Recommendation Date
Recipient Name
Maritime New Zealand
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Implement a requirement for Recognised Surveyors to record in their survey report the servicing and expiry details for life-saving appliances onboard the vessel, to reduce the risk of appliances that are not fit for purpose remaining in service.
Reply Text
Implement a requirement for Recognised Surveyors to record in their survey report the servicing and expiry details for life-saving appliances onboard the vessel, to reduce the risk of appliances that are not fit for purpose remaining in service.
This recommendation has been partially accepted.
Maritime NZ considers that the primary responsibility to ensure the periodic service of inflatable lifejackets is correctly placed on the owner and master as outlined in Maritime Rule 42A.38.
Currently Maritime NZ provides a range of resources to surveyors, including a survey report template setting out the types of matters to consider for different aspects of the vessel. The template indicates that surveyors inspect the service records of a range of safety equipment, including inflatable lifejackets.
Additionally, Maritime NZ has recently published this related investigation insight:
Servicing and maintenance of lifejackets - Maritime NZ
Maritime NZ will consider this recommendation as part of the survey component of the 40 Series reform work, which is in progress, as this work looks at monitoring service requirements.
This recommendation has been partially accepted.
Maritime NZ considers that the primary responsibility to ensure the periodic service of inflatable lifejackets is correctly placed on the owner and master as outlined in Maritime Rule 42A.38.
Currently Maritime NZ provides a range of resources to surveyors, including a survey report template setting out the types of matters to consider for different aspects of the vessel. The template indicates that surveyors inspect the service records of a range of safety equipment, including inflatable lifejackets.
Additionally, Maritime NZ has recently published this related investigation insight:
Servicing and maintenance of lifejackets - Maritime NZ
Maritime NZ will consider this recommendation as part of the survey component of the 40 Series reform work, which is in progress, as this work looks at monitoring service requirements.
Related Investigation(s)