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A survey plan should be prepared for each vessel. 

It should:

provide detail on the vessel outline the elements of a basic inspection  a schedule for regular inspection help produce a maintenance plan for that vessel

Transition to the Yachting New Zealand Safety Boat System

Yachting New Zealand is working closely with clubs to support the transition from operating under a Maritime NZ MOSS exemption to the Yachting New Zealand Safety Boat System.

The meanings of visual and sound signals.

The purpose of risk management is to apply a process to identify risks, set at an acceptable level for risk, and take steps to keep residual risk at the level.

Below is some guidance and a few questions to see if your risk management planning measures up.

What a risk management plan does:

Consumer Magazine Life Jacket and PFD Buying Guide. 

In November 2022 Consumer Magazine in conjunction with Maritime New Zealand, New Zealand Search and Rescue and Safer Boating released a Life Jacket and PFD Buying Guide. 

Clubs should be aware there are special conditions for running charity regattas. Strictly speaking these boats are deemed to be "for hire or reward" and should be operated under the Maritime Operator Safety System' (MOSS) scheme.

NOTE: There are many other paths that athletes and their clubs may prefer but cannot necessarily be the prime focus of our Olympic Development programme.

There are other options that can work outside what is shown on this poster, this is simply an outline of the pathways that work most regularly and efficiently.

There are 17 Regional Sports Trusts across New Zealand. The goals of a RST are to increase regional levels of physical activity and to strengthen regional sport and physical recreation infrastructures (which includes clubs).