Marine Education Centre
Te Whare Wānanga o Ngā Matataua a Tangaroa
Nautical Rules
Scout Association Water Activity Rules - Maritime NZ Exemption Certificate
Maritime NZ was pleased to issue Scouts NZ an exemption from the requirement to have all its patrol craft in a Safe Ship Management System and the skippers from having to obtain a commercial qualification, such as Local Launch Operator.
The Scouts NZ Water Activity Rules was developed as an excellent example of a safety case for small craft.
Scouts NZ was the first organisation to receive such an exemption, which did not name any particular vessels or limit the number of vessels operated by Scouting NZ. That MNZ was able to take this step forward to match an appropriate safety plan with the risk involved, was in no small way the result of the work done in preparing the safety plan.
Not only was Scouts NZ the first organisation to be issued such a blanket exemption, MNZ has recommended to other organisations that they base their own safety plan Scouts NZ plan.
Jim Lott
Manager Recreational Boating
Maritime New Zealand
