Ship registration & Operational requirements for a ≥24m commercial vessel

Question 1

Knowledge of which commercial ships are required to be on the New Zealand Register of Ships

Answer 1

Part A:
-All ships over 24m

Part B:

• Information that has been voluntarily registered
• Vessels voyaging over seas

Question 2

Marking requirements for a ship other than a pleasure vessel

Answer 2

• Vessels name on each side of the bow
• Name of port on the stern
• IMO number on the stern
• Vessel name on the stern
• Official number of the ship’s tonnage on an internal main structural member
• Plimsoll mark
• Load Line marks
• Draft marks

Question 3

Master’s responsibility towards the operating and training procedures to cope with emergency situations and to prevent such situations occurring.

The procedures include:

• Muster lists
• Emergency alarms and drills
• Training manuals
• On-board training and emergency instructions
• Recording passenger numbers
• Contingency planning
• Entries to be made in the logbook

Answer 3

It is the Masters responsibility:

• To ensure that their crew are fully trained
• Ensuring a muster list is maintained and updated. All crew who are on the list to be aware of their responsibility should and emergency
• To have contingency plans in place at all times
• Responsible for the upkeep of the vessels log which as a minimum includes:
  - Crew
  - Passenger Numbers
  - Weather Conditions
  - Engine Reporting
  - Maintenance that has been undertaken
  - Bunkering
  - Sullage management
  - Record of emergency drills
  - Vessel Movements