Section 63 in The Transport Of Animals Rules, 1978
63. For the transport of equines by sea the following precautions shall be taken, namely:--
(a)horses may normally be accommodated in single stalls and mules in pens, each pen holding four to five mules;(b)ample ventilation shall be ensured by keeping portholes and providing permanent air trunks or electric blowers on all decks, and exhaust fans shall be installed to blow out foul air;(c)all standings shall be artwart the ship with heads facing inwards;(d)to avoid distress specially during hot weather, the ship may go under way immediately after embarking and disembarking shall be done as early as possible after enchoring;(e)colts and fillies shall be kept on the exposed decks;(f)a pharmacy and spare stalls for five per cent of equines shall be available;(g)passage between two rows of pens shall not be less than 1.5 metres.
