- horses may normally be accommodated in single stalls and mules in pens, each pen holding four to five mules;
- 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;
- all standings shall be artwart the ship with heads facing inwards;
- 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;
- colts and fillies shall be kept on the exposed decks;
- a pharmacy and spare stalls for five per cent of equines shall be available;
- passage between two rows of pens shall not be less than 1.5 metres.
Chapter VT — ransport Of Equines
Section 63
For the transport of equines by sea the following precautions shall be taken, namely:
Printed from Law on Tips • Transport of Animals Rules, 1978