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
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:
- an accident or incident involving—
- a New Zealand commercial ship; or
- a foreign commercial ship that was in New Zealand waters at the time of the accident or incident:
- a New Zealand commercial ship; or
- an accident involving a New Zealand ship where a person is seriously harmed:
- 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:
- an accident at the interface of the civil and military maritime systems.
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.
Compare
- 1990 No 98 s 27