35 Carriage of livestock on a short voyage

35.1 Provisions 10, 11, 14, 16, 19 and 33 do not apply to livestock carried on a short voyage.

35.2.1 Provisions 30, 31 and 32 do not apply to livestock carried on a short voyage except to the extent that they are relevant in determining the maximum number of livestock permitted to be carried in a pen.

35.2.2 The maximum number of livestock permitted to be carried in a pen and the required clear height in the pen is to be determined by an inspector of stock in the State or Territory of the port from which livestock is shipped. [46]

35.3 Provisions relating to the carriage of livestock in pens or in portable equipment, other than 34.3.1 and 35.4, do not apply to the carriage of livestock in the following transport units:

(a) registered road vehicle; or
(b) registered trailer or float; or
(c) portable stock crate mounted on a registered road vehicle; or
(d) any other transport unit accepted by a surveyor,
where livestock is carried in accordance with the laws of the State or Territory of the port from which livestock is shipped.

35.4 If livestock is contained in portable equipment, it is to be constructed or arranged so as to minimise:

(a) the possibility of livestock projecting their heads and limbs out of the equipment; and
(b) spillage of excrement to the deck of the ship and, when the livestock is carried in more than one tier, to lower tiers.

35.5.1 Sufficient water, distribution systems and receptacles are to be carried to enable livestock to be watered in the event of an unexpected delay to the ship.

35.5.2 Prior to loading, the shipper, or the driver of a road vehicle, must advise the master when livestock was last watered.

35.5.3 The master must ensure that stock is watered at least once in each period of 24 hours while on board.[47]

This is a penal provision.

35.6.1 Livestock must be provided with adequate flow through ventilation in close proximity above and or below the containment unit.

35.6.2 Openings in portable equipment, specifically provided for ventilation, are to be so placed as to prevent direct draughts on the livestock.

35.6.3 Road transport vehicles which have inadequate flow through ventilation capability when stationary are not to be used for sea transport.

35.6.4 The master must ensure that when livestock is carried on enclosed decks in Ro-Ro ships the ventilation system is run continuously.

35.6.5 A horse float[48] must have openings to the front and rear, each measuring not less than 0.4 of a square metre.