On 25 October 2017 the Commission recommended that the Director of Maritime New Zealand, use the Port and Harbour Marine Safety Code and its associated governance arrangements, or any other appropriate mechanism, to ensure that port authorities produce and publish passage plans for their respective pilotage districts that meet the port-specific requirements and guidelines contained in, Chapter V, Safety of Navigation, of the Annex to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea and Resolution A.893(21) Guidelines for Voyage Planning.