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Tasman Maritime Consulting serves vessels operating across the South Pacific — from French Polynesia and the Cook Islands through Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and the Indonesian archipelago. We provide remote desktop audit support, DPA coverage, and onboard attendance for vessels in these waters, covering the full corridor from New Zealand and Australia to Southeast Asia.
Our team's base in New Zealand and Australia — combined with operational command experience across Pacific and Southeast Asian waters — gives us practical coverage of the full South Pacific circuit, whether vessels are approaching from the Panama Canal, transiting from Southeast Asia, or completing a return Pacific crossing.
Remote desktop audit support, pre-departure compliance preparation, and DPA coverage for vessels at Papeete, Bora Bora, Tahiti, and the Marquesas. Onboard attendance for vessels in these waters available subject to applicable entry requirements.
Operational command experience under the Cook Islands flag. ISM/ISPS/MLC internal audits, DPA/CSO services, and pre-inspection gap analysis available for Cook Islands-flagged vessels wherever they operate.
Compliance support for vessels operating in, calling into, or transiting Fijian waters. Remote desktop audit review and DPA coverage, with onboard attendance for vessels in these waters subject to applicable entry requirements.
Pre-arrival compliance review, internal audit, and DPA/CSO support for vessels transiting through Vanuatu and New Caledonia — key waypoints on the South Pacific circuit between Australia and French Polynesia.
Compliance preparation for vessels approaching the South Pacific from Singapore, Bali, or the Indonesian archipelago, and for vessels planning onward passages into Australian or New Zealand waters. Remote desktop support and DPA coverage throughout.
Pre-transit compliance planning for vessels approaching New Zealand, Australia, or the South Pacific via the Panama Canal. Desktop audit review, DPA support, and non-conformity close-out before arrival in the region.
Most maritime compliance consultants are based in Europe or the Americas — where the same vessels spend the majority of their year. When those vessels head into the Pacific, they move outside that support network. Compliance preparation has to happen before departure, and issues that arise at sea need a consultant available in the same time zone. Our NZ and Australian base means we are working the same hours as your vessel when it is in this part of the world — not waiting for a London desk to open.
Combined with genuine operational experience in Pacific waters from the command seat — not from a desk in Antibes — that makes a practical difference when it matters.
ISM, ISPS, and MLC internal audits ahead of statutory inspections — delivered remotely via desktop document review, or onboard for vessels in Pacific waters.
Read more →Designated Person Ashore services and out-of-hours backup DPA cover — particularly suited to management companies whose primary DPA is outside the Pacific time zone.
Read more →CSO services under the ISPS Code for vessels operating in Pacific ports and island state waters.
Read more →Familiar with multiple Pacific flag state registries from operational command experience. We can help identify the correct RO and audit pathway for your vessel, and ensure documentation is in order before a statutory inspection.
Flag state services →Book a free 15-minute call to talk through your compliance position before you depart.