S.I. No. 356/2016 - Carriage of Livestock by Sea Regulations 2016

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part 1 Preliminary and general

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Part 2 Conditions for approval and carriage of livestock

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Part 3 Weather conditions

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Part 4 Duties of master and loading and care of livestock

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Part 5 Miscellaneous and final

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Schedule 1 Specifications and equipment for vessels

Schedule 2 Stability calculation criteria for vessels

S.I. No. 356 of 2016

CARRIAGE OF LIVESTOCK BY SEA REGULATIONS 2016

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 12th July, 2016.

I, MICHAEL CREED, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, in the exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 36 of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (No. 15 of 2013), hereby make the following regulations:

Part 1 Preliminary and general

Citation and commencement

Interpretation

“master” includes a person having charge or command of a vessel, other than a pilot;

“owner” in relation to a vessel, includes the operator or manager of the vessel;

“shipper” includes a person who is in charge of loading livestock onto a vessel or the handling of livestock in preparation for loading;

“vessel” means any vessel, other than a ferry used to carry road vehicles, used or intended to be used to carry livestock.

General

• (2) These Regulations are in addition to and not in substitution for the Animal Transport Regulations 2016.

• (3) These Regulations do not apply to a vessel importing livestock.

• (4) Nothing in these Regulations purports to create a criminal jurisdiction in relation to actions committed wholly outside the criminal jurisdiction of the State.

• (5) Notwithstanding paragraph (4), where, whether within or outside the criminal jurisdiction of the State, a person fails to comply with these Regulations, the Minister may have regard to such failure in relation to granting or revoking a livestock vessel approval or refusing an application.

Part 2 Approval and conditions for carriage of livestock

Approval of a livestock vessel

• (2) The Minister may grant a livestock vessel approval, attach conditions to an approval, revoke or vary a condition, revoke a livestock vessel approval or refuse an application.

• (3) An application for a livestock vessel approval shall be in a form and contain any information that the Minister may require, including a livestock vessel plan.

• (4) To be approved for the carriage of livestock from the State—

• (a) a vessel must fly the flag of a country listed in the “White List”, as published annually by the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control,

• (b) the “performance level” of the Recognised Organisation(s) issuing statutory certificates to the vessel on behalf of the Flag State must be recorded as “High” in the “Recognised Organisation performance table” published by the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control, and

• (c) the “performance level” of the company operating the vessel must not be listed as “low or very low” on the performance tables of Port State Control published by the European Maritime Safety Agency.

• (5) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (3), the Minister may refuse an application or revoke a livestock vessel approval if he or she is of the opinion that—

• (a) an act of the institutions of the European Union or these Regulations have not been, are not being or will not be, complied with,

• (b) the owner of a livestock vessel has committed an offence, whether he or she has been convicted or not, relating to animal health or welfare or the environment,

• (c) the owner of a livestock vessel has failed to comply with a condition of a livestock vessel approval,

• (d) in relation to an application, information required has not been furnished or information that is false or misleading in a material respect has been furnished,

• (e) the vessel to which the application or livestock vessel approval relates is not, or has ceased to be, a fit and proper vessel to be approved,

• (f) the applicant or owner of the livestock vessel is not a fit and proper person to be approved,

• (g) the owner of a livestock vessel has ceased to carry out the activity to which approval relates,

• (h) it is necessary for the protection of public health, animal health or welfare or the environment including the prevention, control or eradication of a disease, or

• (i) it is necessary, ancillary or supplementary for an act of the institutions of the European Union to have full effect.

• (6) If the Minister proposes to refuse an application or revoke livestock vessel approval, he or she shall—

• (a) notify the applicant or holder of the livestock vessel approval of the proposal and the reasons for the proposal, and that he or she may make representations in relation to the proposal to the Minister within 14 days of notification,

• (b) consider a representation duly made before deciding whether to proceed with, modify or annul the proposal, and

• (c) make a decision and notify the applicant or holder of the livestock vessel approval of the decision and the reasons for the decision.

• (7) A livestock vessel approval is valid for a period that the Minister may determine.

• (8) If the Minister revokes a livestock vessel approval, the former holder of the approval shall not apply for a further livestock vessel approval until a period of at least one month elapses.

Certificate of approval

• (2) A certificate of approval shall contain—

• (a) the name of the owner of the livestock vessel,

• (b) the unique approval number assigned to that vessel,

• (c) the conditions to which the livestock vessel approval is subject,

• (d) the period of validity of the livestock vessel approval, which shall not exceed 5 years, and

• (e) the name and address of the Minister.

• (3) A certificate of approval shall be retained on board the vessel to which it relates and made available for inspection on request by an authorised officer.

• (4) The holder of the certificate of approval shall cause it to be displayed prominently on the vessel to which the approval relates.

• (5) If a livestock vessel approval is revoked, the holder of the certificate of approval shall surrender it to the Minister or an authorised officer.

Inspection of vessels

• (2) The owner of a vessel shall bear the cost of an inspection for the purposes of these Regulations, including where the inspection does not take place.

List of vessel approvals

Records

Documents to be retained on vessel

Part 3 Weather conditions

Adverse weather

• (a) the current 96 hour weather forecast from the Irish Meteorological Service covering both wind and sea conditions for those sea areas in which the vessel is intended to travel during the first 96 hours of the voyage, and

• (b) sufficient other information on the recent and prevailing wind and sea conditions for the route of the intended voyage as would enable him or her to assess the sea conditions on the route.

• (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a weather forecast is not required in respect of the Mediterranean Sea.

• (3) The master of a vessel shall make available to an authorised officer a copy of the forecast and information referred to in paragraph (1).

• (4) The master of a vessel shall ensure that the vessel does not depart the State carrying livestock if—

• (a) the forecast or information referred to in paragraph (1) predicts unfavourable sea and wind conditions for any sea area in which the vessel is intended to travel during the first 96 hours of the intended voyage during a period in which the vessel would be in that sea area,

• (b) the forecast referred to in paragraph (1) predicts wind of force 8 or greater on the Beaufort scale for any sea area in which the vessel is intended to travel during a period in which the vessel will be in that sea area, or

• (c) in the case of a vessel of less than 90 metres in length overall or having a roll period of less than 15 seconds, the forecast referred to in paragraph (1) predicts wind of force 6 or greater on the Beaufort scale for any sea area in which the vessel is intended to travel during a period in which the vessel would be in that sea area.

Voyage plan

• (2) The voyage plan referred to in paragraph (1) shall show the intended route from the port of departure to the port of destination and shall include a list of ports or harbours of refuge capable of accommodating the vessel during its intended voyage and the distances between those ports or harbours.

• (3) The master of a vessel shall identify each port at which it is intended to call during the voyage.

• (4) The master of a vessel shall ensure that sufficient up-to-date charts and appropriate nautical publications are carried on board to ensure safe access to the ports and harbours referred to in paragraph (2) and shall make such charts and publications available for inspection, if so requested by an authorised officer.

• (5) Where, while in the course of a voyage, the master of a vessel receives a forecast or indication of adverse weather conditions, which, in his or her opinion, would be likely to cause injury, suffering, or loss of life to the livestock on board, he or she shall take all necessary action to prevent such injury, suffering or loss of life, including taking shelter, until conditions become favourable.

Part 4 Duties of master and loading and care of livestock

Inspection before loading

• (2) The advance notice referred to in paragraph (1) shall specify—

• (a) the name of the vessel,

• (b) the port, berth and period for vessel inspection,

• (c) the type, number and estimated average weight of the livestock which it is intended to load,

• (d) each assembly centre where animals will be assembled prior to transport, and

• (e) the intended port of destination.

• (3) Where any change of crew members has occurred during the period of approval of a vessel the master shall present to an authorised officer details of the new crew members and their experience with livestock.

• (4) The master of a vessel shall, if so requested by an authorised officer, make available for inspection the stability calculations specified in Schedule 2.

• (5) Where, during the course of an inspection, or otherwise, an authorised officer is of the opinion that an approved vessel does not comply with the details outlined in the livestock vessel plan relating to the vessel, he or she may direct by a notice in writing served on the owner or master of the vessel that—

• (a) the loading of livestock shall not commence or continue, or

• (b) livestock shall be carried only in parts of the vessel as may be specified in the notice, until such time as he or she is satisfied that the Regulations and the livestock vessel plan are being complied with.

• (6) A notice under paragraph (5) remains in force until varied or withdrawn by a further notice.

• (7) An authorised officer may direct the master of a vessel to alter the number of livestock to be contained in any part of the vessel or to provide additional fittings for the intended voyage, in which case the master shall ensure that the vessel does not leave the State carrying livestock until the direction is complied with

Loading requirements

• (2) A shipper and the master of the vessel shall ensure that records are kept of the progressive totals of the weight and number of livestock loaded on a vessel and shall make available such records for examination, if so requested, by an authorised officer.

• (3) Where, in the opinion of an authorised officer, the feed or water supplied to, or loaded on, the vessel is not of suitable quality or sufficient quantity for the intended voyage, the officer may direct by a notice in writing to the owner or master of the vessel that—

• (a) loading of livestock shall not commence or continue, or

• (b) the vessel shall not leave the State carrying livestock, until the officer is satisfied that a sufficient quantity of feed and water of suitable quality has been supplied to the vessel.

• (4) The master of a vessel shall ensure that the vessel does not leave the State carrying livestock unless—

• (a) the vessel complies with Schedule 1, and

• (b) he or she has presented to an authorised officer the stability calculations for the vessel for the intended voyage in accordance with Schedule 2.

Penning of livestock

• (2) The master of a vessel shall ensure that the maximum number of livestock that is carried in any pen on the vessel shall be the number obtained by dividing the pen area available in square metres, by the minimum permissible floor area per head, in accordance with Regulation 24.

• (3) Where competitive, combative or otherwise undesirable behaviour is likely to arise among the livestock, the master shall ensure that they are segregated and grouped, according to size, sex, age, breed or other characteristic, so as to avoid such behaviour.

• (4) Where livestock are carried individually, the construction of the stalls, boxes or other containers shall provide an area for each animal which complies with Regulation 24.

Care of livestock on board

• (2) The master of a vessel shall ensure that the crew carry out their duties with respect to the tending and caring of livestock while on board and that they—

• (a) distribute the proper daily supply of feed and water to the animals,

• (b) ensure that a satisfactory level of hygiene is maintained in each pen,

• (c) observe the livestock and report any case of a distressed, injured or diseased animal to the master,

• (d) remove and dispose of dead animals,

• (e) regularly monitor the temperature in those parts of the vessel in which livestock are kept, and

• (f) report any deterioration in the ventilation system or fittings which have been provided for the care of animals.

• (3) The master of a vessel shall ensure that an adequate method for restraining and treating distressed animals is provided on board.

• (4) The master of a vessel shall ensure that provision is made for isolating ill or injured animals during the voyage and that first-aid treatment is given to such animals, where necessary.

Avoiding obstructions on board

• (a) access to any accommodation space, working space necessary for the safe running of the vessel, or the means of egress from any hold or under deck space,

• (b) a hatchway, unless the hatchway is protected against consequent damage and the hatchway covers are secured against movement,

• (c) life-saving or fire-fighting appliances,

• (d) the provisions made for the sounding of tanks or bilges,

• (e) the operation of closing appliances provided on the vessel,

• (f) the operation of freeing ports provided on the vessel,

• (g) the lighting and ventilation systems of the vessel, or

• (h) the proper navigation of the vessel.

Provision and stowage of feed

• (a) for the expected duration of the voyage; and

• (b) to provide a reserve of a further 25 per cent or 3 days requirements, whichever is the lesser.

• (2) Where the master of a vessel has been provided with feed which, in their opinion, is not of suitable quality or sufficient quantity for the duration of the voyage, they shall inform an authorised officer.

• (3) The master of a vessel shall ensure that feed stowed on board is maintained in good condition and that—

• (a) it is kept in a dry state and protected from the weather and the sea,

• (b) feed, in the form of pelletised food, is loaded and stored in such a manner as to ensure that the moisture content of pellets is not affected, and

• (c) the stowage of feed does not interfere with ventilation, lighting, drainage systems, passageways or the proper navigation of the vessel.

• (4) The master of a vessel shall ensure that the minimum daily quantity of feed fed to each head of livestock is—

(a)2 per cent of live body weight of hay of good quality, or

(b)1.6 per cent of live body weight of feed in pelleted or other concentrated form provided the feed contains a minimum of 10 per cent fibre and has an equivalent nutritional value to hay of the same weight.

• (5) The master of a vessel shall ensure that livestock on board the vessel are fed twice daily.

• (6) Feed shall not be placed on the floor of a pen containing livestock.

Provision and maintenance of water

• (a) at least 45 litres of water per day to each head of cattle and at least 4 litres of water per day to each head of sheep for the expected duration of the voyage to its destination or to an intermediate port at which sufficient water can be taken on board, and

• (b) a reserve of a further 25 per cent of the requirement for the voyage to its destination or intermediate port, or 3 days requirement, whichever is the lesser.

• (2) The master of a vessel shall ensure that each part of the vessel has a wholesome and uncontaminated water service and that each animal on board has access to wholesome and uncontaminated water at all times.

• (3) The master of a vessel shall ensure that—

• (a) tanks used for the stowage of drinking water for livestock are maintained sufficiently to ensure that such water does not become contaminated, and

• (b) equipment, including pumping equipment, used for the provision of drinking water to livestock is maintained in proper working order.

• (4) The master of a vessel shall supply, as required by the Minister, a report, from a laboratory acceptable to the Minister, showing the physical, chemical and bacteriological analysis of the water in any tank or tanks on the vessel.

Patrols

• (2) The scope and frequency of the patrols shall be determined by the master of a vessel, having regard, in particular, to the use of automatic surveillance devices and alarms.

• (3) The master of a vessel shall ensure that the requirements of the Regulation are included in the vessel’s International Safety Management System and fully complied with throughout the period during which livestock are on board.

Master’s report

• (2) The report referred to in paragraph (1) shall be furnished to the Minister in a form and contain the information that the Minister determines.

• (3) Subject to paragraph (4), the report referred to in paragraph (1) shall be submitted to the Minister, after the completion of discharge of the livestock at destination—

(a)(i) within seven days thereof, or

• (ii) on a date prior to the return of the vessel to the State whichever is the sooner, or

• (b) at any other time if requested by the Minister.

• (4) Notwithstanding paragraph (3), where, mortalities have occurred during the voyage or at discharge, the report referred to in paragraph (1) shall be furnished to the Minister, immediately after completion of discharge of the livestock at destination, by the most expedient means of communication available, providing details of the number of livestock that died or were killed and the factors that led to their deaths.

• (5) Where, in the opinion of the Minister, the report contains an unacceptable number of injuries or moralities—

• (a) an owner shall submit a copy of the deck log for the relevant voyage, if so requested by the Minister, and

• (b) the Minister may suspend or revoke the certificate of approval of the vessel for the carriage of livestock in accordance with Regulation 4 until an investigation has been carried out.

Disposal of dead livestock at sea

• (2) The master of a vessel shall ensure that any animal carcase is not disposed of at sea unless the carcase has been slit to the extent that both the thoracic and abdominal cavities are opened.

• (3) The master of a vessel shall ensure the removal of all identity tags from any animal carcase and return the tags to the agent.

Stowage of tools and equipment

Storage of drugs and medicines

Part 5 Miscellaneous and final

Livestock loading densities

Table

Live weight in kilogrammes	Square Metres per animal in pens
200	0.81
300	1.0575
400	1.305
500	1.5525
600	1. 80
700 or more	2.70

• (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in the case of a voyage intended to extend into the Red Sea or any other voyage intended to be of a duration exceeding 12 days or intended to extend south of latitude 25 degrees north, the minimum space to be allowed for livestock shall be in accordance with the table to this paragraph.

Table

Live weight in kilogrammes	Square Metres per animal in pens
200	0.900
300	1.175
400	1.450
500	1.725
600	2.000
700 or more	3.000

• (3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in the case of a voyage intended to transport entire male animals of 700kgs or more, the stocking rates of paragraph (2) apply to those classes of animals.

• (4) For ovine animals the minimum space allowances set out in the table to this paragraph apply to a vessel carrying animals from the State.

Table

Live weight in kilogrammes	Square Metres per animal in pens
20 or less	0.240
30	0.265
40	0.290
50	0.315
60	0.360
70	0.429
80	0. 502
90	0.575

• (a) For horned rams an additional 10% pen space must be allocated.

• (b) For sheep carrying more than 25 mm of wool, an additional 10% pen space must be allocated.

• (5) For weights between those shown in the tables, the minimum pen area per head shall be calculated by linear interpolation using a maximum of four figures after the decimal point.

Penal provisions

Revocations

• (a) The Diseases of Animals (Carriage of Cattle by Sea) Order 1996,

• (b) The Diseases of Animals (Carriage of Cattle by Sea) (Amendment) Order 1998,

• (c) The Diseases of Animals (Carriage of Cattle by Sea) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 1998, and

• (d) The Diseases of Animals (Carriage of Cattle by Sea) Order 1996 (Extension of Application to Sheep and Consequential Provisions) Order 2002.

Schedule 1 Specifications and equipment for vessels

Chapter 1 Stability requirements

• (a) the area under the righting lever curve shall be not less than 3.15 metre-degrees (0.055 metre-radians) up to 30 degrees angle of heel and not less than 5.16 metre-degrees (0.09 metre-radians) up to 40 degrees angle of heel, or the angle of flooding if this angle is less than 40 degrees,

• (b) the area under the righting lever curve between the angles of heel of 30 degrees and 40 degrees, or between 30 degrees and the angle of flooding if this angle is less than 40 degrees, shall be not less than 1.72 metre-degrees (0.03 metre-radians),

• (c) the righting lever shall be not less than 0.20 metre at an angle of heel equal to, or greater than 30 degrees,

• (d) the maximum righting lever shall occur at an angle of heel not less than 25 degrees,

• (e) the initial metacentric height shall be not less than 0.15 metre,

• (f) the area under the righting lever curve up to 40 degrees or the angle of flooding, whichever is less, in excess of the area under the heeling lever curve to the same limiting angle, shall be not less than 1.03 metre-degrees (0.018 metre-radians) plus 20 per cent of the area of the righting lever curve to the same limiting angle, and

• (g) the angle of heel due to wind shall be not more than 10 degrees.

• (a) the heeling curve is that curve taking into account the effects of shift of livestock and feed and, if acceptable, the effect of wind, and

• (b) the angle of flooding is that angle of heel at which openings in the hull, superstructures or deckhouses, that cannot be closed watertight, immerse. Small openings through which progressive flooding cannot take place may be ignored in determining the angle of flooding.

Chapter 2 Fittings — general requirements

• (a) so treated that their surface is impermeable, and

• (b) so situated that they are unlikely to be damaged either by livestock or any other cause.

• (b) Where any part of the uppermost continuous deck forming the boundary of an underlying livestock space is not overshadowed by an overlying structure such part shall be treated or insulated to minimise the absorption and conduction of solar heat.

Chapter 3 Design of pens, stalls and passageways for cattle

Table

Detail of design	Dimensions
Maximum distance between rails aligned fore and aft	4.5 metres
Minimum distance between rails aligned fore and aft	2.1 metres
Minimum distance between rails aligned athwartships	2.3 metres
Maximum clear floor area within pen	21.0 Square metres
Height of the bottom edge of the lowest rail of a partition above the pen floor where there are no coaming plates	≤ 0.05metres or ≥ 0.25 metres and ≤ 0.35 metres
Height of the bottom edge of the lowest rail of a partition above the top edge of a coaming plate	≤ 0.05metres or ≥ 0.20 metres
Minimum clear height within pen	2.0 metres
Minimum clear height within deck outside pens	1.8 metres
Minimum width of adjacent passageway, measured clear between rails, when pens are on both sides of the passageway and livestock are loaded and discharged through the pens	0.9 metres
Minimum width of adjacent passageway, measured clear of any fixed structure, fittings, receptacles or obstructions (eg pillars, feed chutes, feed or water troughs), when pens are on both sides of the passageway and livestock are loaded and discharged through the pens	0.75 metres
Minimum width of adjacent passageway, measured clear of any fixed obstructions, when pens are on both sides of the passageway and livestock are loaded and discharged through the passageway	0.9 metres
Minimum width of adjacent passageway, measured clear from rails, when pens are on one side only of passageway and livestock are not loaded through that passageway	0.75 metres

Chapter 4 Strength of pen, stalls and passageways for cattle

Formula

F = 3336 B (0.574 + 0.0252 Z) Newton’s per metre length where:

F = load per metre length of boundary,

B = maximum breadth of pen in metres, and

Z = the vertical distance from a point 0.75 metres above the pen floor to the vessel’s waterline corresponding to the anticipated lightest load, in metres.

Formula

F= 5,000 [1+1/d ((0.094 — 0.00035 L) y + (7.4 — 0.016 L))] Newton’s per square metre, where:

F = floor load per square metre,

d = draught of the vessel corresponding to the anticipated lightest loaded water-line, in metres,

y = longitudinal distance from the midpoint of the pen to amidships, in metres, and

L = length between perpendiculars of the vessel in metres.

Table

Material	Maximum permissible tensile stress	Maximum permissible shear stress
Steel	0. 75 x minimum yield stress	50 per cent of maximum permissible tensile stress
Aluminium	0.75 x 0.2 per cent proof stress	50 per cent of maximum permissible tensile stress
Other	as specified by the Minister	as specified by the Minister

Chapter 5 Arrangement of pens and stalls for cattle

• (a) on at least one longitudinal side of each pen used to hold cattle, and

• (b) at the head of each stall used to hold cattle.

• (a) have a clear width between 750 millimetres and 900 millimetres,

• (b) have sides that—

• (i) are free from protrusions,

• (ii) extend to a height of not less than 1.40 metres perpendicular to the ramp floor, and

• (iii) are panelled or sheltered to a height of not less than 1.20 metres perpendicular to the ramp floor,

• (c) be fitted with foot battens that are—

• (i) of a minimum height of 50 millimetres and a minimum breadth of 25 millimetres with edges well rounded, and

• (ii) spaced at regular intervals of not more than 300 millimetres, each end batten being not more than 200 millimetres from the end of the ramp, and

• (d) have a gradient not exceeding 1 in 2.

Chapter 6 Unenclosed decks

• (a) The pens or stalls shall be fitted with a waterproof roof that is treated or insulated to minimise the absorption and conduction of solar heat and that extends not less than 450 millimetres beyond the deck area occupied by the pens or stalls.

• (b) The said deck shall be screened on the forward end of the deck by permanently fitted panelling which provides 100 per cent protection from sea, spray and weather, and shall have the facility to be screened—

• (i) on the windward side of the vessel by portable panels which provide 100 per cent protection from sea, spray and weather, and

• (ii) on the leeward side of the vessel by portable panels which provide at least 80 per cent protection from sea, spray and weather.

• (c) The feeding and watering arrangements for pens and stalls situated on unenclosed decks shall be screened effectively from sea, spray and weather.

• (d) Portable panels should be constructed of solid materials.

Chapter 7 Spare pens and stalls

Table

Number of livestock carried on deck	Capacity of spare pens
Not more than 10	Nil
More than 10 but not more than 100	Sufficient for one animal
More than 100	Sufficient for one animal for each 100 or part thereof

Chapter 8 Portable equipment

• (a) be stowed in a position—

• (i) that enables the livestock to be suitably protected from the weather and not subject to machinery exhaust, and

• (ii) that ensures suitable access to the equipment and livestock.

• (b) be secured to prevent movement,

• (c) be adequately lit and ventilated, and

• (d) have adequate provision for feeding and watering and for cleaning and drainage.

Chapter 9 Means of access for livestock

• (a) comply with paragraph 27 or in the case of sheep, paragraph 108, and

• (b) have a strong secure closing arrangement at the point of entry to the vessel.

Table

Material	Maximum permissible tensile strength
Steel	0. 5 x minimum yield stress
Aluminium	0. 5 x 0.2% proof stress
Other	as specified by the Minister

• (a) fenced to a height of not less than one metre and with an intermediate horizontal rail approximately 550 millimetres above the walking surface, and

• (b) fitted with treads at suitable stepping distances.

Chapter 10 Means of access and egress for persons

Chapter 11 Ventilation

• (i) where the minimum clear height in the space is 2 metres or less, at a rate of not less than 40 times every hour,

• (ii) where the minimum clear height in the space is 3.20 metres or more, at a rate of not less than 26 times every hour, and

• (iii) where the minimum clear height in the space is between 2 metres and 3.20 metres, at a rate proportional to those specified in subparagraphs (i) and (ii).

• (i) the minimum clear height in the space is 2 metres or less, or

• (ii) because of a partial enclosure of the space, the natural ventilation is restricted.

• (b) The mechanical ventilation system should be capable of providing a minimum air velocity across any part of a pen from a source of supply of not less than 0.5 metres per second.

Chapter 12 Electrical power sources

• (a) be located in a space, no boundary of which is contiguous to a boundary of any space containing the primary source of power,

• (b) be maintained in good working order and be capable of being readily started and placed on load in a time period not exceeding 15 minutes and at all times when loaded be in accordance with Rules and Regulations of the vessel’s Recognised Organisation,

• (c) be capable of simultaneously operating the mechanical ventilation systems at full capacity, and providing fresh water and drainage to all livestock areas for a continuous period of three days, and

• (d) in the event of fire or other hazard adversely affecting the operation of the primary source of power, remain capable of complying with the requirements of subparagraphs (b) and (c).

• (a) be provided for the procedure for the changeover between main and secondary sources and vice-versa,

• (b) be posted in the space containing the livestock source of power and shall be readable under the Emergency Lighting required by Regulation 43.2.2 of Chapter 11-1 of SOLAS, and

• (c) detail, amongst other things—

• (i) the starting method,

• (ii) switchboard changeover, and

• (iii) electrical supply changeover to livestock services.

Chapter 13 Lighting

Chapter 14 Drainage

• (b) Alternative pumping equipment shall be available to ensure drainage in the event of failure of the primary pumping system.

• (c) A holding tank or treatment plant shall be provided, complying with Annex IV of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, to treat, store and discharge effluent in accordance with that Annex. The holding tank shall be of sufficient capacity for the normal operation of the vessel when loaded—

• (i) to ensure that effluent is not discharged in contravention with Annex IV of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, and

• (ii) to retain on board all effluent generated while the ship is in areas for which discharge is prohibited, such as in port and within 12 miles of baselines.

Chapter 15 Fire fighting appliances

• (a) in an enclosed space, for each hydrant referred to in paragraph 74, or

• (b) in any other space or on a deck, for each 50 metres length, or part thereof, of space or deck.

• (a) a portable fire extinguisher that uses water as the extinguishing medium, for every 18 metres or part thereof of the space, one of which shall be placed adjacent to an entrance to the space, or

• (b) a fixed fire-fighting installation that uses water as an extinguishing medium in a suitable location.

Chapter 16 Loading of bulk feed

(a)‘NO SMOKING’ signs shall be posted adjacent to pipe delivery outlets,

• (b) lighting installed in the feed space shall be suitable for use in a dust-laden atmosphere or, alternatively, the lighting circuits shall be electrically isolated during loading,

• (c) portable lighting in a feed storage space shall be suitable for use in a dust-laden atmosphere,

• (d) electric motors and associated electrical equipment required to be used in the feed storage space shall be suitable for use in a dust-laden atmosphere,

• (e) electrical motors and lighting circuits close to pipe delivery outlets shall be suitable for use in a dust-laden atmosphere or alternatively, electrically isolated during loading, and

• (f) the loading operation shall be supervised by a ship’s officer instructed by the master of a vessel.

• (a) a bulk feed truck shall be effectively earthed to a suitable part of the wharf or quay and, if a separate blower trailer is used, both truck and trailer shall be earthed,

• (b) the piping shall be arranged that it is electrically continuous or, where this is not the case, a bare wire strong enough to withstand normal handling shall be wound round the full length of the pipe in spiral fashion with a pitch of not more than 500 millimetres,

• (c) the piping shall be effectively earthed to the vessel and all earth connections shall be secured with clips of a type which will ensure that there is no interruption or disconnection during the handling or manoeuvring of the piping,

• (d) where more than one pipe length is used, they shall not, if practicable, be insulated from one another,

• (e) where pipe connections depend on heavy duty seals that are not electrically conductive, each individual pipe length shall be earthed to the adjoining length by metal straps or shall be earthed separately, and

• (f) a conductive sleeve of at least 500 millimetres long shall be fitted at the discharge end of the pipe and shall be electrically continuous with the pipe or, if fitted, the bare spiralled wire referred to in subparagraph (b).

Chapter 17 Stowage of bulk feed

Chapter 18 Feed and water receptacles

• (b) Where the feed is provided by a system other than an automatic system, the receptacles shall be capable of containing a minimum of 33 per cent of the daily allowance of feed for the number of animals contained in the pen, stall or fitting, and

• (c) The watering system for the livestock on board shall be an automatic system.

• (a) suitable for the livestock carried,

• (b) readily accessible to the livestock,

• (c) capable of being serviced from outside the pen, stall or other fitting,

• (d) so installed as not to impede ventilation,

• (e) so constructed and positioned, so that feed dust is not to be disturbed by the flow of ventilation, and

• (f) so positioned as not to be readily fouled by faeces.

• (a) where the pen adjoins a passageway and the livestock can conveniently consume feed distributed on the floor of the passageway, and

• (b) where urine, faeces or water used in washing any pen are prevented from fouling the passageways.

Chapter 19 Fresh water services

• (a) minimise by control of the level of water any spillage from the receptacles,

• (b) prevent the return of water from a receptacle to the fresh water tank, and

• (c) incorporate provision to isolate fresh water service to each livestock deck or section of deck.

• (a) a portable pump, or

• (b) a fixed pump, located outside the space occupied by the primary source of power and powered by the secondary source of power. The alternative pumping systems shall be capable of being used with not less than one fresh water tank on the vessel and such tank or tanks shall contain a quantity of water sufficient for the number of livestock on board for a minimum of three days.

Chapter 20 Veterinary equipment

Chapter 21 Maintenance

Chapter 22 Design of pens and passageways for sheep

Table

Detail of design	Dimension
Maximum distance between rails aligned fore and aft	4.5 metres
Minimum distance between rails aligned fore and aft	2.0 metres
Maximum distance between rails aligned athwartships	Not more than twice the distance between rails aligned fore and aft
Minimum distance between rails aligned athwartships	Not less than the distance between rails aligned fore and aft
Maximum clear floor area within pen	40.5 square metres
Minimum clear height within pen	1.1 metres
Minimum height of top edge of upper most rail above pen floor except that the height of that rail may be decreased if the clear height above the rail does not exceed 300 millimetres	900 millimetres
Maximum clear vertical distance between rails	300 millimetres
Maximum clear vertical distance below bottom edge of lowest rail of pen installed at deck level	200 millimetres
Maximum clear vertical distance below bottom edge of lowest rail of pen not installed at deck level	50 millimetres
Minimum width of adjacent passageway clear of receptacles and any other obstructions	900 millimetres

• (a) the maximum clear vertical space below the bottom edge of the lowest rail and the top of a deck boundary angle or fashion plate, shall be 100 millimetres, and

• (b) the maximum clear vertical space between rails shall be 200 millimetres except that the maximum clear vertical space between the uppermost rail and the next lower rail may be 250 millimetres.

Chapter 23 Strength of pens and passageways for sheep

Formula

F = 1668 B (0.574 + 0.252 Z) Newton’s per metre length where:

F = load per metre length of boundary,

B = maximum breadth of pen in metres, and

Z = the vertical distance from a point 0.50 metre above the pen floor to the ship’s water-line corresponding to the anticipated lightest load in metres.

Formula

F = 2500 [1 + 1/d ((0.094 – 0.00035L) y + (7.4 – 0.016L))] where:

F = floor load, per square metre,

d = draught of the ship corresponding to the anticipated lightest loaded water-line, in metres,

y = longitudinal distance from the midpoint of the pen to amidships, in metres, and

L = length between the perpendiculars of the ship in metres.

Chapter 24 Arrangement of pens and passageways for sheep

• (a) have a minimum clear width of 550 millimetres,

• (b) have sides that—

• (i) are free from protrusions, and

• (ii) extend to a height of not less than 900 millimetres perpendicular to the ramp floor,

• (c) be fitted with foot battens that are—

• (i) of a minimum height of 25 millimetres and a minimum breadth of 10 millimetres with edges well rounded, and

• (ii) spaced at regular intervals of not more than 300 millimetres each end batten being not more than 100 millimetres from the end of the ramp,

• (d) have a gradient not exceeding 1 in 2.

Schedule 2 Stability calculation criteria for vessels

A. Effects of shift and wind

• (a) The heeling lever due to the shift of livestock at 0° is to be given by:

(Average mass of livestock carried x livestock shift constant), divided by (floor area required per head of livestock x displacement) where:

• (i) average mass of livestock carried means the average mass of livestock to be carried on the intended voyage,

• (ii) floor area required per head of livestock means the floor area required per head of average mass of the livestock to be carried on the intended voyage, and

• (iii) livestock shift constant is:

1/6 [length of each pen x (breadth of each pen)2].

Note 1: For vessels with uniform breadth of pens the livestock shift constant becomes:

1/6 [breadth of pen x total floor area of pens].

Note 2: For vessels with varying breadths of pen, the largest breadth may be used and the livestock shift constant becomes:

1/6 [maximum breadth of pen x total floor area of pens].

• (b) The heeling lever due to the shift of livestock at 40° is to be given by:

0.8 (heeling lever due to the shift of livestock at 0°).

• (c) The heeling lever curve is to be taken as a straight line joining the heeling lever at 0° and the heeling lever at 40°.

• (a) The heeling lever due to the shift of feed in pellet form carried in bulk at 0° is to be given by:

(total shift moment of feed) divided by (stowage factor of feed x displacement)

where total shift moment means the sum of the shift moment of each compartment which is to be given by 0.044 lb3 where:

(i)1 is the maximum length of the compartment, and

• (ii) b is the maximum breadth of the compartment.

Note: The use of volumetric shift moments for the feed, where the surface is assumed to take up an angle of repose of 15 degrees to the horizontal for full compartments and 25 degrees to the horizontal for partly filled compartments, is an acceptable alternative method to obtain the total shift moment of feed.

• (b) The heeling lever due to the shift of feed in pellet form carried in bulk at 40° is to be given by:

0.8 (heeling lever due to the shift of feed at 0°).

• (c) The heeling level curve is to be taken as a straight line joining the heeling lever at 0° and the heeling lever at 40°.