7 Notification & inspection

7.1 Pre-loading inspection

7.1.1 Subject to 7.1.3, the master of a ship must not allow livestock to be loaded onto the ship at a port in Australia, other than for carriage on a short voyage, until a surveyor has carried out an initial pre-loading inspection of the ship, and such subsequent pre-loading inspections as the surveyor considers necessary, to ascertain that the livestock fittings, livestock equipment and arrangements for the carriage of livestock on the ship comply with the provisions of this Part or with the Australian Certificate for the Carriage of Livestock for the ship and are in a fit state for the proper carriage of the livestock to be loaded.

This is a penal provision.

7.1.2 Subject to 7.1.3, the master of a ship must not allow livestock to be loaded on to the ship at a port in Australia for carriage on a short voyage until a surveyor has carried out such pre-loading inspections of the ship as the surveyor considers necessary to ascertain that the livestock fittings, livestock equipment and arrangements for the carriage of livestock comply with the relevant provisions of this Part and are in a fit state for the proper carriage of the livestock.

This is a penal provision.

7.1.3 Provisions 7.1.1 and 7.1.2 do not apply to the loading of cattle on to a ship undertaking a voyage of less than 10 days if:

(a) a satisfactory pre-loading inspection has been carried out within 60 days prior to the intended loading;
(b) a surveyor considers that a further pre-loading inspection is not warranted; and
(c) the information specified in 7.2 has been provided prior to loading.

7.1.4 Species other than cattle may be loaded as well as cattle under 7.1.3 if:

(a) the maximum total area permitted for species other than cattle is 400m2, or 25 per cent of the net pen area (as described in the Record of Equipment and Arrangements), whichever is the less; and
(b) the Record of Equipment and Arrangements indicates that the ship is approved for all species of livestock to be carried .

7.2 Notification of intention to load livestock

An inspection required by 7.1 will not be carried out until the following information has been provided by an approved method [4] for the port of loading:[5]

(a) the name of the ship;
(b) the voyage number;
(c) the port and berth, and the date and time, at which the ship will be available for inspection, together with the estimated time of commencement of loading;
(d) a description of the livestock to be carried including the type, number and estimated average mass of the livestock;
(e) the type of proposed containment in the case of a ship that is to carry livestock on a short voyage;
(f) the port of discharge;
(g) the expected length of voyage, in days; and
(h) confirmation that all equipment, machinery and arrangements essential for the safe operation of the ship, including livestock services and secondary power sources, are in full working order.[\[6\]](#_ftn6)