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Recipient Name
Coromandel Ferry Services
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Review the charted area in which the Te Waka o Kapanga operates, combine this with the experience and local knowledge of the area staff , and produce a set of guidelines to show into which areas skippers may go, and any restrictions on such areas including recommended minimum passing distances off known dangers.
Reply Text
The new Operations Manual and amended Safety Management Policy Manual will include routes that are required for a given voyage, and the dangers and reporting procedures if a master has to deviate for weather or other reasons. This is being developed in consultation with the ship masters.
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