Maritime Rules Part 24A

Carriage of Cargoes – Dangerous Goods

What Part 24A applies to

This rule applies to:

  • any New Zealand commercial ship or foreign ship in New Zealand waters.
Maritime Rules Part 24A [PDF: 280kB, 38 pages]

 

Overview of Part 24A

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)

 

Materials incorporated by reference in Part 24A

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 .

Getting copies of material incorporated by reference

Some materials can be accessed and viewed free online, other material is subject to copyright and can either be purchased from the original source or viewed as an electronic copy at Maritime New Zealand.

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History of Part 24A

2021

Amendment

This part was amended by Maritime Rules (International Omnibus) Amendments 2020 on 31 March 2021.

Maritime Rules (International Omnibus) Amendments 2020 [PDF: 424kB, 9 pages]

2020

Amendment

This part was amended by a notice in the New Zealand Gazette on 27 August 2020, noting a change to material incorporated by reference.

2015

Amendment

This Part was amended by Maritime Rules Various Amendments 2015, in 2015.

Maritime Rules Various Amendments 2015 [PDF: 403kB, 15 pages]

Amendment

This Part was amended by Maritime Rules Various Amendments 2014, in 2015.

Maritime Rules Various Amendments 2014 [PDF: 366kB, 18 pages]

2014

Amendment

The original Part 24A was revoked and replaced by a new Part 24A in 2014. This also included consequential amendments to Maritime Rules Part 24A and Marine Protection Rules Part 150.

Part 24A: Carriage of Cargoes - Dangerous Goods 2014 [PDF: 403kB, 15 pages]

2008

Amendment

This Part was amended by Maritime (Various Amendments) Rules Parts 20–91 in 2008.

Maritime (Various Amendments) Rules 2008 [PDF: 466kB, 69 pages]

2005

Amendment

This Part was amended by Maritime Rules Part 24B in 2005.

Part 24B: Carriage of Cargoes - Stowage & Securing 2005 [PDF: 1.39Mb, 21 pages]

1998

New sections come into force

Sections 1 and 3 of Part 24A came into force on 1 February 1998.

1997

New part signed

Part 24A was signed into law by the Transport Minister on 10 December 1997.

Part 24A: Original Rule [PDF: 5.33Mb, 54 pages]

Related information:

Part 24A advisory circular

Advisory circulars describe a rule, its purpose and how to comply.

[PDF: 199kB, 33 pages]

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