If you are an employer of seafarers on a New Zealand ship, you must keep a register of accidents, incidents, and mishaps. You have to record details of every accident or incident in this register. You also have to record details of every mishap in the same register, and it must be in a form approved by the Director, you can find more information about similar laws by looking at the Maritime Transport Act 1994.

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29: Master to have same rights as members of crew, or

"The ship's boss has the same rights as the workers to get their money back."

31: Obligation to notify all accidents, incidents, etc, or

"Tell the Authority if something goes wrong on a ship"

Part 3Duties in relation to maritime activity
Duties in relation to accidents, incidents, etc

30Recording and notification of accidents, incidents, and mishaps

Every employer of seafarers on a New Zealand ship shall maintain (in a form approved by the Director) a register of accidents, incidents, and mishaps; and shall record in the register particulars relating to—
every accident or incident; and
every mishap.

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1992 No 96 s 25(1)