40 Series - Exploring change documents
Have your say as we develop the new rules
Maritime NZ is looking to make changes to the rules governing the design, construction and equipment of domestic commercial vessels.
Your feedback on draft proposals as they are developed is important. It helps us to refine our proposals and to decide how to progress the proposed changes.
Maritime NZ welcomes comment on preliminary proposals related to Lifting Appliances outlined in the exploring change document below.
Lifting appliances
Exploring Change Document - November 2023 [PDF: 376kB, 6 pages]
How to provide your feedback
You can have your say by:
- sending your feedback to 40.Series@maritimenz.govt.nz
- speaking to us directly. Email us your details and we will get in touch.
You do not need to provide feedback on every proposal. All and any feedback is welcome.
Please provide your feedback to us by 16 February 2024.
Exploring change documents that we have previously sought comment on
During 2021, 2022 and 2023, Maritime NZ sought comment on the exploring change documents for Life-Saving Appliances; Fire Protection; Electrical; Survey and Certificate of Survey; Stability, Drainage and Freeboard; Watertight and Weathertight Integrity; Machinery; Accommodation, personal safety, access and escape; Anchors and Cables; Navigation and Radiocommunications. Thank you to those who provided comment. Any additional comments on these topic areas can be sent to 40.Series@maritimenz.govt.nz.
Life-Saving Appliances
Life-Saving Appliances - September 2021 [PDF: 1.5Mb, 35 pages] One page summary – May 2022 [PDF: 651kB, 1 page]Fire protection
One page summary – February 2022 [PDF: 724kB, 1 page] Exploring change document – February 2022 [PDF: 1.13Mb, 20 pages] Exploring change examples – February 2022 [PDF: 794kB, 10 pages]Electrical
One page summary – February 2022 [PDF: 616kB, 1 page] Exploring change document – February 2022 [PDF: 1.02Mb, 18 pages]Survey and Certificate of Survey
One page summary – February 2022 [PDF: 619kB, 1 page] Exploring change document – February 2022 [PDF: 1.04Mb, 16 pages]Stability, Drainage and Freeboard
One page summary – September 2022 [PDF: 761kB, 1 page] Flowchart – September 2022 [PDF: 608kB, 1 page] Exploring change document – September 2022 [PDF: 1.7Mb, 40 pages]Watertight and Weathertight Integrity
One page summary – April 2023 [PDF: 609kB, 1 page] Exploring change document – April 2023 [PDF: 979kB, 30 pages]Machinery
One page summary – April 2023 [PDF: 619kB, 1 page] Exploring change document – April 2023 [PDF download]Accommodation, personal safety, access and escape
One page summary – September 2023 [PDF: 845kB, 1 page] Exploring change document – September 2023 [PDF: 2Mb, 37 pages]Anchors and Cables
One page summary – September 2023 [PDF: 605kB, 1 page] Exploring change document – September 2023 [PDF: 715kB, 15 pages]Navigation and Radiocommunications
Exploring change document – September 2023 [PDF: 588kB, 9 pages]
Background documents
The framework
The 40-Series Reform Project is a multi-year project to reshape the rules governing the design, construction and equipment of domestic commercial vessels.
A high-level overview of how the new rules will be arranged, and the approach that will be applied is set out in “A proposed new regulatory framework for ship design, construction and equipment” (see below).
A proposed new regulatory framework for ship design, construction and equipment [PDF: 987kB, 49 pages]The Framework document is a living document which will be updated periodically to reflect on-going detailed policy work.