Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) administers the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 regulations for work on board ships and for ships as places of work. Key resources are described below – see the right sidebar for a complete list of related links.

Note: the Department of Labour deals with health and safety issues that arise ashore.

Health & Safety: a guide
A free handbook that outlines the health and safety regulations for the maritime sector and is available:

from any MNZ office
on request by emailing your details to: publications@maritimenz.govt.nz
by downloading as a PDF file:
Health & Safety - A Guide (PDF - 1.8Mb)

Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seafarers – NEW
Aimed at seafarers on New Zealand registered SOLAS ships.

Code of practice for health and safety in port operations
A set of standards for those working on the waterfront and on ships in port, to help ensure their health and safety.

Fatigue management
A range of resources to help seafarers, vessel owners and managers in the maritime industry better understand and manage fatigue, to prevent fatigue-related accidents.

Safety Guidelines for Small Commercial Fishing Vessels – FishSAFE website
Provides best practice guidelines aimed at minimising accident and injury rates amongst the inshore fishing fleet.

The Workplace Health and Safety Strategy for New Zealand to 2015
Provides a national vision and strategic direction for workplace health and safety over the next 10 years – see the Workplace Health and Safety Strategy website.

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