(a) horses may normally be accommodated in single stalls and mules in pens, each pen holding four to five mules;
(b) ample ventilation shall be ensured by keeping portholes and providing permanent air trunks or electric blowers on all decks, and exhaust fans shall be installed to blow out foul air;
(c) all standings shall be artwart the ship with heads facing inwards;
(d) to avoid distress specially during hot weather, the ship may go under way immediately after embarking and disembarking shall be done as early as possible after enchoring;
(e) colts and fillies shall be kept on the exposed decks;
(f) a pharmacy and spare stalls for five per cent of equines shall be available;
(g) passage between two rows of pens shall not be less than 1.5 metres.