Summary

This interim standard is effective from 13 March 2009.

This interim standard specifies the criteria that the New Zealand Geographic Board Nga Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa will take into account when considering proposals to assign, approve, alter, or discontinue the official geographic name for undersea features within the continental shelves of New Zealand and the Ross Dependency.  

This interim standard largely adopts the International Hydrographic Organization Guidelines for the Standardization of Undersea Feature Names, with minor amendments to suit New Zealand requirements.