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Issued: Wednesday 14 May 2025, 10:55 pm NZST

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Hiring foreign crew to work on a fishing vessel

Learn about the rules you must follow when you hire foreign crew to work on a fishing vessel. There are specific employment conditions you must give, and you must explain what a crew member's rights and obligations are.

  • Fishing crew employment conditions

    If you are hiring foreign crew to work on a fishing vessel, you must provide employment that meets certain conditions.

  • What to include in crew employment agreements

    When you employ crew to work on fishing vessels in New Zealand waters, you must include standard principles in their employment agreements.

  • Fishing crew rights and obligations

    If you recruit overseas workers to work as crew on fishing vessels in New Zealand waters, you have certain responsibilities and obligations you must meet.

  • Crew rights and obligations guides

    Before a crew member's first voyage to New Zealand you must explain their rights and obligations under New Zealand immigration and employment law.

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