This is an important email for anyone who is holding an Accredited Person (AP) Certification and who is yet to submit their application for appointment to MPI.
As announced by MPI late 2016 it was a requirement that all those who held MPI AP certification were required to complete and submit an Application for Approval as an AP to SeaContainer@mpi.govt.nz. The original cutoff date for this was the 20th January 2017, however MPI have advised via their June newsletter (extract below) that they are still accepting applications until 1st July 2017.
“As you are aware, accredited persons (APs) must pass a training course to apply and retain their statutory AP appointment. A new requirement was introduced in December 2016 that app APs (new and existing) need to submit to MPI an application for appointment as an Accredited Person (click here for link) along with proof of identification (i.e. driver’s licence or passport) and proof of training.
Failure to submit this application for appointment form will result in MPI revoking the AP approval. MPI will start revoking AP approvals from 1 July 2017 (NB: MPI has already allowed 7 months for APs to submit this form). If you have any questions, please contact SeaContainer@mpi.govt.nz.”
Ministry for Primary Industries. (2017, June). AP Approval to be Cancelled if No “Application for Appointment” Received. Sea, Contain, Report. p. 2. Retrieved from https://www.mpi.govt.nz/document-vault/18307
If you are yet to submit this application for appointment document I recommend you to complete and forward through to MPI, along with your proof of identification, as soon as possible. If you require a confirmation of the date of your training/AP number from our records, or any clarification on the above, our training team are happy to assist.
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