11 September 2014 Chapter 35 - Coastal Marine Zones One, Two and Three a) The total cleared area shall not at any time exceed 30 square metres and shall be immediately adjacent to the structure; b) All vegetation removed from the site shall be disposed of via an approved land-based disposal system; c) If any equipment is used, it shall be hand-held only; d) The removal shall not involve the discharge of chemical herbicides into the coastal marine area; and e) Any disturbance of the foreshore shall be able to be rectified by the operation of natural processes within 28 days. 35.1.2.10 Use of Surface Water by Ships 35.1.2.10.1 The use of surface water by ships in the National Transportation Route and Queen Charlotte Sound shall be a permitted activity, provided that ships which: a) Are high speed ships; or b) Exceed 500 gross registered tonnes; shall not exceed a ship speed of 15 knots. 35.1.2.10.2 The use of surface water by the M.v. Aratere and the M.v. Arahura and the M.V. Kent shall be a permitted activity and shall be exempt from the condition specified in rule 35.1.2.10.1 above provided that: a) Their individual ship speed shall not exceed 20 knots; and b) The ship shall carry Data Recording Devices which shall be operated at all times whilst the ship is travelling in the National Transportation Route and which shall record: (i) date and time (to the nearest second); (ii) the ship's plan position based on either WSG84, NZGD 2000 or the NZTM projection datum; (iii) the speed of the ship over the ground; (iv) Ship Speed through the water; and c) Data shall be recorded in the Data Recording Devices at a Set Interval of not more than 60 seconds; and d) Plan position shall be accurate to within 30 metres and shall be recorded to a precision of 5 metres or better; and e) Ship's speed over the ground and Ship Speed through the water shall be accurate to within 0.5 knots and shall be recorded to a precision of 0.1 knots or better; and f) The data recorded by the Data Recording Devices shall be retained and archived on board the ship in an electronic format readable by the Council for a period of no less than 6 months except where that data is available to the Council via an Automatic Identification System; and g) The Data Recording Devices shall be of a type that ensures no data can be manually tampered with and all archived records shall be stored in a manner that prevents manual adjustment of data; and 35 - 7