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Sea time can be submitted in the form of hours or days at sea, but must include details of the name of vessel, msa number, length of vessel and engine details. Statutory Declaration forms can only be used to claim pleasure time or for self-employed persons and must be signed off by a Justice of the Peace. Commercial time can be claimed by having a skipper fill out a Certificate of Sea Service or in the form of a signed and dated letter from an employer on headed paper.
I think I may be a suspended seafarer, what does this mean?
If you are required by the Maritime Transport Act 1994 to hold a seagoing qualification AND you have any conviction for a drug-related offence under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 or preceding legislation AND you were convicted of that offence before 1 February 1995 then you have automatically been a ‘suspended person’ under section 40A of the Shipping and Seaman Act 1952 from the time of that conviction.
This means you may not seek or be offered any seagoing employment on board any New Zealand ship or boat, or any other ship or boat involved in coastal shipping under Section 198 of the Maritime Transport Act 1994, and you may not go for a qualification.
Although you may be eligible for the Clean Slate Act, this type of suspension is automatic and therefore may impact on your accident insurance if you do not get your suspension lifted.
I am a suspended person, how do I get my suspension lifted?
Suspended seafarers may apply to the Director of Maritime New Zealand to have their suspension lifted. The process involves providing a urine sample for testing at a Maritime New Zealand approved medical practitioners and submitting testimonials and character references stating why the suspension is not longer relevant. Please contact Seafarer Licensing at Maritime New Zealand for advice regarding the lifting of suspensions. Freephone: 0508 22 55 22.
What is the ‘Clean Slate Act’?
The Clean Slate Act came into force on 29 November 2004 and is designed to allow individuals with less serious convictions who have been conviction-free for at least seven years to put their past behind them by enabling them to conceal their convictions. However, there are some exceptions and before an individual can conceal their convictions they must have:
- no convictions within the last seven years
- never been sentenced to a custodial sentence (imprisonment, corrective training, borstal)
- never been ordered by a court to be detained in a hospital due to his/her mental condition instead of being sentenced
- not been convicted of a ‘specific’ offence (sexual offending against children and young people or the mentally impaired)
- paid in full any fine, reparation or courts costs
- never been indefinitely disqualified from driving under section 65 Land Transport Act 1998 or earlier equivalent.
If a candidate does not meet the above criteria, they are not eligible to obtain the benefits of the ‘clean slate’ scheme and therefore not entitled to conceal their convictions.
What happens if I fail my examinations?
If a candidate fails any of his/her examinations, there is a minimum stand down period of three weeks. After this time a candidate may request a re-sit by sending an application form to Maritime New Zealand along with a re-sit fee of $68.00. The candidate must then arrange to be re-examined by either a local examiner, or at one of Maritime New Zealand’s approved education providers
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