1598
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 61

COOK STRAIT RAIL FERRIES

(ii) Parcels traffic railed solely between Wellington and Picton and conveyed in accordance with the provisions of the parcels classification (section 54) will be charged as follows:

Note: The terminal charge vide section 55, paragraph 4 will be additional where parcels traffic is consigned from Picton to Wellington, Petone, Lower Hutt, or Gracefield.

153. Livestock Traffic on Cook Strait Rail Ferries

154. Where applicable, the conditions of carriage, etc., as set out in section 114 hereof apply to livestock traffic on the Cook Strait rail ferries.

155. Containers used for the conveyance of livestock on the rail ferries will be accepted subject to the following requirements being complied with:

(a) Fully enclosed and ventilated.

(b) Constructed with sides and floor that are leakproof and the floor covered with suitable material to absorb any animal excreta for the duration of the sea voyage.

(c) Constructed with a means of access to allow the animals to be attended to if necessary.

(d) Robust in construction and have sufficient lashings and holding bolts used to ensure their safe carriage on the wagons or road vehicles.

(e) A person competent to attend the animals during the sea voyage may be required to accompany them.

3. (a) The following classes of animals only will be accepted for carriage by the Cook Strait rail ferry service:

(i) Dogs on chains.

(ii) Dogs and other small animals in boxes or other approved receptacle.

(iii) Guide dogs accompanying blind persons.

(b) Dogs, cats, birds in cages, or other small domestic animals, the property of motor vehicle owners who are passengers on the vessel will not be accepted for carriage, except however, that domestic pets of this kind may be left in the owner's motor vehicle free of charge at the owner's risk and must not be removed from the vehicle during the voyage.

(c) (i) Other classes of livestock under the care of an attendant and in approved crates, containers, or in special railway livestock wagons, will be accepted at the department's discretion under special arrangement.

(ii) A passenger ticket must be held by each attendant accompanying livestock.

154. Restrictions on Traffic

155. (i) Hazardous substances are prohibited from carriage on the Cook Strait rail ferries other than as provided for in the “International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code” (IMCO Regulations), and Shipping (Dangerous Goods) Rules 1979.

Information as to the acceptance or otherwise of a hazardous substance may be obtained from any officered railway station, Manager, Air/Sea Services, or from the Ministry of Transport, Marine Division, at the following centres:

Whangarei New Plymouth Picton
Hamilton Napier Christchurch
Auckland Wanganui Greymouth
Rotorua Palmerston North Timaru
Tauranga Wellington Dunedin
Taupo Nelson Invercargill

(ii) Under the IMCO Regulations hazardous substances for carriage by sea are divided into the following classes:

Class 1—Explosives.

Class 2—Gases: compressed, liquified, or dissolved under pressure.

Class 3.1—Flammable liquids having a flashpoint below 18°C (0°F) cc or possessing a low flashpoint in combination with some dangerous property other than inflammability.

Class 3.2—Flammable liquids having a flashpoint of 18°C (0°F) up to, but not including, 23°C (73°F) cc.

Class 3.3—Flammable liquids having a flashpoint of 23°C (73°F) up to and including, 61°C (141°F) cc.

Class 4 (a)—Flammable solids.

Class 4 (b)—Flammable solids, or substances, liable to spontaneous combustion.

Class 4 (c)—Flammable solids, or substances, which in contact with water emit flammable gases.

Class 5 (a)—Oxidizing substances.

Class 5 (b)—Organic peroxides.