NEW ZEALANDBUILDERS PLATE

THE SCHEME

Confidence,built intoevery boat.

A permanent plate links the boat to its conformance record. It shows what was declared, what was checked and who completed the assessment.

A sample New Zealand Builders Plate for a Pelorus 7.5 Fishking built by Grandsea Boat Co, checked to AS 1799

The record · NZ7K4M2R

Builder
Grandsea Boat Co
Checked to
AS 1799
Assessed by
NZBP Ltd

01THE PLATE

A record that stays with the boat

The New Zealand Builders Plate records the boat’s declared particulars, the standards used and the assessor responsible. The same information appears on its permanent plate and public record.

The etched plate is fixed aboard for the life of the hull. Scan its QR code to check the record at the dock, during an insurance review or when the boat changes hands.

02THE PROCESS

From import to open water.

  1. An imported recreational boat being unloaded from a shipping container

    Import the boat

    Provide the boat’s build particulars, ownership information and supporting documents when it arrives in New Zealand.

  2. An independent assessor inspecting a recreational boat

    Independent conformance assessment

    An approved assessor checks the boat, its documents and the declared particulars against the applicable standards.

  3. A New Zealand Builders Plate record and etched plate being verified

    Apply and receive the plate

    The boat is approved and receives an etched plate with its key particulars and verification code.

  4. A prospective buyer checking the vessel record on a phone while viewing the Builders Plate

    Sell with confidence

    Buyers can check the boat’s record, understand its history and verify its provenance before making a decision.

  5. A recreational boat being enjoyed on the water in New Zealand

    Enjoy the boat worry free

    Your customers can get out on the water knowing the boat has been independently assessed against recognised safety standards.

03THE PURPOSE

Why conformance matters

Most recreational boats in New Zealand do not have to be built to a prescribed standard. Bringing a boat into conformance gives owners, insurers and buyers a consistent record of the boat and its assessment.

How a boat is assessed

  1. Useful evidence for insurers

    The record gives insurers the boat particulars, assessment basis and assessor details in a consistent format.

  2. Independent assessment

    An approved assessor checks the boat and records the standards used.

  3. Stays with the hull

    The etched plate remains aboard and links directly to the boat’s digital record.

  4. Easier to sell

    Buyers can check the record themselves before making a decision.

04THE TEAM

The team behind the plate

Behind the New Zealand Builders Plate is a team of IMCI, NMMA, AMSA and Maritime NZ accredited surveyors, together with chartered naval architects and engineers. The same team operates the New Zealand Vessel Register, where a plated boat’s record is checked.

Conformance is judged by people who assess boats for a living. That breadth and depth of technical and operational knowledge is what you are getting when you trust the plate.

Accredited surveyors with
IMCI · NMMA · AMSA · Maritime NZ
Chartered naval architects with
Engineering Council · RINA

Hull identification numbers are issued under a code from a recognised industry body.

  • HULL IDENTIFICATIONREGISTRATION PATHWAY

    Boating Industry Association of Western Australia

    BIAWA has issued a Manufacturer Identification Code for use with NZBP, enabling Hull Identification Numbers to be issued and registered for participating vessels.

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