--- title: Part 49 Cargo Gear Register Requirements — What Port Operators Need to Know description: Understand the essential obligations for building owners regarding IQP inspections and compliance schedules to ensure safety and adherence to the Building Act 2004. image: https://deg.nz/hubfs/Holcim%20Timaru%20new%20Cement%20Dome%20banner.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://deg.nz/insights/part-49-cargo-gear-register-requirements-what-port-operators-need-to-know#main-content) [![DEG-primary logo-white-RGB - Copy](https://deg.nz/hs-fs/hubfs/Website%20images/DEG-primary%20logo-white-RGB%20-%20Copy.png?width=125&height=55&name=DEG-primary%20logo-white-RGB%20-%20Copy.png "DEG-primary logo-white-RGB - Copy")](https://deg.nz) Services Consulting Engineering Survey & Inspection Calibration & Compliance Industries Energy & Utilities Manufacturing & Processing Fabrication & Construction Marine & Ports Civil Infrastructure Safety & Quality Approach (Scale) Accreditations & Quality Safety & Compliance Resources Insights Compliance Updates Technical Guidance Case Studies About About DEG Our History Leadership Team Careers Contact Us Services [Consulting Engineering](https://deg.nz/consulting-engineering) [Survey & Inspection](https://deg.nz/survey-inspection) [Calibration & Compliance](https://deg.nz/calibration-compliance) Industries [Energy & Utilities](https://deg.nz/energy-utilities) [Manufacturing & Processing](https://deg.nz/manufacturing-processing) [Fabrication & Construction](https://deg.nz/fabrication-construction) [Marine & Ports](https://deg.nz/marine-ports) [Civil Infrastructure](https://deg.nz/civil-infrastructure) Safety & Quality [Approach (Scale)](https://deg.nz/our-approach) [Accreditations & Quality](https://deg.nz/accreditations-quality) [Safety & Compliance](https://deg.nz/safety-compliance) Resources [Insights](https://deg.nz/insights) [Compliance Updates](https://deg.nz/compliance-updates) [Technical Guidance](https://deg.nz/technical-guidance) [Case Studies](https://deg.nz/case-studies) About [About DEG](https://deg.nz/about) [Our History](https://deg.nz/our-history) [Leadership Team](https://deg.nz/leadership-team) [Careers](https://deg.nz/careers) [Contact Us](https://deg.nz/contact-us) ![](https://deg.nz/hs-fs/hubfs/Holcim%20Timaru%20new%20Cement%20Dome%20banner.jpg?width=1200&height=743&name=Holcim%20Timaru%20new%20Cement%20Dome%20banner.jpg) #wedoallthingssafely #wedothingsright # Part 49 Cargo Gear Register Requirements — What Port Operators Need to Know ![DEG](https://deg.nz/hs-fs/hubfs/Red%20D-1.png?width=48&height=48&name=Red%20D-1.png) DEG April 28, 2026 Maritime Rules Part 49 sets the requirements for ships' lifting appliances and loose cargo gear in New Zealand. If you operate a port, manage a vessel, or are responsible for cargo gear on the water, keeping your gear register current and your certificates in order is not optional — and the requirements are more detailed than many operators realise. What Part 49 requires: Every ship must maintain a register of lifting appliances and cargo gear. The register must list each item, its safe working load, the date of last inspection, the date of next inspection due, and the certifying inspector. It must be available on board for inspection by Maritime NZ at any time. Loose cargo gear — shackles, hooks, blocks, wire rope slings, chain slings, and similar — must be proof tested and certified before first use and re-certified at intervals not exceeding five years. In-service inspection of gear in regular use should be more frequent, and any gear showing signs of wear, deformation, or damage must be taken out of service immediately. Ships' lifting appliances — pedestal cranes, union purchase rigs, derricks — must be inspected by a competent person at intervals specified in the rules, with full load testing required after any significant repair or modification. Certificates must be issued by an inspector recognised under Part 49. DEG holds Maritime NZ approval to inspect and certify ships' lifting appliances and loose cargo gear under Part 49. Our inspectors work from Timaru, Lyttelton, Otago, and Hamilton — covering all major New Zealand ports and available for vessel calls at short notice. If your gear register is overdue for a review or you have a vessel arriving that needs certification work, contact us. Get in touch: admin@deg.nz Reference links: Maritime NZ — Maritime Rules Part 49: https://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/rules/part-49/ Maritime NZ — Cargo gear and lifting appliances guidance: https://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/commercial/ship-safety/cargo-gear/ ## Share this post [mailto:https%3A%2F%2Fdeg.nz%2Finsights%2Fpart-49-cargo-gear-register-requirements-what-port-operators-need-to-know](mailto:https%3A%2F%2Fdeg.nz%2Finsights%2Fpart-49-cargo-gear-register-requirements-what-port-operators-need-to-know) ## Keep reading ### [![](https://deg.nz/hs-fs/hubfs/Image%20%282%29.jpeg?width=4032&height=3024&name=Image%20%282%29.jpeg) #wedothingstogether #wedoallthingssafely #wedothingsright EEA2026: Certainty, capability and some great conversations](https://deg.nz/insights/eea2026-certainty-capability-and-some-great-conversations) ### [![](https://deg.nz/hs-fs/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/Professional%20Conference%20Room%20with%20Stapled%20Manual%20and%20Large%20Windows-1.png?width=1535&height=1025&name=Professional%20Conference%20Room%20with%20Stapled%20Manual%20and%20Large%20Windows-1.png) #wedothingsright #wedothingsbetter SM-EI consultation: what it means for network work](https://deg.nz/insights/sm-ei-consultation-what-it-means-for-network-work) ![DEG-primary logo-white-RGB-justified](https://deg.nz/hs-fs/hubfs/Website%20images/DEG-primary%20logo-white-RGB-justified.png?width=150&height=45&name=DEG-primary%20logo-white-RGB-justified.png "DEG-primary logo-white-RGB-justified")   EXPERTS IN CALIBRATION, CERTIFICATION & COMPLIANCE ENGINEERING   ###### ©DEG 2025 ###### [Privacy policy](https://deg.nz/hubfs/Privacy%20Policy.pdf) ###### [Terms & Conditions](https://deg.nz/hubfs/Terms%20and%20Conditions.pdf) ##### Hamilton +64 7 850 1177 ##### Christchurch +64 3 348 6713 ##### Timaru +64 3 688 6713 ##### Dunedin +64 3 477 1713 ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "DEG", "url" : "https://deg.nz/insights/author/deg" }, "dateModified" : "2026-04-28T05:19:26.858Z", "datePublished" : "2026-04-28T05:19:26.000Z", "headline" : "Part 49 Cargo Gear Register Requirements — What Port Operators Need to Know", "image" : [ "https://deg.nz/hubfs/Holcim%20Timaru%20new%20Cement%20Dome%20banner.jpg" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://deg.nz/insights/part-49-cargo-gear-register-requirements-what-port-operators-need-to-know", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://deg.nz/hubfs/DEG-primary%20logo-red-RGB.png" }, "name" : "DEG" } } ```