Marine Orders - Part 43: Cargo & Cargo Handling—Livestock, Issue 6
34Carriage of livestock in portable equipment[43]
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34 Carriage of livestock in portable equipment[43]
34.1 For the purposes of this Part, portable equipment is taken to include boxes, platforms and containers or other arrangements used to form pens or stall for the carriage of livestock. Portable equipment does not include a transport unit referred to in provision 35.3.
34.2 Portable equipment must not be used for the carriage of livestock unless it is approved.[44]
34.3.1 Portable equipment containing livestock must:
(a) be stowed in a position that enables the livestock to be suitably protected from the weather and not subject to the machinery exhausts;
(b) be stowed in a position that ensures suitable access to the equipment[\[45\]](#_ftn45) and livestock;
(c) be secured to prevent movement;
(d) be adequately lit and ventilated;
(e) have adequate provision for cleaning and drainage; and
(f) have adequate provision for feeding and watering.
34.3.2 The arrangements provided under 34.3.1 are to be approved by a surveyor.
34.4 Portable equipment containing horses must be positioned so that the horses will stand facing athwartships.