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Due to the relatively low volume of traffic operating in and around
the coast, New Zealand does not have a formal mandatory system of
ships’ routeing. Instead, New Zealand operates a Voluntary Code
for Ships Carrying Oil or other Harmful Liquid Substances in Bulk
(the Voluntary Code).
The Voluntary Code was first introduced in
1993, and subsequently revised in 1996 and 2001, to reduce the potential
for pollution of the marine environment around New Zealand’s
coast, and to provide a greater lead-time for response in the event
of an accident occurring. It provides for voluntary routes around
New Zealand’s coastline, and applies to all oil and chemical
tankers undertaking passages through New Zealand’s coastal
waters.
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