No Ministry checks on small craft
Parliamentary reporter
The Marine Division of the Ministry of Transport does not check the seaworthiness of small pleasure craft or inspect “backyard” modifications and alterations for safety. Under the Shipping and Seamen Act, 1952, anyone proposing to build a pleasure craft of more than 30 metres registered length was required to submit plans of the vessel to the marine division for approval before starting to build, and for the vessel to be inspected while being built, said the Minister of Transport (Mr McLachlan). Pleasure craft exceeding 50 tonnes registered were
also subject to annual sur-
vey. Vessels other than those in commercial fishing, plying for hire or reward, exceeding 4.87 M in registered length, were also subject to plan approval, survey under construction, and annual survey, he said. All modifications to vessels in these categories were subject to close scrutiny by Marine Division surveyors. Modifications to small pleasure craft of less than 50 tonnes were not covered by the legislation and so were not checked for seaworthiness by' his department, Mr McLachlan said.
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