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incurred privately. These do not affect the claims history, and hence the levies of the employer, so the employer must be vigilant against improper attribution. For a self-employed worker, it is important that he attribute the injury correctly to avoid adverse effects on his levy. Wives or others being paid to do accounts and records are be liable to be charged as a member of the fishing industry, but they can take Cover Plus Extra enabling them to be charged at a level appropriate to clerical work. If a fisherman has a low or nil accident record over a three-year period he automatically gets a no-claim discount. He can also complete FishSafe paperwork and get a further discount. Conversely, injuries and compensation over a certain level will incur a 10 percent loading on levies. Patrick Cleary, from Western Australia, produced his Mobilarm Crewsafe V100 man overboard device. Triggered by exposed terminals contacting water, it will, after an initial delay of a few seconds in case of inadvertent activation, sound, even if the wearer is unconscious – a facility not available on any personal EPIRB, alerting local VHF DSC receivers. It will then transmit latitude and longitude verbally as well as onto a read-out. It can be part of an 'intelligent lifejacket' and costs about NZ$1000.
The traditional fish and chip dinner and shipwreck auction were held along with the presentation of the ENL trophy shield to Dave MacIntosh of Leigh, for having done most in the interests of his fellow fishermen.
The shipwreck auction raised over $21,000 for the Shipwreck Relief Society, which makes an immediate, unconditional grant to the next-of-kin of any commercial mariner who dies in New Zealand waters.
On day two the speakers were from Maritime New Zealand. Captain John Mansell from Maritime New Zealand spoke on
1. Doug Saunders-Loader, President. 2. Fluer Sullivan – "I fish for Fluer!" 3. Karin Kos, communications manager 4. Patrick Cleary from Western Australia 5. Dave MacIntosh, Leigh fisherman 6. Richard Kibblewhite, auctioneer 7. John Mansell, Maritime New Zealand 8. Peter Bodeker, CEO SEAFIC
qualifications and operational limits. Points he covered were: • New Zealand's 12 nautical mile limit has been extended to enclose the Three Kings in the north and Solanders in the south
• Maritime NZ have reduced the seatime requirements for entry level qualifications. Candidates must complete a task book to prove that they have attained certain levels of skill, and have the book signed off by the skipper
• There will be a complete new set of qualifications in force by the end of the first quarter of 2013. Details can be accessed on the department's website
• Existing qualifications will remain valid until transition by individuals to new qualifications is required
• Transition is to be phased in over five years, existing rights will be grandfathered, and revalidation will be required five years after transition
• New Zealand's qualifications will be closely aligned to those of Australia and there will be ratification on the agreement on STCW-F, or Standards of Training and Certification of Watchkeepers – Fishing
• New Zealand certificates, such as NZ Offshore Master and Mate of a Deep Sea Fishing Vessel, will match those of Australia • Australia will ratify the agreement
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