Summary
The author outlines the principles underlying the
standards employed by the Australian Marine Safety Authority to
regulate live animal carriers, vessels used for sea transport of
livestock, that operate from Australia. The standards are contained
in regulations adopted by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority
known as Marine Orders. The Cargo and Cargo Handling Livestock
Marine Order has evolved over time with subsequent issues
of the order as a consequence of operational experience and specific
research. Recent changes have focused on the need to have adequate
redundancy in systems and equipment of ships. A history of the development
of these regulations is given and is followed by a description of
the principles employed to develop the provisions contained in the
regulations.
Keywords
Animal, Australia, Marine, Maritime safety, Regulation,
Ship, Transport, Welfare.
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