18 JULY
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
3081

16.2 Unsafe vehicles
The Corporation may refuse to accept or carry any vehicle considered by the Corporation or
the Master of a vessel to be insecurely loaded or in any other way not safe for transit.

16.3 Loose containers of hazardous substances
No loose containers of petrol or other flammable or hazardous substances are to be loaded in
any vehicle.

16.4 Fuels other than petrol, diesel, L.P.G. or C.N.G.
When a vehicle is powered by fuels other than petrol, diesel, L.P.G. or C.N.G. it must be certified
as safe and roadworthy by the appropriate authority. Any such vehicles may be subjected to
inspection prior to shipment.

16.5 Livestock
The carriage of livestock in motor vehicles on the Cook Strait Searail service is subject to the
following terms and conditions:
16.5.1 Documentation: Before livestock will be accepted for transit every consignor must provide
a consignment note properly completed and any stock removal permits or other documents
necessary in connection with the status or regulations (if any) concerning diseases or transpor-
tation of animals.
16.5.2 Condition of Livestock: The Corporation may refuse the transport of sick, wild, unman-
ageable, or fierce animals.
16.5.3 Feeding and watering responsibility: Livestock must be adequately fed and watered
immediately prior to being tendered to the Corporation for transport, and a certificate may be
required from the consignor that this has been done. Livestock may not be accepted for transport
where this condition has not been complied with. Owners of livestock must in all cases make
their own arrangements for feeding, watering, or tending stock. The Corporation does not accept
any responsibility in regard thereto.
16.5.4 The Corporation accepts no responsibility for the effect of the sea journey on the animals
in transit. Any sickness, injury or death which may occur during the journey are solely the
responsibility of the consignor.
16.5.5 Stoppage in transit: Should the transport of any livestock be stopped by order of any
Government official at any point either before, during, or after transit and whilst still in the
possession of the Corporation in consequence of any breach by the consignor or consignee of
any regulations concerning diseases of animals, or in consequence of any law or regulation pro-
hibiting importation of such livestock or the like, the Corporation shall, on receiving such order
to stop, be taken and considered to have fulfilled its obligations to deliver the said livestock and
may deal with the same accordingly. In such cases the Corporation shall not be liable to make
any allowance of freight paid, and the consignor or consignee shall not be relieved from his
obligation to pay freight.
16.5.6 Containers used for the carriage of livestock on the Searail service will be accepted subject
to the following requirements being complied with:

1. Fully enclosed and ventilated.
2. 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.
3. Constructed with the means of access to allow the animals to be attended to if necessary.
4. Robust in construction and have sufficient lashings and hold bolts used to ensure their safe
   carriage.
5. A person competent to attend animals during the sea voyage may be required to accompany
   them.
   16.5.7 The Corporation reserves the right to give the Master of the vessel or other Corporation
   representatives the right to refuse to convey livestock whether ticketed or not if either weather
   conditions or other circumstances endangers the well being of the stock or any other passenger
   or vehicle on the vessel.

16.6 Dogs, cats, birds, etc.
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 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.

16.7 Hazardous substances
The carriage of hazardous substances in motor vehicles on the Cook Strait Searail service is
subject to the terms and conditions set out in clause 72. With the exception of petrol, L.P.G. or
C.N.G. carried in the fuel tanks, hazardous substances shall not be accepted for conveyance on
any road vehicle without the prior authority of the Corporation’s Director of Shipping.