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  • YNZ Hazard Analysis System

    Governance documents
  • Blank Protest Form

    Governance documents

    Protest form - also for requests for redress and reopening

  • Media Assistance Pack

    Governance documents

    The information in this Media Assistance Pack is intended to help and guide you with gaining exposure and coverage through the media.

  • YNZ Media Policy

    Governance documents

    Yachting New Zealand recognises that media exposure plays an important role in increasing public interest in the sport, attracting and servicing sponsors and profiling the organisation, and to this end one of the roles of Yachting New Zealand's Communic

  • Funding (ELA)

    Governance documents

    The ELA Fund provides not-for-profit groups with financial assistance to advocate for an environmental issue of high public interest in resource management cases at the Environment Court, and at boards of inquiry constituted under the "Call in" provisio

  • Clubs making submissions

    Governance documents

    Clubs should nominate a person(s) to keep up to date with matters that may pose a risk to local club activities. This could be in and on the water or the land where the club runs from.

  • Sponsorship

    Governance documents

    Information for clubs about fundraising, sponsorship and grants can be found here.

  • Funding for Clubs

    Governance documents

    Funding is essential to the survival and growth of clubs. It provides additional funds over other income such as memberships and is often the main source of income for many clubs.

  • YNZ Risk Log and Action Plan (A reporting requirement for PCBU's under the HSWA 2016)

    Governance documents

    The Risk Log and Action Plan is a mandatory reporting requirement for PCBUs in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 2016 (HSWA).

  • Good Practice Idea: Vessel Survey Plan (Template)

    Governance documents

    A survey plan should be prepared for each vessel. 

    It should:

  • YNZ Club Rescue Boat Safety System

    Governance documents

    To comply with the Maritime Transport Act 1994, clubs that pay anyone to operate a boat must apply for an exemption.

    Does your club pay anyone to operate a power boat?

  • Risk Management Planning and Example

    Governance documents

    Risk management aims to apply a process to identify risks, set an acceptable level for risk, and take steps to keep residual risk at that level.

  • YNZ Template Risk Management Plan

    Governance documents
  • YNZ Club Risk Management Guide

    Governance documents

    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.

  • Does your club risk management measure up?

    Governance documents

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

    What a risk management plan does:

  • Information on PFD's (Lifejackets)

    Governance documents

    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. 

  • Conditions for running Charity Regattas

    Governance documents

    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.

  • YNZ Olympic Class Pathway Guide

    Governance documents

    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.

  • YNZ Performance Pathway

    Governance documents

    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.