Maritime Transport Act 1994

Further regulation of maritime activity - Maritime rules

35: Application for maritime document

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"How to Apply for a Maritime Document"

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You need to apply to the Director for a maritime document. You must use the prescribed form or the form the Director requires. You have to include your New Zealand address and contact details in your application. When you apply for a maritime document, you must give the Director your address, phone number, and fax number. You must tell the Director if any of these details change. The Director keeps a record of all this information. If the Director needs to send you a notification, they will send it to the address you last gave them. This is how they will contact you about your maritime document.

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Part 4Further regulation of maritime activity
Maritime rules

35Application for maritime document

Every application for the grant or renewal of a maritime document or the recognition of a document as a maritime document shall be made to the Director in the prescribed form or, if there is no prescribed form, in such form as the Director may require.
Every applicant for a maritime document shall include in his or her application his or her address for service in New Zealand including, where applicable, telephone and facsimile numbers.
It shall be the duty of every holder of a maritime document to maintain the currency of the information provided under subsection (2) by promptly notifying the Director of any changes to the address, telephone number, or facsimile number.
The Director shall ensure that a record of all information provided under this section is maintained at the Maritime Registry.
Service of any notification under this Act on a holder of, or an applicant for, a maritime document shall be effective service if served at the address last provided by that holder or applicant under this section.

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