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MSA
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Maritime Rule Part 80 [Marine Craft Involved In Adventure Tourism] is changed to require mandatory installation of twin propulsion systems in all newly constructed commercial jet boats engaged in high risk adventure operations.
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MSA notes that it has recently completed a formal review of the Safety Performance of Commercial Jet Boating in New Zealand, and that the submissions received were being assessed.
This process is now completed and the review team have passed its recommendations, after considering the comments received, to the Manager Safety and Environment Standards, to commence formal industry consultation for amendment of Maritime Rule Part 80.
The issue of twin propulsion (engine) systems was seriously considered by the review team for high adventure operations.
Indeed the review team made note in section 13.4 that:
“The compulsory use of lap belts and twin engine boats for high adventure activities should be regularly reviewed by MSA in light of operational experience.”
The review team did not include twin engine boats for high adventure activities in its recommendations, as it was not satisfied that such a recommendation would meet the MSA’s charter of “A Safe and Clean Maritime Environment at reasonable cost”, where “Reasonable Cost” is defined in Section 430(b) of the Maritime Transportation Act 1994 as a meaning, “when the value of the Cost to the nation is exceeded by the value of the resulting benefit to the nation.”
As part of the review process, reported accidents were considering along with possible initiatives which could have prevented the accident from occurring. ON the basis of that study, and bearing in mind MSA’s charter, the review team determined the compulsory use of twin engine boats for high adventure activities did not achieve the “Reasonable Cost” criteria.
Comments received from industry as a result of the consultation document would also support this view.
The review team nor MSA have not dismissed the concept of twin engine boats, rather it is our view that this technology should be embraced as it is developed, and operators be encouraged to adopt it as the technical challenges are overcome.
MSA is working with Shotover Jet, industry in general and the New Zealand Commercial Jet Boat Association to achieve this goal.
Considering the above we regret to advise that MSA is not able to accept the final recommendation 033/01.
This process is now completed and the review team have passed its recommendations, after considering the comments received, to the Manager Safety and Environment Standards, to commence formal industry consultation for amendment of Maritime Rule Part 80.
The issue of twin propulsion (engine) systems was seriously considered by the review team for high adventure operations.
Indeed the review team made note in section 13.4 that:
“The compulsory use of lap belts and twin engine boats for high adventure activities should be regularly reviewed by MSA in light of operational experience.”
The review team did not include twin engine boats for high adventure activities in its recommendations, as it was not satisfied that such a recommendation would meet the MSA’s charter of “A Safe and Clean Maritime Environment at reasonable cost”, where “Reasonable Cost” is defined in Section 430(b) of the Maritime Transportation Act 1994 as a meaning, “when the value of the Cost to the nation is exceeded by the value of the resulting benefit to the nation.”
As part of the review process, reported accidents were considering along with possible initiatives which could have prevented the accident from occurring. ON the basis of that study, and bearing in mind MSA’s charter, the review team determined the compulsory use of twin engine boats for high adventure activities did not achieve the “Reasonable Cost” criteria.
Comments received from industry as a result of the consultation document would also support this view.
The review team nor MSA have not dismissed the concept of twin engine boats, rather it is our view that this technology should be embraced as it is developed, and operators be encouraged to adopt it as the technical challenges are overcome.
MSA is working with Shotover Jet, industry in general and the New Zealand Commercial Jet Boat Association to achieve this goal.
Considering the above we regret to advise that MSA is not able to accept the final recommendation 033/01.
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