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The 54th edition of the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations incorporates all amendments adopted by the Dangerous Goods Board and includes changes from the 2013-2014 edition of the ICAO Technical Instructions.
The following list is intended to assist users in identifying the main changes introduced in this edition and should not be considered exhaustive.
Dangerous Goods Transported by Helicopters – Provisions of the Regulations have been added, where applicable, to address specific needs or differences for the transport of dangerous goods by helicopter.
Preliminary A Registration Table – an addition has been made on page xvii to provide a method for users of printed manuals to record the receipt and incorporation of any appendices to the current edition.
1-Applicability of 1.2 Application of this Regulation – provisions applicable to approvals and exemptions have been revised.
1.2.9-Application of Standards – a new paragraph has been added to clarify that if there is a conflict, the provisions of the Regulation prevail over any standards referenced.
1.5 Training Requirements – specific provisions, including a new Table 1.5.C, have been added to address training requirements on dangerous goods applicable to personnel of designated postal operators.
1.5.6-Provisions applicable to instructor qualifications have been improved.
1.6 Safety of Dangerous Goods Products – recommendations on the safety of dangerous goods have been revised to reflect changes in determining high-risk dangerous goods for radioactive materials.
1.7 Incident and Accident Reporting – a new paragraph has been added recommending that entities other than operators report incidents or accidents involving undeclared or misdeclared dangerous goods and identified hazardous products while in their possession.
2-Limitations on Dangerous Goods Transported by Passengers or Crew – significant changes and additions have been made to provisions regarding dangerous goods allowed in passenger and crew baggage.
These include:
- revisions to provisions regarding mobility aids with batteries providing for lightweight mobility aids designed to be foldable and have the battery removed;
- clarification that small cartridges containing gas of division 2.2 may be carried in checked baggage or carry-on baggage;
- revision to allow all permitted types of fuel cell cartridges in checked baggage;
- allowance for non-spillable batteries in equipment in baggage, subject to limitations on battery size.
2.4 Transport of Dangerous Goods by Mail – the types of dangerous goods allowed in international air mail have been expanded to allow small lithium batteries when contained in equipment.
The ability of a postal operator to accept lithium batteries in the mail is subject to express approval from the civil aviation authority.
2.5 Dangerous Goods in Operator’s Possession – provisions for consumer goods have been revised to remove safety matches and add provisions for portable electronic devices containing lithium batteries.
02.06.10-Insignificant Quantities – new provisions have been added to address the transport of small quantities of certain dangerous goods.
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3 Classification – 3.1.7.4 New test criteria have been added to determine when items may be excluded from class 1.
3.3.3-Provisions applicable to viscous flammable liquids have been revised and clarified.
3.6.2.2.3-New provisions have been added to address the transport of uncleaned medical devices/equipment.
3.9.2.6-Provisions have been added to identify requirements for lithium batteries, including requirements for manufacturers to have a quality management system.
4-Identification of Dangerous Goods – 4.2 List of Dangerous Goods Amendments to the List of Dangerous Goods include:
- In addition to a new entry for double-layer capacitors, UN 3499;
- an additional shipping name, Cartridges for tools, white has been added to UN 0014;
- six new entries have been added for chemicals under pressure, UN 3500-3505 in divisions 2.1 and 2.2;
- all references to «G» indicating gross weight in columns J and L have been removed.
This is associated with the revision of the net quantity definition, see Appendix A changes.
A small number of entries for small quantities will still retain the 30 kg G limitation; - all chlorosilanes with a secondary risk of Class 8 are now limited to cargo aircraft only;
- UN 2809, Mercury has been assigned a toxic secondary risk.
Along with this change, mercury in manufactured articles has been assigned to UN 3506.
4.4 Special Provisions – a number of special provisions including provisions applicable to certain substances and articles «not subject to these Regulations» have been revised to limit the application of when substances or articles are transported as cargo, see A32, A41, A47, A67, A69, A70, A98, and A129.
A21-applicable to batteries and equipment with batteries, has been revised to better identify items considered «vehicles» and specify that after equipment powered by lithium batteries should be assigned to the applicable lithium battery entry.
A51-batteries allowed on aircraft will be shipped on a passenger aircraft above the normal net quantity limit allowed on passenger aircraft has been revised to include the provision of ionic lithium batteries in UN 3480 aircraft.
A69-has been revised to reflect changes in mercury in manufactured articles.
A70-has been revised to more clearly identify under what conditions engines may be considered «unrestricted».
A146-applicable to fuel cell cartridges, even when contained in, or packed with equipment has been revised to then specify that when lithium batteries are found in the fuel cell system then the item should be assigned to the applicable lithium battery entry.
A184-is a new special provision to address the needs of double-layer electric capacitors.
A187-identifies classification requirements for the new entries for pressure chemical industry, UN 3500 and UN 3505.
A188-is intended to clarify the correct assignment of UN number/official shipping name for nitroglycerin solution in alcohol.
A189-clarifies requirements for formaldehyde solutions containing less than 25% formaldehyde.
XXII Edition 54, January 1, 2013 – Introduction-A190 provides allowance for neutron radiation detectors containing boron trifluoride, normally prohibited/banned, to be shipped on a cargo aircraft provided the provisions of A190 are met.
A190 provides for the transport of such radiation detectors containing no more than 1 g of boron trifluoride for carriage as cargo, as unrestricted.
A191-establishes an exception to the requirement for manufactured articles containing mercury to have to display the secondary risk of division 6.1 on the Shipper’s Declaration and for packages to have to carry a toxic hazard label.
5 Packaging Instructions – Almost all packaging instructions have been revised to include closed-head drums (1A1, 1B1, 1H1, and 1N1) and/or other metal boxes (4N) as outer packaging.
218-is the new packaging instruction to address the new chemical under pressure entries (UN 3500 and UN 3505).
The absorbent material requirements
in Packaging Instructions 350, 351, 360, 361, 373, Y373, 493, 494, 553, 651, 652, 657, 658, 680, 850, and 854 have been revised to require sufficient absorbent material to absorb the entire contents of inner packagings.
Y370-370 and have been revised to include provisions for a base material in Packing Group III, which has a higher net quantity.
There is no change to the permitted amount of organic peroxide.
Y373, Y680, and Y840-have been revised to add additional packaging requirements for inner glass packagings to be packed with sufficient absorbent material to absorb all content in inner packagings and placed in a leakproof rigid container before being packed in outer packaging.
377 and 681-have been revised to reflect that chlorosilanes assigned to these packaging instructions are not currently allowed on passenger aircraft.
869-that applies to mercury contained in manufactured articles has been completely revised.
955-a, has been added to allow packages containing life-saving devices, which do not contain dangerous goods other than division 2.2 gas for inflation, to be shipped in outer packaging up to a maximum weight of 40 kg gross as cargo and to be considered as unrestricted.
965 and 968-the packaging instructions applicable to lithium ion and lithium metal batteries have been revised to limit the amount of lithium batteries that can be placed in a package according to the provisions of Section II.
A new IB section has been added to these packaging instructions that allow small lithium batteries meeting the general requirements of Section II to continue to be shipped in non-UN specification packaging with a total package weight of 10 kg.
Shipments prepared in accordance with Section IB are subject to all applicable requirements of this Regulation, including hazardous materials training.
Section IB shipments do not require the full Shipper’s Declaration, but an abbreviated document or information on the air waybill as specified in the packaging instructions is required.
Section I of these packaging instructions has been revised to become Section IA.
The package limits specified in Section IA have been revised to become net quantity per package, rather than gross weight.
966 and 969-the packaging instructions applicable to lithium ion and lithium metal batteries packed with equipment have been revised to clearly apply a limit on the net quantity (weight) of lithium batteries that can be placed in a package under the provisions of both Section I and in Section II.
The Section I limit is 5 kg net on passenger aircraft and 35 kg net weight on a cargo aircraft.
For Section II, the limit is 5 kg net per package for both passenger and cargo aircraft.
967 and 970-the packaging instructions applicable to lithium ion and lithium metal batteries contained in equipment have been revised to clearly apply a limit on the net quantity (weight) of lithium batteries that can be placed in a package under the provisions of both Section I and in Section II.
The Section I limit is 5 kg net on passenger aircraft and 35 kg net weight on a cargo aircraft.
For Section II, the limit is 5 kg net per package for both passenger and cargo aircraft.
971-It is a new packaging instruction that has been added for UN 3499, Capacitor.
7 Marking and Labeling – 7.1.5.1-Reference has been included in 7.1.5.1 (a) to determine the minimum size of the UN number mark on packages as specified in 7.1.5.5.
54th Edition, January 1, 2013 – Applicable Dangerous Goods 7.1.5.5-xxiii has been revised to identify that as of 2013, the marking of the UN number on packages must be of a minimum size.
This minimum size will be mandatory with effect from January 1, 2014.
7.2.4.7-has been revised to include a reference that packages containing lithium batteries shipped in accordance with Section IB of Packaging Instruction 965 or 968 must bear both the lithium battery handling label and the class 9 hazard label.
8-Documentation – 8.0.1-A new paragraph has been added to clearly identify dangerous goods that may be described in documentation, such as an air waybill, rather than on a Shipper’s Declaration.
8.1.6.9.2, Step 6-has been revised to remove the reference to the use of «G» except for certain dangerous goods shipped in limited quantities.
8.1.6.11-a new paragraph has been added to identify requirements now applicable for obtaining additional information provided on the Shipper’s Declaration for fireworks.
Text 9-Handling – 9.2.3-New text has been added to reinforce that marks and labels on packaging required by this Regulation should not be covered or obscured by any other label or mark.
9.3.4-Additional text has been added to address the transport of cargo aircraft dangerous goods by helicopters.
Exceptions for certain classes/divisions of dangerous goods to be accessible or loaded in a Class C compartment have been revised to clarify the application of items with a secondary risk.
9.5.1.1-Provisions applicable to notification to the pilot-in-command have been revised as follows:
- the NOTOC must be provided before aircraft push-back or taxiing;
- new requirements have been included to specify that NOTOC information must be provided to the personnel responsible for operational control, e.g., the airline operations control center.
This requirement becomes mandatory from January 1, 2014;
- provision for an alternative means of compliance for the NOTOC for helicopter operations is allowed with the approval of the operator’s State, provided
- provision has been made to consolidate and abbreviate NOTOC information applicable to lithium batteries (UN 3090 and 3480);
- a table has been added to clearly identify dangerous goods that are not required to be shown on the NOTOC.
9.6.4-New reporting requirements have been added for dangerous goods occurrences.
9.8.2-A recommendation has been added that operators should retain documentation, including the hazardous goods acceptance checklist for goods that were not accepted due to packaging, documentation, or other errors.
Additional specific text for helicopter operations has been added.
Appendix A-Glossary There are several modifications and additions to defined terms in the glossary.
These include: Additionally
- «external transport» for helicopter operations;
- revision of the definitions of «lithium cell» and «lithium battery»;
- revision of the definition of «net quantity.»
This was done to address items such as wet cells and lithium batteries where gross weight previously applied; additionally - a definition of «Destination State» and modification of «Origin State.»
Appendix C-There are additions and amendments to the list of organic peroxides.
Appendix D-Contact data for competent authorities has been updated.
Appendix E-Changes have been made to the list of UN Packaging Suppliers (E.1) and Packaging Testing Facilities (E.2).
Appendix F: the list of Sales Agents (F.2), IATA Accredited Training Schools (F.3-F.5), and IATA Authorized Training Centers (F.6) has been reviewed.
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