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The NZ Regulations are for NZ registered boats only.

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“Anyone intending to take a recreational boat overseas must complete an International Voyage Certificate (pleasure craft) application through Maritime NZ.
Skippers (Masters) must apply for an International Voyage Certificate (IVC) with Maritime NZ, rather than for a category 1 certificate with Yachting New Zealand as in previous years. This change came into effect on July 1, 2024
The law requires the Director of Maritime NZ to be satisfied that the following are adequate for the intended voyage:
• the boat
• the safety equipment it carries, and
• the crew”.

The current O/S crisis disgusts me, but one thing I'm enjoying is the powerboats have slowed dramatically in my part of the coast to save fuel. The small wakes and less jets skis etc is a real positive.

Much more pleasant to be on the mooring doing maintenance than usual, loving that aspect of this period.

I usually hookah dive and clean the slime off my hull every 2-3 months. Then use a magic eraser pad to clean up the waterline.

On a whim, I tried the magic eraser below the waterline on Artex 5+ antifoul on 3 month old heavy slime with no hard growth.

I used to use a soft bristle brush or occasionally a gloved hand. The magic eraser wiped off the slime first wipe, the job took about 3/4 of the time and was undoubtedly the most though clean I have done.
Last year I painted my antifoul with 3 different colours so I can see how much wear there is on the antifoul. The magic eraser didn't do through the upper layer,

Try it, it seems like a winner.