Maritime Transport Act 1994

Powers and duties of Director of Maritime New Zealand in relation to maritime activity - Investigation of accidents, incidents, and mishaps

60: Duty of Director to notify accidents and incidents to Transport Accident Investigation Commission

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"The Director must tell the Transport Accident Investigation Commission about certain ship accidents or incidents."

The Director has to tell the Transport Accident Investigation Commission when they hear about certain accidents or incidents. This happens when the Authority is notified under section 31. The Director must notify the Commission if the accident or incident involves a New Zealand commercial ship or a foreign commercial ship in New Zealand waters. The Director also has to notify the Commission if a New Zealand ship is involved in an accident where someone is seriously harmed. The Director must tell the Commission about incidents with more than one ship, where at least one is a commercial ship, if the Authority thinks it could become an accident.

If the Authority is told about a search and rescue operation under section 31(4), the Director must notify the Transport Accident Investigation Commission if they think the ship involved is one of the types that must be reported. You can find more information about this in other parts of the law, such as a comparison to 1990 No 98 s 27.

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Part 5Powers and duties of Director of Maritime New Zealand in relation to maritime activity
Investigation of accidents, incidents, and mishaps

60Duty of Director to notify accidents and incidents to Transport Accident Investigation Commission

  1. As soon as practicable after any accident or incident is notified to the Authority under section 31, the Director shall notify the Transport Accident Investigation Commission that he or she has been notified of the accident or incident, if it is of any of the following kinds:

  2. an accident or incident involving—
    1. a New Zealand commercial ship; or
      1. a foreign commercial ship that was in New Zealand waters at the time of the accident or incident:
      2. an accident involving a New Zealand ship where a person is seriously harmed:
        1. an incident involving more than 1 ship, where at least 1 ship is a commercial ship and, in the opinion of the Authority, it is likely that the occurrence would have, or will, become an accident:
          1. an accident at the interface of the civil and military maritime systems.
            1. Where the Authority has been notified of a search and rescue operation under section 31(4), the Director shall, if he or she has reasonable cause to believe that the ship involved is included in any of the categories specified in subsection (1), forthwith notify the Transport Accident Investigation Commission accordingly.

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