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MNZ
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It is a safety issue that there appears to be a disparity between the operating limits and designation of the Coastguard vessels and the types of extra curricular work the vessels are engaged in and the qualification requirements of the skippers of Coastguard vessels.
It is recommended that the Director of Maritime New Zealand considers some means of aligning the qualifications of Coastguard certificated skippers with the qualifications structure of Maritime New Zealand to ensure that the Coastguard certification better serves the needs of its skippers with respect to operating limits, designation of vessels and anticipated work to be undertaken.
It is recommended that the Director of Maritime New Zealand considers some means of aligning the qualifications of Coastguard certificated skippers with the qualifications structure of Maritime New Zealand to ensure that the Coastguard certification better serves the needs of its skippers with respect to operating limits, designation of vessels and anticipated work to be undertaken.
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Current Coastguard training requirements exceed those required for a number of the MNZ Commercial qualifications so alignment is overdue and would be strongly supported by Coastguard.
Current Coastguard training requirements exceed those required for a number of the MNZ Commercial qualifications so alignment is overdue and would be strongly supported by Coastguard.
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