Amendment
This Part was amended by Maritime Rules Amendments 2025 (No 2). These amendments come into force on 1 December 2025.
Maritime Rules Part 42B - Safety Equipment – Fire Appliance Performance Standards
What Part 42B applies to
This rule applies to:
- any New Zealand ship to which Parts 40A, 40C or 40D apply on which fire appliances are installed or intended to be installed and the Part requires that type of fire appliance to meet the requirements of Part 42B.
Overview of Part 42B
Part 42B covers the performance standards for fire appliances, including:
- fixed fire detection and alarm systems
- various types of fixed fire extinguishing systems
- fire pumps
- portable and non-portable fire extinguishers
- breathing apparatus
- fire crew outfits.
Materials incorporated by reference in Part 42B
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 The replacement for the superseded standard is set out below and takes effect on 1 January 2015.
- Australian Standard AS 1851-2012, Routine service of fire protection systems and equipment, Section 7 Special Hazard Systems.
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 NZ.
History of Part 42B
Amendment
This Part was amended by Maritime Rules Various Amendments 2023. These amendments come into force on 7 February 2024.
Amendment
This Part was amended by Maritime Rules Various Amendments 2015.
Amendment
This Part was amended by Maritime Rules Various Amendments 2014, in 2015.
Amendment
This part was amended by a notice in the New Zealand Gazette on 13 November 2014, noting a change to material incorporated by reference.
Amendment
This part was amended by Maritime Rules Various Amendments 2011, in 2011.
Amendment
This part was amended by 40E: Design, Construction and Equipment Sailing Ships, in 2010.
Amendment
This part was amended by 42B: Safety Equipment - Fire Applicance Performance Standards in 2010.
Amendment
Part 42B, as it was used in 2008.
Amendment
This part was amended by Maritime (Portable Fire Extinguisher) Amendment Rules 2008.
Amendment
This part was amended by Maritime (Various Amendments) Rules Parts 20-91 in 2008.
New part comes into force
Part 42B entered into force on 1 February 2001. Part 42B replaced relevant performance standards made under the Shipping (Fire Appliances) Regulations 1989, published as a supplement to the New Zealand Gazette of 26 October 1989 (issue number 190) and dated 31 October 1989.
New part signed
Part 42B was signed into law by the Transport Minister on 18 December 2000.