They've eased up not under diplomatic pressure. As I said, they can
leave but with advice... As for LPG, the sniffer must have been broken
or had bad pipes. That would be a serious worry for me!

Cheers MC

Donals Dilemma wrote:

On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 10:15:15 +1300, The_navigator©
wrote:


Here in NZ we have to get vessels inspected every 2 years for their
seaworthiness and without a CAT1 clearance the vessel is not allowed to
leave (if owned by a NZ resident).


Apparently applies to all vessels regardless of ownership.
A good friend of mine "escaped" NZ late at night after buying a boat
there taht was in exceptional condition but which had not been passed
because IIRC the LPG system was not up to code.
She was not allowed to leave without the whole lot being pulled out
and reinstalled by an expert.
She chose to run for it and when back in Oz had the system inspected
for insurance confirmation..passed OK.


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.