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Coastguard rescue vessels are deemed commercial vessels under Maritime New Zealand regulations.

Coastguard has unique needs for the training of our crews over and above the normal commercial maritime qualifications. Therefore Maritime New Zealand has granted Coastguard a Part 35 exemption certificate and have approval our training matrix granting the Coastguard New Zealand CEO the right to grant an 'Industry Specific Certificate' (this replaces the previous certificate which was called the Coastguard COC (Certificate of Competency).

Maritime New Zealand conducts regular audits of our training programme documentation encompassing the national office, the regional offices and a selection of units.