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Maritime Transport Act 1994

Wreck of ships and aircraft - Ships and aircraft in distress

100A: Responsibility of owner of ship or aircraft in distress

You could also call this:

"What to do if your ship or plane is in trouble near New Zealand's coast"

If you own a ship or aircraft that gets wrecked or is in distress near New Zealand's coasts or waters, you have a responsibility. The Director will tell you if your ship or aircraft is a hazard to navigation. You must then make arrangements to secure and remove the hazard. You can find more information about this in relation to other laws, including section 100. If you do not follow the Director's instructions, you can commit an offence.

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Part 9Wreck of ships and aircraft
Ships and aircraft in distress

100AResponsibility of owner of ship or aircraft in distress

  1. If any ship or aircraft is wrecked, stranded, or in distress at any place on or over or near the coasts of New Zealand or any tidal waters within the limits of New Zealand or any river or lake or other inland water, and the Director notifies the owner of the ship or aircraft that he or she considers that the ship or aircraft, or its equipment or cargo, is a hazard to navigation, the owner must make arrangements to secure and remove the hazard.

  2. This section is subject to section 100 and nothing in this section affects or limits any right, privilege, or power exercisable in relation to a ship or aircraft, or its equipment or cargo, by the Director or any other person under any other enactment or any rule of law.

  3. A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection (1).

Notes
  • Section 100A: inserted, on , by section 15 of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 68).