Marine Order 43 (Cargo and cargo handling — livestock) 2018
57Protection of pens or stalls from sea spray and seawater
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57 Protection of pens or stalls from sea spray and seawater
Any pens or stalls for livestock that are at the forward end of a livestock structure, on or above the uppermost continuous deck, and their feeding and watering equipment, must be:
(a) screened effectively from sea spray; and
(b) protected, in any sea condition, from seawater entering any part of the pens, stalls or feeding and watering equipment.
Note 1 Subsections 68(4) and (5) give particular protection measures for horses.
Note 2 Compliance with this requirement could change a deck from an open deck to one that is enclosed or partially enclosed. This could change the ventilation requirements of the space.
Division 11 Species requirements
Subdivision 11.1 Sheep, pigs and goats
58 Sheep, pigs and goats — design of pens
(1) The construction of pens for sheep, pigs and goats, other than open structures above the weather deck where pen rails or gates form the outer perimeter containment, must comply with Table 4.
Table 4 — Sheep pigs goats — design of pens
| Item | Detail of design | Dimension |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maximum breadth of pen | 4.5 m |
| 2 | Minimum breadth of pen | 2.0 m |
| 3 | Maximum length of pen | Not more than twice the breadth |
| 4 | Minimum length of pen | Not less than the breadth |
| 5 | Maximum clear floor area within pen | 40.5 m2 |
| 6 | Minimum clear height within pen for a vessel constructed or converted for the carriage of livestock before 1 July 2018 | 1.1 m |
| 7 | Minimum clear height within pen for a vessel constructed or converted for the carriage of livestock after 1 July 2018: | |
| (a) if a mechanical ventilation system is provided in accordance with section 35 | 1.8 m | |
| (b) in any other case | 2.3 m | |
| 8 | Maximum clear vertical distance between rails | 300 mm |
| 9 | Maximum clear vertical distance below bottom edge of lowest rail of pen installed at deck level |