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formulate Maritime Rules for the management and prevention of fatigue among seafarers on New Zealand commercial vessels that are not covered by the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW-95).
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The Authority's review of seafarer fatigue considered extending maritime rules providing minimum hours of rest to watchkeepers on ships not covered by STCW-95 - in effect the Commission's final recommendation 111/98. Our review concluded that the effectiveness of these rules needs to be assessed before any decision is made to widen their application to other categories of seafarer. Such an assessment is to take place in the year 1999/2000. Once this is complete, we will consider whether such controls are an appropriate risk reduction measure in respect of watchkeepers on large freezer trawlers, ships carrying large numbers of passengers in restricted limits, and harbour tugs. A cost benefit analysis will then be undertaken and, on this basis, a decision made on whether to prepare draft maritime rules on behalf of the Minister of Transport. Should it be decided to propose new rules, their development should begin in the latter half of 2000.
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