18 DECEMBER 2008 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 195 5173

navigate within the race course area during the period of racing operations for that day;

2. scheduled ferry services transiting the race area will, when necessary, and in agreement with the operating companies, be routed around the designated race areas for the day; and

3. all vessels must be navigated in accordance with Maritime Rule Part 22: Collision Prevention.

Other Conditions and Requirements

When the red course is in use, all vessels must remain outside the lines of yellow Harbourmaster buoys that will demark the boundaries of the red course and areas of shallow water.

The following applies to all areas specified above:
The Auckland Regional Council may:

1. order the suspension or abandonment of racing operations if, in the opinion of the Auckland Regional Council’s Harbourmaster, adequate levels of public safety cannot be guaranteed. This power will be exercised in consultation with the New Zealand Police, the event organiser and Ports of Auckland Limited.

2. specify and vary conditions and requirements for the day-to-day management and conduct of activities within each area, for the purpose of protecting the safety of the public and competing yachts.

On race days, the co-ordination and management of commercial shipping in Waitemata Harbour will be conducted jointly between the Auckland Regional Council’s Harbourmaster; the Race Committee; and the Shipping Operations Supervisor and Senior Pilot, Ports of Auckland Limited, in order to minimise any potential conflict between commercial shipping and operations surrounding the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series 2009.

Proposed Hours of Operation

The proposed general hours of operation for the area covered by the proposed application are 0700 to 1900 hours (New Zealand Daylight Time) for the entire period covered by the proposed application.

These hours are subject to change and will be determined on a daily basis and notified to the public in advance.
The specific hours of operation will be announced on public broadcasting and marine communication channels.

Means of Enforcement

Compliance with the above conditions and requirements will be enforced by appointed enforcement officers, as defined in section 200B(6) of the Maritime Transport Act 1994.

Under section 200B(5) of the Maritime Transport Act 1994, any person in charge of a ship, craft or seaplane who contravenes this notice commits an infringement offence and is liable to the relevant penalty prescribed in the Maritime Transport (Infringement Fees for Offences Relating to Major Maritime Events) Regulations 1999.

Application to Enforcement Officers

Enforcement officers may, in the course of their duties, be exempt from rules or conditions applying in respect of the areas to which the notice applies but must at all times navigate in accordance with Maritime Rule Part 22: Collision Prevention.

Comments on This Notice

Any person may forward written comments on this proposal to:

Nicola Straker
Ministry of Transport
PO Box 3175
Wellington 6140

or by email

n.straker@transport.govt.nz

provided such comments are received no later than 5.00pm on Monday, 12 January 2009.

Comments are submitted on the presumption that they will be made public.

If submitters do not wish this to occur, a statement to that effect should be made.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of December 2008.

HON STEVEN JOYCE, Minister of Transport.

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Authorities and Other Agencies of State Notices

Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand

Civil Aviation Act 1990

Airworthiness Directives

Pursuant to section 72I(3A) of the Civil Aviation Act 1990, I, Owen Olls, Airworthiness Specialist, acting under a delegation from the Director of Civil Aviation, hereby issue the following airworthiness directives in respect of aircraft or aeronautical products.

These airworthiness directives shall come into force on 18 December 2008:

DCA/GH/120 DCA/LYC/151A DCA/LYC/157A DCA/LYC/169C
DCA/LYC/170A DCA/LYC/172B DCA/LYC/174F DCA/LYC/176A
DCA/LYC/184C DCA/LYC/193A DCA/LYC/195B DCA/LYC/217
DCA/THIE/15

These emergency airworthiness directives came into force on the following dates:

DCA/AS350/111A 8 December 2008
DCA/AS350/112 12 December 2008