MEPC.264(68)

Part 131

Offshore Installations – Oil Spill Contingency Plans and Oil Pollution Prevention Certification

This rule was signed by the Minister of Transport on 23 September 2015 and comes into force on 31 October 2015.

• The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL Convention)
• the International Maritime Organization Assembly Resolution A.739(18) and the Annexes thereto entitled Guidelines for the Authorization of Organizations Acting on Behalf of the Administration
• Resolution MEPC. 139(53) “Guidelines for application of the revised MARPOL Annex I requirements to FPSOs and FSUs”.

Part 141

This rule was signed by the Minister of Transport on 20 May 1998 and came into force on 20 August 1998.

Ship Design, Construction, Equipment and Operation – Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk

• International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (the Polar Code), the environment-related provisions in the Introduction and all of Part II-A, adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the IMO by Resolution MEPC.264(68)

Part 142A

This rule was signed by the Minister of Transport on 20 May 1998 and came into force on 20 August 1998.

Documents (Certificates) – noxious liquid substances

• International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (the Polar Code), the environment-related provisions in the Introduction and all of Part II-A, adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the IMO by Resolution MEPC.264(68)

Part 142B

This rule was signed by the Minister of Transport on 20 May 1998 and came into force on 20 August 1998.

Documents (Record Books and Manuals) – Noxious Liquid Substances

• International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (the Polar Code), the environment-related provisions in the Introduction and all of Part II-A, adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the IMO by Resolution MEPC.264(68)

Part 143

This rule was signed by the Minister of Transport on 20 May 1998 and came into force on 20 August 1998.

Shipboard Marine Pollution Emergency Plans for Noxious Liquid Substances

• International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (the Polar Code), the environment-related provisions in the Introduction and all of Part II-A, adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the IMO by Resolution MEPC.264(68)

Part 300

Ballast Water Management

These rules were signed by the Associate Minister of Transport on the 1 March 2016 and came into force on 8 September 2017.

• International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments 2004
• The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 (UNCLOS)

Recent notices of material incorporated by reference

On 8 March, Maritime NZ gave notice of new and amended material incorporated by reference. The new and amended material relates to requirements in international conventions, and in particular:

• a new Polar Code
• a new safety code for SOLAS ships using gases or other low-flashpoint fuels (IGF Code)
• changes to codes for ships carrying solid bulk cargoes in bulk
• changes to codes for ships carrying dangerous chemicals in bulk
• changes in the convention for the prevention of pollution from ships
• changes for regulations for life-saving appliances

This notice is available on the New Zealand Gazette website:

NZ Gazette website[https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2018-au1146]

Hard copies

Viewing hard copies

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Purchasing hard copies

Hard copies of the material incorporated by reference may be purchased from the relevant publisher.

Material published by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) can be purchased from the IMO webshop, where publications are searchable according to name and code.

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New Zealand Standards can be purchased from Standards New Zealand.

Standards NZ

Australian Standards can be purchased from Standards Australia, where publications are searchable according to name and code.

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Electronic copies

Resolutions of committees of the IMO may be accessed from the IMO’s website:

IMO website[http://www.imo.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/IndexofIMOResolutions]