NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 172

14 DECEMBER 2006

Land Transport New Zealand

Land Transport Rule: Light-vehicle Brakes 2002

Traffic Regulations 1976

Approval of Brake Testing Device

Pursuant to Regulation 88 of the Traffic Regulations 1976, and pursuant to sub-clause 4.6 (1) of Land Transport Rule: Light-vehicle Brakes 2002, and pursuant to the powers delegated to me by the Director of Land Transport New Zealand, I, Laszlo Andras Hidvegi, Principal Vehicle Engineer, hereby approve the brake testing device specified in Schedule 1 of this notice for the purpose of testing brakes of light vehicles according to the requirements of Regulation 68 of the Traffic Regulations 1976 and clause 2.2 of Land Transport Rule: Light-vehicle Brakes 2002, subject to the conditions specified in Schedule 2.

Schedule 1

Details

Manufacturer: BM Autoteknik A/S (Denmark)

Model: BM 4010

Schedule 2

Conditions

The brake testing device must only be used under the operating circumstances and in a manner specified by the manufacturer in the operator’s manual.

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of December 2006.

LASZLO ANDRAS HIDVEGI, Principal Vehicle Engineer.
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Maritime New Zealand

Maritime Transport Act 1994

Notification of Maritime Rules

Pursuant to section 448 of the Maritime Transport Act 1994, notification is hereby given of the making of maritime rule:

Maritime Rules Part 40G: Design, construction and equipment – Novel ships

Rule part comes into force on 11 January 2007.

Rule part available for inspection at Maritime New Zealand, Level Eight, gen-i Tower, 109 Featherston Street, Wellington, or downloading from

http://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/rules/maritime_rules.asp

and for purchase from Baseline Limited, P.O. Box 30-390, Lower Hutt, or telephone (04) 576 1686 or by facsimile (04) 576 1690 or email baseline@baseline.co.nz

Dated at Wellington this 1st day of December 2006.

CATHERINE JOY TAYLOR, Director of Maritime New Zealand.
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Notice of Exemption From Maritime Rule 45.4 (1) and (2)

I, Catherine Joy Taylor, Director of Maritime New Zealand, being satisfied that the granting of this exemption will not breach New Zealand’s international obligations, and pursuant to sections 47 (2) (b) (ii), 47 (2) (b) (iv) and 47 (2) (c) of the Maritime Transport Act 1994, acting under authority hereby give notice as follows:

The owner and master of M/V Aratere (IMO 9174828) is exempt from the requirement in Rule 45.4 (1) and 45.4 (2) of Part 45 of the Maritime Rules in relation to Rule 45.10 (1) (a) – "a ship of 10,000 GRT or more is to be fitted with two radar installations each capable of operating independently of each other", subject to the following conditions:

1. Actions must be taken to ensure the ship complies with Maritime Rules 45.10 (1) (a) at the owner’s earliest convenience and not later than 20 December 2006;

2. One 10cm radar must be fitted, be fully operational at all times during a voyage and meet the performance standards as set out in IMO resolution A.477 (XII);

3. The electronic charting system fitted must be fully operational at all times during a voyage;

4. AIS system fitted must be fully operational at all times during a voyage; and

5. Information displayed on the 10cm radar screen must be closely monitored during a voyage for the purpose of minimising the risk of collisions.

The exemption from the provisions of Maritime Rule 45.4 (1) and (2) shall remain in force until:

(a) one or more of the above conditions is not met;

(b) the ship undergoes major alteration or its operating limits are permanently changed;

(c) the ownership of the ship is changed;

(d) the exemption is revoked by the Director of Maritime New Zealand; or

(e) the expiry date;

whichever occurs first.

This exemption shall expire on 20 December 2006 at 9.00 a.m.*

Dated at Wellington this 5th day of December 2006.

CATHERINE JOY TAYLOR, Director of Maritime New Zealand.
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Submarine Cables and Pipelines Protection

Act 1996

Declaration Under the Submarine Cables and Pipelines Protection Act 1996

Whereas, pursuant to section 441 of the Maritime Transport Act 1994, the Minister of Transport did delegate those powers under section 12 (6) of the Submarine Cables and Pipelines Protection Act 1996 to Maritime New Zealand by an Instrument of Delegation dated 19 March 1997.

And whereas, pursuant to section 442 of the Maritime Transport Act 1994, Maritime New Zealand did delegate those powers under section 12 (6) of the Submarine Cables and Pipelines Protection Act 1996 to the Director of Maritime New Zealand by an Instrument of Delegation dated 26 March 1997.

And whereas, pursuant to section 443 of the Maritime Transport Act 1994, the Director of Maritime New Zealand did delegate those powers under section 12 (6) of the Submarine Cables and Pipelines Protection Act 1996 to me by an Instrument of Delegation dated 17 August 2005.

Therefore I, John Norman Keith Mansell, General Manager Maritime Operations, Maritime New Zealand, hereby make the following declaration.

Declaration

The Submarine Cables and Pipelines Protection Order 1992 shall not apply in respect of the following ships: