INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS

AND RECOMMENDED PRACTICES

THE SAFE TRANSPORT OF
DANGEROUS GOODS BY AIR
ANNEX 18
TO THE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION
SECOND EDITION — JULY 1989
This edition incorporates all amendments adopted by the Council
prior to 25 February 1989 and supersedes on 16 November 1989
all previous editions of Annex 18.
For information regarding the applicability of Standards and
Recommended Practices, see Foreword and the relevant clauses in
each Chapter.
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION.AMENDMENTS
The issue of amendments is announced regularly in the ICAO Journal and in the
monthly Supplement to the Catalogue of ICAO Publications and Audio-visual
Training Aids, which holders of this publication should consult. The space below
is provided to keep a record of such amendments.
RECORD OF AMENDMENTS AND CORRIGENDA
AMENDMENTS CORRIGENDA
1-4 Incorporated in this edition
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page Page
FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (v)
CHAPTER 1. Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
CHAPTER 2. Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.1 General applicability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.2 Dangerous Goods Technical Instructions . . . . . 3
2.3 Domestic civil aircraft operations . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.4 Exceptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.5 Notification of variations from the
Technical Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.6 Surface transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
CHAPTER 3. Classification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
CHAPTER 4. Limitation on the transport of
dangerous goods by air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4.1 Dangerous goods permitted for transport
by air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4.2 Dangerous goods forbidden for transport
by air unless exempted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4.3 Dangerous goods forbidden for transport
by air under any circumstances . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
CHAPTER 5. Packing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
5.1 General requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
5.2 Packagings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
CHAPTER 6. Labelling and marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
6.1 Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
6.2 Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
6.3 Languages to be used for markings . . . . . . . . . . 8
CHAPTER 7. Shipper’s responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
7.1 General requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
7.2 Dangerous goods transport document. . . . . . . . . 9
7.3 Languages to be used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
CHAPTER 8. Operator’s responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
8.1 Acceptance for transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
8.2 Acceptance checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
8.3 Inspection for damage or leakage. . . . . . . . . . . . 10
8.4 Loading restrictions in passenger cabin
or on flight deck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
8.5 Removal of contamination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
8.6 Separation and segregation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
8.7 Securing of dangerous goods cargo loads . . . . . 11
8.8 Loading on cargo aircraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
CHAPTER 9. Provision of information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
9.1 Information to pilot-in-command . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
9.2 Information and instructions to flight
crew members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
9.3 Information to passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
9.4 Information to other persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
9.5 Information from pilot-in-command
to aerodrome authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
9.6 Information in the event of an aircraft
accident or incident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
CHAPTER 10. Establishment of training
programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
CHAPTER 11. Compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
11.1 Inspection systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
11.2 Co-operation between States. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
11.3 Penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
11.4 Dangerous goods by mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
CHAPTER 12. Dangerous goods accident
and incident reporting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.ANNEX 18 (v) 16/11/89
FOREWORD
Historical background
The material in this Annex was developed by the Air
Navigation Commission in response to a need expressed by
Contracting States for an internationally agreed set of
provisions governing the safe transport of dangerous goods by
air. In order to assist in achieving compatibility with the
regulations covering the transport of dangerous goods by other
modes of transport, the provisions of this Annex are based on
the Recommendations of the United Nations Committee of
Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods and the Regu-lations
for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Materials of the
International Atomic Energy Agency.
Relationship with the Technical Instructions
for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air
(Doc 9284)
The provisions of Annex 18 govern the international transport
of dangerous goods by air. The broad provisions of this Annex
are amplified by the detailed specifications of the Techni c al
Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air
(Doc 9284).
Action by Contracting States
Notification of differences. The attention of Contracting States
is drawn to the obligation imposed by Article 38 of the
Convention by which Contracting States are required to notify
the Organization of any differences between their national
regulations and practices and the International Standards
contained in this Annex and any amendments thereto.
Contracting States are invited to extend such notification to
any differences from the Recommended Practices contained in
this Annex, and any amendments thereto, when the notification
of such differences is important for the safety of air navigation.
Further, Contracting States are invited to keep the Organization
currently informed of any differences which may subsequently
occur, or of the withdrawal of any differences previously
notified. A specific request for notification of differences will
be sent to Contracting States immediately after the adoption of
each amendment to this Annex.
The attention of States is also drawn to the provisions
of Annex 15 related to the publication of differences
between their national regulations and practices and the
related ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices
through the Aeronautical Information Service, in addition
to the obligation of States under Article 38 of the
Convention.
In the specific case of 2.2.1 of this Annex, it should be
noted that States are expected to file a difference only if they
are unable to accept the binding nature of the Technical
Instructions. Variations from the detailed provisions of the
Technical Instructions are to be reported to ICAO for publi-cation
in that document as required by 2.5 of this Annex. Such
detailed variations from the Technical Instructions will not be
published with any other differences in a Supplement to this
Annex and are not expected to be published under the
provisions of Annex 15.
Promulgation of information. The establishment and
withdrawal of any changes to facilities, services and
procedures affecting aircraft operations provided in accordance
with the Standards specified in this Annex should be notified
and take effect in accordance with the provisions of Annex 15.
Status of Annex components
An Annex is made up of the following component parts, not all
of which, however, are necessarily found in every Annex; they
have the status indicated:
1.— Material comprising the Annex proper:
a) Standards and Recommended Practices adopted by the
Council under the provisions of the Convention. They
are defined as follows:
Standard: Any specification for physical characteristics,
configuration, matériel, performance, personnel or
procedure, the uniform application of which is
recognized as necessary for the safety or regularity of
international air navigation and to which Contracting
States will conform in accordance with the Convention;
in the event of impossibility of compliance, notification
to the Council is compulsory under Article 38.
Recommended Practice: Any specification for physical
characteristics, configuration, matériel, performance,
personnel or procedure, the uniform application of
which is recognized as desirable in the interest of safety,
regularity or efficiency of international air navigation,
and to which Contracting States will endeavour to
conform in accordance with the Convention..Annex 18 — The Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air
Foreword
16/11/89 (vi)
b) Appendices comprising material grouped separately for
convenience but forming part of the Standards and
Recommended Practices adopted by the Council.
c) Definitions of terms used in the Standards and
Recommended Practices which are not self-explanatory
in that they do not have accepted dictionary meanings. A
definition does not have independent status but is an
essential part of each Standard and Recommended
Practice in which the term is used, since a change in the
meaning of the term would affect the specification.
d) Tabl e s and Figures which add to or illustrate a Standard
or Recommended Practice and which are referred to
therein, form part of the associated Standard or
Recommended Practice and have the same status.
2.— Material approved by the Council for publication in
association with the Standards and Recommended Practices:
a) Forewords comprising historical and explanatory
material based on the action of the Council and
including an explanation of the obligations of States
with regard to the application of the Standards and
Recommended Practices ensuing from the Convention
and the Resolution of Adoption.
b) Introductions comprising explanatory material intro-duced
at the beginning of parts, chapters or sections of
the Annex to assist in the understanding of the
application of the text.
c) Notes included in the text, where appropriate, to give
factual information or references bearing on the
Standards or Recommended Practices in question, but
not constituting part of the Standards or Recommended
Practices.
d) Attachments comprising material supplementary to the
Standards and Recommended Practices, or included as a
guide to their application.
Selection of language
This Annex has been adopted in five languages — English,
Arabic, French, Russian and Spanish. Each Contracting State
is requested to select one of those texts for the purpose of
national implementation and for other effects provided for in
the Convention, either through direct use or through translation
into its own national language, and to notify the Organization
accordingly.
Editorial practices
The following practice has been adhered to in order to
indicate at a glance the status of each statement: Standards
have been printed in light face roman; Recommended
Practices have been printed in light face italics, the status
being indicated by the prefix Recommendation; Notes have
been printed in light face italics, the status being indicated by
the prefix Note.
It will be noted that in the English text the following
practice has been adhered to when writing the specifications:
Standards employ the operative verb “shall” while
Recommended Practices employ the operative verb “should”.
Any reference to a portion of this document, which is
identified by a number and/or title, includes all subdivisions of
that portion.
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Table A.— Amendments to Annex 18
Amendment Source(s) Subject(s)
Adopted/approved
Effective
Applicable
1st Edition Air Navigation
Commission Study
26 June 1981
1 January 1983
1 January 1984
1 Sixth Meeting of
the Dangerous Goods
Panel
Miscellaneous amendments for alignment with Recommendations of the
UN Committee of Experts and IAEA.
26 November 1982
26 March 1983
1 January 1984
2 Fifth, Sixth and
Seventh Meetings of
the Dangerous
Goods Panel
Improved definitions for overpack and unit load device. Definitions of
package and packaging aligned with Recommendations of the UN
Committee of Experts. Addition of a paragraph covering surface transport
to or from aerodromes. The requirement to provide information to the
pilot-in-command revised to indicate when this information should be
given.
1 June 1983
1 October 1983
1 January 1984
3 Eighth Meeting of
the Dangerous Goods
Panel
Clarification of the circumstances when exemptions may be granted.
Clarification of the segregation requirements of poisons or infectious
substances from animals or foodstuffs.
25 March 1985
29 July 1985
1 January 1986
4
(2nd Edition)
Eleventh Meeting of
the Dangerous Goods
Panel
General simplification of the provisions of Annex 18 through the removal
of technical detail. Miscellaneous amendments to various provisions.
24 February 1989
23 July 1989
16 November 1989
5 Fourteenth and Sixteenth
Meetings of the
Dangerous Goods
Panel
Clarification of the responsibility of States to achieve compliance with
any amendment to the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of
Dangerous Goods by Air (Doc 9284). Clarification of the exceptions to
dangerous goods carried by passengers and crew members.
10 March 1999
19 July 1999
4 November 1999
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No. 5.ANNEX 18 1 16/11/89
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
AND RECOMMENDED PRACTICES
CHAPTER 1. DEFINITIONS
When the following terms are used in this Annex they have the
following meanings:
Cargo aircraft. Any aircraft, other than a passenger aircraft,
which is carrying goods or property.
Consignment. One or more packages of dangerous goods
accepted by an operator from one shipper at one time and
at one address, receipted for in one lot and moving to one
consignee at one destination address.
Crew member. A person assigned by an operator to duty on an
aircraft during flight time.
Dangerous goods. Articles or substances which are capable of
posing significant risk to health, safety or property when
transported by air.
Note.— Dangerous goods are classified in Chapter 3.
Dangerous goods accident. An occurrence associated with
and related to the transport of dangerous goods by air
which results in fatal or serious injury to a person or major
property damage.
Dangerous goods incident. An occurrence, other than a
dangerous goods accident, associated with and related to
the transport of dangerous goods by air, not necessarily
occurring on board an aircraft, which results in injury to a
person, property damage, fire, breakage, spillage, leakage
of fluid or radiation or other evidence that the integrity of
the packaging has not been maintained. Any occurrence
relating to the transport of dangerous goods which seriously
jeopardizes the aircraft or its occupants is also deemed to
constitute a dangerous goods incident.
Exception. A provision in this Annex which excludes a
specific item of dangerous goods from the requirements
normally applicable to that item.
Exemption. An authorization issued by an appropriate national
authority providing relief from the provisions of this
Annex.
Flammable. Note.— The word flammable has the same
meaning as inflammable in the English language.
Flight crew member. A licensed crew member charged with
duties essential to the operation of an aircraft during flight
time.
Incompatible. Describing dangerous goods which, if mixed,
would be liable to cause a dangerous evolution of heat or
gas or produce a corrosive substance.
Operator. A person, organization or enterprise engaged in or
offering to engage in an aircraft operation.
Overpack. An enclosure used by a single shipper to contain
one or more packages and to form one handling unit for
convenience of handling and stowage.
Note.— A unit load device is not included in this definition.
Package. The complete product of the packing operation
consisting of the packaging and its contents prepared for
transport.
Packaging. Receptacles and any other components or
materials necessary for the receptacle to perform its
containment function and to ensure compliance with the
packing requirements of this Annex.
Packing. The art and operation by which articles or substances
are enveloped in wrappings and/or enclosed in packagings
or otherwise secured.
Passenger aircraft. An aircraft that carries any person other
than a crew member, an operator’s employee in an official
capacity, an authorized representative of an appropriate
national authority or a person accompanying a consignment
or other cargo.
Pilot-in-command. The pilot responsible for the operation and
safety of the aircraft during flight time.
Proper shipping name. The name to be used to describe a
particular article or substance in all shipping documents
and notifications and, where appropriate, on packagings..Annex 18 — The Safe Transport of Dangerous
Goods by Air Chapter 1
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Serious injury. An injury which is sustained by a person in an
accident and which:
a) requires hospitalization for more than 48 hours,
commencing within seven days from the date the injury
was received; or
b) results in a fracture of any bone (except simple fractures
of fingers, toes or nose); or
c) involves lacerations which cause severe haemorrhage,
nerve, muscle or tendon damage; or
d) involves injury to any internal organ; or
e) involves second or third degree burns, or any burns
affecting more than 5 per cent of the body surface; or
f) involves verified exposure to infectious substances or
injurious radiation.
State of Origin. The State in the territory of which the cargo
was first loaded on an aircraft.
State of the Operator. The State in which the operator has his
principal place of business or, if he has no such place of
business, his permanent residence.
UN number. The four-digit number assigned by the United
Nations Committee of Experts on the Transport of
Dangerous Goods to identify a substance or a particular
group of substances.
Unit load device. Any type of freight container, aircraft
container, aircraft pallet with a net, or aircraft pallet with a
net over an igloo.
Note.— An overpack is not included in this definition..ANNEX 18 3 16/11/89
CHAPTER 2. APPLICABILITY
2.1. General applicability
The Standards and Recommended Practices of this Annex
shall be applicable to all international operations of civil
aircraft. In cases of extreme urgency or when other forms of
transport are inappropriate or full compliance with the
prescribed requirements is contrary to the public interest, the
States concerned may grant exemptions from these provisions
provided that in such cases every effort shall be made to
achieve an over-all level of safety in transport which is
equivalent to the level of safety provided by these provisions.
Note 1.— The States concerned are the States of Origin,
transit, overflight and destination of the consignment and the
State of the Operator.
Note 2.— Refer to 4.2 for dangerous goods normally
forbidden for which States may grant an exemption.
Note 3.— Refer to 4.3 for dangerous goods forbidden for
transport by air under any circumstances.
Note 4.— It is not intended that this Annex be interpreted
as requiring an operator to transport a particular article or
substance or as preventing an operator from adopting special
requirements on the transport of a particular article or
substance.
2.2 Dangerous Goods Technical Instructions
2.2.1 Each Contracting State shall take the necessary
measures to achieve compliance with the detailed provisions
contained in the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport
of Dangerous Goods by Air (Doc 9284), approved and issued
periodically in accordance with the procedure established by
the ICAO Council. Each Contracting State shall also take the
necessary measures to achieve compliance with any amend-ment
to the Technical Instructions which may be published
during the specified period of applicability of an edition of the
Technical Instructions.
2.2.2 Recommendation.— Each Contracting State
should inform ICAO of difficulties encountered in the
application of the Technical Instructions and of any
amendments which it would be desirable to make to them.
2.2.3 Recommendation.— Although an amendment to
the Technical Instructions with an immediate applicability for
reasons of safety may not yet have been implemented in a
Contracting State, such State should, nevertheless, facilitate
the movement of dangerous goods in its territory which are
consigned from another Contracting State in accordance with
that amendment, providing the goods comply in total with the
revised requirements.
2.3 Domestic civil aircraft operations
Recommendation.— In the interests of safety and of
minimizing interruptions to the international transport of
dangerous goods, Contracting States should also take the
necessary measures to achieve compliance with the Annex
and the Technical Instructions for domestic civil aircraft
operations.
2.4 Exceptions
2.4.1 Articles and substances which would otherwise be
classed as dangerous goods but which are required to be
aboard the aircraft in accordance with the pertinent
airworthiness requirements and operating regulations, or for
those specialized purposes identified in the Technical
Instructions, shall be excepted from the provisions of this
Annex.
2.4.2 Where articles and substances intended as
replacements for those described in 2.4.1 are carried on an
aircraft, they shall be transported in accordance with the
provisions of this Annex except as permitted in the Technical
Instructions.
2.4.3 Specific articles and substances carried by
passengers or crew members shall be excepted from the
provisions of this Annex to the extent specified in the
Technical Instructions.
2.5 Notification of variations from
the Technical Instructions
2.5.1 Where a Contracting State adopts different
provisions from those specified in the Technical Instructions, it
shall notify ICAO promptly of such State variations for
publication in the Technical Instructions.
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Note.— Contracting States are expected to notify a
difference to the provisions of 2.2.1 under Article 38 of the
Convention only if they are unable to accept the binding nature
of the Technical Instructions. Where States have adopted
different provisions from those specified in the Technical
Instructions, they are expected to be reported only under the
provisions of 2.5.
2.5.2 Recommendation.— The State of the Operator
should take the necessary measures to ensure that when an
operator adopts more restrictive requirements than those
specified in the Technical Instructions, the notification of such
operator variations is made to ICAO for publication in the
Technical Instructions.
2.6 Surface transport
Recommendation.— States should make provisions to
enable dangerous goods intended for air transport and
prepared in accordance with the ICAO Technical
Instructions to be accepted for surface transport to or from
aerodromes.
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CHAPTER 3. CLASSIFICATION
The classification of an article or substance shall be in
accordance with the provisions of the Technical Instructions.
Note.— The detailed definitions of the classes of dangerous
goods are contained in the Technical Instructions. These
classes identify the potential risks associated with the
transport of dangerous goods by air and are those rec-ommended
by the United Nations Committee of Experts on the
Transport of Dangerous Goods..16/11/89 6 ANNEX 18
CHAPTER 4. LIMITATION ON THE TRANSPORT OF
DANGEROUS GOODS BY AIR
4.1 Dangerous goods permitted for transport by air
The transport of dangerous goods by air shall be forbidden
except as established in this Annex and the detailed
specifications and procedures provided in the Technical
Instructions.
4.2 Dangerous goods forbidden for transport by air
unless exempted
The dangerous goods described hereunder shall be forbidden
on aircraft unless exempted by the States concerned under the
provisions of 2.1 or unless the provisions of the Technical
Instructions indicate they may be transported under an
approval issued by the State of Origin:
a) articles and substances that are identified in the
Technical Instructions as being forbidden for transport in
normal circumstances; and
b) infected live animals.
4.3 Dangerous goods forbidden for transport by air
under any circumstances
Articles and substances that are specifically identified by name
or by generic description in the Technical Instructions as being
forbidden for transport by air under any circumstances shall
not be carried on any aircraft..ANNEX 18 7 16/11/89
CHAPTER 5. PACKING
5.1 General requirements
Dangerous goods shall be packed in accordance with the
provisions of this chapter and as provided for in the Technical
Instructions.
5.2 Packagings
5.2.1 Packagings used for the transport of dangerous
goods by air shall be of good quality and shall be constructed
and securely closed so as to prevent leakage which might be
caused in normal conditions of transport, by changes in
temperature, humidity or pressure, or by vibration.
5.2.2 Packagings shall be suitable for the contents.
Packagings in direct contact with dangerous goods shall be
resistant to any chemical or other action of such goods.
5.2.3 Packagings shall meet the material and construction
specifications in the Technical Instructions.
5.2.4 Packagings shall be tested in accordance with the
provisions of the Technical Instructions.
5.2.5 Packagings for which retention of a liquid is a basic
function, shall be capable of withstanding, without leaking, the
pressure stated in the Technical Instructions.
5.2.6 Inner packagings shall be so packed, secured or
cushioned as to prevent their breakage or leakage and to
control their movement within the outer packaging(s) during
normal conditions of air transport. Cushioning and absorbent
materials shall not react dangerously with the contents of the
receptacles.
5.2.7 No receptacle shall be re-used until it has been
inspected and found free from corrosion or other damage.
Where a receptacle is re-used, all necessary measures shall be
taken to prevent contamination of subsequent contents.
5.2.8 If, because of the nature of their former contents,
uncleaned empty receptacles may present a hazard, they shall
be tightly closed and treated according to the hazard they
constitute.
5.2.9 No harmful quantity of a dangerous substance shall
adhere to the outside of packages..16/11/89 8 ANNEX 18
CHAPTER 6. LABELLING AND MARKING
6.1 Labels
Unless otherwise provided for in the Technical Instructions,
each package of dangerous goods shall be labelled with the
appropriate labels and in accordance with the provisions set
forth in those Instructions.
6.2 Markings
6.2.1 Unless otherwise provided for in the Technical
Instructions, each package of dangerous goods shall be marked
with the proper shipping name of its contents and, when
assigned, the UN number and such other markings as may be
specified in those Instructions.
6.2.2 Specification markings on packagings
Unless otherwise provided for in the Technical Instructions,
each packaging manufactured to a specification contained in
those Instructions shall be so marked in accordance with the
appropriate provisions of those Instructions and no packaging
shall be marked with a packaging specification marking unless
it meets the appropriate packaging specification contained in
those Instructions.
6.3 Languages to be used for markings
Recommendation.— In addition to the languages required
by the State of Origin and pending the development and
adoption of a more suitable form of expression for universal
use, English should be used for the markings related to
dangerous goods..ANNEX 18 9 16/11/89
CHAPTER 7. SHIPPER’S RESPONSIBILITIES
7.1 General requirements
Before a person offers any package or overpack of dangerous
goods for transport by air, that person shall ensure that the
dangerous goods are not forbidden for transport by air and are
properly classified, packed, marked, labelled and accompanied
by a properly executed dangerous goods transport document,
as specified in this Annex and the Technical Instructions.
7.2 Dangerous goods transport document
7.2.1 Unless otherwise provided for in the Technical
Instructions, the person who offers dangerous goods for
transport by air shall complete, sign and provide to the
operator a dangerous goods transport document, which shall
contain the information required by those Instructions.
7.2.2 The transport document shall bear a declaration
signed by the person who offers dangerous goods for transport
indicating that the dangerous goods are fully and accurately
described by their proper shipping names and that they are
classified, packed, marked, labelled, and in proper condition
for transport by air in accordance with the relevant regulations.
7.3 Languages to be used
Recommendation.— In addition to the languages which
may be required by the State of Origin and pending the
development and adoption of a more suitable form of
expression for universal use, English should be used for the
dangerous goods transport document..16/11/89 10 ANNEX 18
CHAPTER 8. OPERATOR’S RESPONSIBILITIES
8.1 Acceptance for transport
An operator shall not accept dangerous goods for transport
by air:
a) unless the dangerous goods are accompanied by a
completed dangerous goods transport document, except
where the Technical Instructions indicate that such a
document is not required; and
b) until the package, overpack or freight container
containing the dangerous goods has been inspected in
accordance with the acceptance procedures contained in
the Technical Instructions.
Note 1.— See Chapter 12 concerning the reporting of
dangerous goods accidents and incidents.
Note 2.— Special provisions relating to the acceptance of
overpacks are contained in the Technical Instructions.
8.2 Acceptance checklist
An operator shall develop and use an acceptance checklist as
an aid to compliance with the provisions of 8.1.
8.3 Inspection for damage or leakage
8.3.1 Packages and overpacks containing dangerous
goods and freight containers containing radioactive materials
shall be inspected for evidence of leakage or damage before
loading on an aircraft or into a unit load device. Leaking or
damaged packages, overpacks or freight containers shall not be
loaded on an aircraft.
8.3.2 A unit load device shall not be loaded aboard an
aircraft unless the device has been inspected and found free
from any evidence of leakage from, or damage to, any
dangerous goods contained therein.
8.3.3 Where any package of dangerous goods loaded on
an aircraft appears to be damaged or leaking, the operator shall
remove such package from the aircraft, or arrange for its
removal by an appropriate authority or organization, and
thereafter shall ensure that the remainder of the consignment is
in a proper condition for transport by air and that no other
package has been contaminated.
8.3.4 Packages or overpacks containing dangerous goods
and freight containers containing radioactive materials shall be
inspected for signs of damage or leakage upon unloading from
the aircraft or unit load device. If evidence of damage or
leakage is found, the area where the dangerous goods or unit
load device were stowed on the aircraft shall be inspected for
damage or contamination.
8.4 Loading restrictions in passenger cabin or
on flight deck
Dangerous goods shall not be carried in an aircraft cabin
occupied by passengers or on the flight deck of an aircraft,
except in circumstances permitted by the provisions of the
Technical Instructions.
8.5 Removal of contamination
8.5.1 Any hazardous contamination found on an aircraft
as a result of leakage or damage to dangerous goods shall be
removed without delay.
8.5.2 An aircraft which has been contaminated by
radioactive materials shall immediately be taken out of service
and not returned to service until the radiation level at any
accessible surface and the non-fixed contamination are not
more than the values specified in the Technical Instructions.
8.6 Separation and segregation
8.6.1 Packages containing dangerous goods which might
react dangerously one with another shall not be stowed on an
aircraft next to each other or in a position that would allow
interaction between them in the event of leakage.
8.6.2 Packages of poisons and infectious substances shall
be stowed on an aircraft in accordance with the provisions of
the Technical Instructions.
8.6.3 Packages of radioactive materials shall be
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persons, live animals and undeveloped film, in accordance
with the provisions in the Technical Instructions.
8.7 Securing of dangerous goods cargo loads
When dangerous goods subject to the provisions
contained herein are loaded in an aircraft, the operator
shall protect the dangerous goods from being damaged,
and shall secure such goods in the aircraft in such a manner
that will prevent any movement in flight which would
change the orientation of the packages. For packages
containing radioactive materials, the securing shall be
adequate to ensure that the separation requirements of
8.6.3 are met at all times.
8.8 Loading on cargo aircraft
Except as otherwise provided in the Technical Instructions,
packages of dangerous goods bearing the “Cargo aircraft only”
label shall be loaded in such a manner that a crew member or
other authorized person can see, handle and, where size and
weight permit, separate such packages from other cargo in
flight..16/11/89 12 ANNEX 18
CHAPTER 9. PROVISION OF INFORMATION
9.1 Information to pilot-in-command
The operator of an aircraft in which dangerous goods are to be
carried shall provide the pilot-in-command as early as
practicable before departure of the aircraft with written
information as specified in the Technical Instructions.
9.2 Information and instructions
to flight crew members
The operator shall provide such information in the
Operations Manual as will enable the flight crew to carry out
its responsibilities with regard to the transport of dangerous
goods and shall provide instructions as to the action to be
taken in the event of emergencies arising involving dangerous
goods.
9.3 Information to passengers
Operators shall ensure that information is promulgated in such
a manner that passengers are warned as to the types of goods
which they are forbidden from transporting aboard an aircraft
as checked baggage or carry-on articles.
9.4 Information to other persons
Operators, shippers or other organizations involved in the
transport of dangerous goods by air shall provide such
information to their personnel as will enable them to carry out
their responsibilities with regard to the transport of dangerous
goods and shall provide instructions as to the action to be
taken in the event of emergencies arising involving dangerous
goods.
9.5 Information from pilot-in-command
to aerodrome authorities
Recommendation.— If an in-flight emergency occurs the
pilot-in-command should inform the appropriate air traffic
services unit, for the information of aerodrome authorities, of
any dangerous goods on board. If the situation permits, the
information should include the proper shipping names, class,
subsidiary risks for which labels are required, the compat-ibility
group for Class 1 and the quantity and location aboard
the aircraft of the dangerous goods.
9.6 Information in the event of an aircraft
accident or incident
9.6.1 The operator of an aircraft carrying dangerous
goods which is involved in an aircraft accident shall, as soon
as possible, inform the State in which the aircraft accident
occurred of the dangerous goods carried, together with their
proper shipping names, class, subsidiary risks for which labels
are required, the compatibility group for Class 1 and the
quantity and location on board the aircraft.
9.6.2 Recommendation.— The operator of an aircraft
carrying dangerous goods which is involved in an aircraft
incident should, on request from the State in which the incident
occurred, provide that State with information required to
minimize the hazards created by any damage to the dangerous
goods carried..ANNEX 18 13 16/11/89
CHAPTER 10. ESTABLISHMENT OF TRAINING PROGRAMMES
Dangerous goods training programmes shall be established
and updated as provided for in the Technical Instructions..16/11/89 14 ANNEX 18
CHAPTER 11. COMPLIANCE
11.1 Inspection systems
Each Contracting State shall establish inspection, surveillance
and enforcement procedures with a view to achieving
compliance with its dangerous goods regulations.
Note.— It is envisaged that these procedures would include
provisions for the inspection of both documents and cargo and
operators’ practices as well as providing a method for the
investigation of alleged violations (see 11.3).
11.2 Co-operation between States
Recommendation.— Each Contracting State should
co-operate with other States in exchanging any available
information concerning violations of dangerous goods
regulations, with the aim of eliminating such violations.
11.3 Penalties
Recommendation.— Each Contracting State should take
such measures as it may deem appropriate to achieve
compliance with its dangerous goods regulations including the
prescription of appropriate penalties for violations.
11.4 Dangerous goods by mail
Recommendation.— Each Contracting State should
establish procedures with a view to controlling the introduc-tion
of dangerous goods into air transport through its postal
services.
Note.— International procedures for controlling the
introduction of dangerous goods into air transport through the
postal services have been established by the Universal Postal
Union..ANNEX 18 15 16/11/89
CHAPTER 12. DANGEROUS GOODS ACCIDENT
AND INCIDENT REPORTING
12.1 With the aim of preventing the recurrence of
dangerous goods accidents and incidents, each Contracting
State shall establish procedures for investigating and
compiling information concerning such accidents and
incidents which occur in its territory and which involve the
transport of dangerous goods originating in or destined for
another State. Reports on such accidents and incidents shall be
made in accordance with the detailed provisions of the
Technical Instructions.
12.2 Recommendation.— With the aim of preventing the
recurrence of dangerous goods accidents and incidents, each
Contracting State should establish procedures for investigating
and compiling information concerning such accidents and
incidents which occur in its territory other than those
described in 12.1. Reports on such accidents and incidents
should be made in accordance with the detailed provisions of
the Technical Instructions.
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