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Maritime Transport Act 1994

Duties in relation to maritime activity - Duties in relation to accidents, incidents, etc

31: Obligation to notify all accidents, incidents, etc

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"Report accidents or incidents on New Zealand ships to the Authority"

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You must tell the Authority if you are the master of a New Zealand ship or a foreign ship in New Zealand waters and something goes wrong. This includes if someone gets seriously hurt, there is an accident, or an incident happens. You need to tell the Authority as soon as you can. If the master of the ship cannot tell the Authority, the operator of the ship must do it. The operator must give the Authority the necessary information. This is because the master might be hurt or unable to tell the Authority. You also need to tell the Authority if you are involved in an accident or incident with a New Zealand ship or a foreign ship in New Zealand waters. This includes if you operate, maintain, or service the ship, or do anything else to it. You must tell the Authority as soon as you can if the maritime rules say you have to. If someone is co-ordinating a search and rescue operation for a ship or person missing at sea, they must tell the Authority about it as soon as they can. The Authority might ask for more information after you tell them something. You must give them the extra information right away if they ask for it.

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

31Obligation to notify all accidents, incidents, etc

  1. The master of—

  2. any New Zealand ship; or
    1. any foreign ship in New Zealand waters—
        1. that is involved in a mishap that results in serious harm to a person, an accident, or an incident, shall notify the mishap, accident, or incident to the Authority as soon as practicable.

      1. If, due to injuries or death or for other good reason, the master of a ship referred to in subsection (1) is unable to give the necessary notice under that subsection, the operator of the ship shall provide the necessary notice.

      2. Every person who—

      3. operates, maintains, or services, or does any other act in respect of any New Zealand ship, any foreign ship in New Zealand waters, or any maritime product; and
        1. is involved in an accident, incident, or mishap resulting in serious harm, involving a New Zealand ship, or a foreign ship in New Zealand waters—
            1. shall, where required to do so under maritime rules, notify the accident, incident, or mishap to the Authority as soon as practicable.

          1. The co-ordinator of any search and rescue operation for any ship or person missing at sea shall notify the Authority of the operation as soon as practicable.

          2. The Authority may, on being notified under this section, request such additional information in such form as it considers appropriate in each specific case, and the master or operator or person of whom the request is made shall provide the additional information forthwith.

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