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Perishable Products Export Control Act, 1983 (Act No. 9 of 1983)

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Regulations relating to the Export of Perishable Products, 2025 - effective July 2025

Chapter 10: Stowage and Transit

Part A: Specialised Refrigerated Vessels

70. Stowage requirements during and after partly loaded spaces

 

(1) The cold chain service provider or exporter (as the case may be) shall forward to the Board a copy of the deck plan, for each loading port, and the balance of the loading plan.

 

(2) In order for the Board to validate the proposed stowage, the following shall apply:
(a) The jumping of a single deck is only permitted with the consent of the Board representative;
(b) Partly loaded wing areas, or areas around the square area, shall be covered during the loading of a bottom deck; and
(c) Only the Board may permit a partly loaded deck to be in an independent cooling deck or twin cooling common decks.