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WATERFRONT BUSINESS In brief… New chairman for NZ Ship and Workboat Group Dave Hopkins from HamiltonJet New Zealand has been appointed as the new chairman of the Ship and Work Boat committee. He replaces Tony Whiting of Whiting Power Systems who will continue as a committee member. Dave has been with HamiltonJet New Zealand for 18 years looking after the US, South America and then Asia as Regional Manager. He is currently Commercial Jet Sales Manager for New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. Peter Busfield commented that under the past leadership of Tony Whiting there had been considerable progress made in promoting the Group's capability products and services and looks forward to this continuing. Man dies after falling down hatch Police have named a 33-year-old Nelson man who was killed after he fell from the deck of the boat he was working on at Port Nelson on Saturday May 12. Cain Adams was working on the deck on the Captain MJ Souza, a vessel operated by Talleys Group when he fell through an open hold. The death of the father of four has devastated his tight- knit group of workmates. The man had worked for the company for about five years. He was a "respected employee" says Talley's deep sea fishing chief executive Tony Hazlett. "Our thoughts are with the families and workmates and we are going to do everything we can to support them.'' The Captain MJ Souza is part of Talley's deep sea fleet based in the Western and Central Pacific for most of the year but during the summer months it returns New Zealand. It is used to fish tuna and other pelagic species. Maritime NZ is investigating. $20,000 QMS fine A skipper has been fined $20,000 and ordered to do 200 hours of community work by the Nelson District Council for the misreporting of 3.5 tonne of blue cod. Gregory James Fife, skipper of The Remus, forfeited the boat following conviction on eight charges relating to making false entries in fishing returns and one charge of failing to furnish a return. The Ministry for Primary Industries southland manager said that this showed that abuse of the QMS would not be tolerated. 46 Professional Skipper July/August 2012 Why four Years for FCV's? FOUR YEARS IS too long to implement Government policy changes requiring foreign charter fishing vessels to be reflagged and crew treated like New Zealand workers, says one of the University of Auckland Business School academics responsible for revealing shocking human rights abuses. Dr Christina Stringer and PhD student Glenn Simmons undertook two years of research examining systemic labour and human rights abuses aboard Korean foreign charter vessels that has resulted in a Government announcement to clean up the industry. She says she is pleased and gratified at the changes announced this week but questions it takes four years to implement, saying the timetable should be much sooner. "We really can't understand why the gap is so long, and would like some confirmation of why four years is needed, particularly when there is clear evidence that the government and industry knew of incidents of abuse in the past." Speaking from Iceland, where she and Mr Simmons are carrying out research on how fisheries companies can move up the value chain through changes to their business models. JET BOAT PAIR SENTENCED AFTER MATAMATA COLLISION DAVID RAMSEY AND Lindsay Richards were convicted of unsafe operation of their vessels and fined by Waikato Regional Council under the Maritime Transport Act, for the collision of two recreational jet boats on the Waiomou stream near Matamata in August 2011. They were each fined $1500 and ordered to pay $500 in reparation to one of the passengers injured in the collision, who suffered a brain haemorrhage, concussion and lacerations. The collision occurred on a blind corner on a narrow waterway with both jet boats travelling towards each other at speed. Three people were injured, two seriously. Waikato Regional Council navigation safety manager Nicole Botherway said: "This was a serious incident that could have led to multiple fatalities. People operating powerful vessels such as jet boats need to take extreme care. This was a completely avoidable situation. Two jet boat operators knew that the other vessel was on that narrow waterway, and that in all likelihood were travelling towards each other, but they still approached blind corners at a speed where they could not avoid collision." Antares III wins World Superyacht Award ANTARES III HAS won the coveted title of, 'Best Sailing Yacht' in the 30 to 40 metre size range at the World Superyacht Awards 2012. She was deemed a 'clear winner' by the judges offering 'everything that made cruising a pleasure for her owner'. She was built by Yachting Developments with design by UK firms Dixon Yacht Design and interior styling by Rhoades Young. The owner was looking for a modern classic, capable of extended offshore exploration cruising and making fast passage times in considerable comfort. Designer Bill Dixon says the judges have seen beyond a relatively conservative profile and instead have focused on the factors that define a well- executed vessel. Antares III was built from composite providing a considerable weight saving, with the additional benefit of being able to exploit every square inch of interior volume with the absence of structural frames. She has a powerful carbon rig package, long waterline, and with a moderate displacement she is responsive and stiff: a sailors yacht with more than a touch of luxury!