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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 77
Goods 71/72.3

71. LIVESTOCK TRAFFIC ON COOK STRAIT RAIL FERRIES

71.1 Conditions
Where applicable, the conditions of carriage, etc., as set out in clause 43.1 apply to livestock traffic on the Cook Strait rail ferries.

71.2 Livestock containers
Containers used for the carriage of livestock on the rail ferries will be accepted subject to the following requirements being complied with:
Fully enclosed and ventilated.
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.
Constructed with the means of access to allow the animals to be attended to if necessary.
Robust in construction and have sufficient lashings and holding bolts used to ensure their safe carriage on the wagons or road vehicles.
A person competent to attend the animals during the sea voyage may be required to accompany them.

71.3 Acceptable livestock
The following classes of animals only shall be accepted for carriage by the Cook Strait rail ferry service:
Dogs on chains
Dogs and other small animals in boxes or other approved receptacle.
Guide dogs accompanying blind persons.

71.4 Corporation’s discretion to accept other livestock
Livestock under the care of an attendant, who must hold a passenger ticket, and in approved crates, containers, or in special railway livestock wagons, will be accepted at the Corporation’s discretion under special arrangement.

72. HAZARDOUS GOODS ON COOK STRAIT RAIL FERRIES

72.1 Conditions
Hazardous substances and dangerous goods 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.

72.2 Information
Information as to the acceptance or otherwise of a hazardous substance may be obtained from any offered railway station, the Corporation’s 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

72.3 Classes of hazardous substances
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) or possessing a low flashpoint in combination with some dangerous property other than flammability.
Class 3.2 Flammable liquids having a flashpoint of –18°C (0°F) up to, but not including, 23°C (73°F).
Class 3.3 Flammable liquids having a flashpoint of 23°C (73°F) up to and including, 61°C (141°F).
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
Class 6 (a) Poisonous (toxic) substances.
Class 6 (b) Infectious substances
Class 7 Radioactive substances
Class 8 Corrosives
Class 9 Miscellaneous hazardous substances, that is any other substances which experience has shown, or may show to be of such a hazardous character that the provisions of the IMCO Regulations apply to it.