Maritime New Zealand

Maritime New Zealand
Logo of Maritime New Zealand
Agency overview
Formed1993 (1993)
JurisdictionGovernment of New Zealand
HeadquartersLevel 11, Optimation House, 1 Grey Street, Wellington
41°17′05″S 174°46′36″E / 41.284860°S 174.776588°E / -41.284860; 174.776588
Employees190[1]
Annual budget$36 million NZD[2]
Agency executive
  • Keith Manch[3], Chief Executive
Parent agencyMinistry of Transport
Websitewww.maritimenz.govt.nz

Maritime New Zealand (New Zealand Maritime Safety Authority) is a Crown entity and also a state maritime safety authority responsible for protecting the maritime transport sequence and marine environment within New Zealand and maintaining safety and security.

They define their vision as: "a maritime environment with minimum deaths, accidents, incidents and pollution as part of an integrated and sustainable transport system”.

Maritime New Zealand supports people by providing guidance and advice about Seafarer Certifications as well.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference about was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Our Funding". Maritime New Zealand. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Maritime New Zealand". New Zealand Government. 31 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Maritime NZ Seafarer Certification (SeaCert)". Retrieved 10 September 2018.