| Licensing Jurisdiction |
Service Permitted
Operation within
125km to 12nm |
Service Permitted
Operation within
12nm to Port |
Additional Requirements for National Flagged Vessels |
Additional Requirements for Foreign Flagged Vessels |
Exclusion Areas |
| Australia |
Yes |
Yes |
National flagged vessels must be notified to ACMA. |
Foreign flagged vessels are authorized in all waters. |
None |
| Cook Islands |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Fiji |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| French Polynesia |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Kiribati |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Marshall Islands |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Micronesia |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Nauru |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| New Caledonia |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| New Zealand |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Niue |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Norfolk Island |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Palau |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Papua New Guinea |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Samoa (Western) |
Pending |
Pending |
To be provided once authorization is received |
| Solomon Islands |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Tokelau |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Tonga |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Tuvalu |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |
| Vanuatu |
Yes |
Yes |
National Flagged Vessels must comply with their flagged nation's regulations. |
Foreign Flagged Vessels must comply with their flag nation's regulations; No other restrictions. |
None |