UK Statutory Instrument 2002 United Kingdom

Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) Regulations 2002

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CAA

What's here

10 compliance obligations

Who this Act binds

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  • Operator 9
  • Any Person 1

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What this Act requires

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Part I

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s.001

Citation and commencement

s.002

Revocation

s.003

Interpretation

Part II

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s.004

Requirement for approval of operator

s.005

Prohibition of carriage of dangerous goods

Part III

s.006

Provision of information by the operator to crew

  • Provide dangerous goods information to crew, ground staff and commander, and notify CAA of incidents Operator
s.007

Acceptance of dangerous goods by the operator

  • Inspect and document dangerous goods before acceptance for air carriage Operator
s.008

Method of loading by the operator

  • Properly load, segregate and stow dangerous goods on aircraft Operator
s.009

Inspections by the operator for damage, leakage or contamination

  • Inspect dangerous goods packages before and after aircraft loading Operator
s.010

Removal of contamination by the operator

  • Remove dangerous goods contamination and prevent flying if radioactive contamination exceeds limits Operator

Part IV

s.011

Shipper’s responsibilities

  • Shipper must ensure dangerous goods are compliant before air shipment Any Person

Part V

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s.012

Commander’s duty to inform air traffic services

Part VI

s.013

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  • Ensure staff handling dangerous goods for air transport are trained and approved Operator

Part VII

s.014

Provision of information to passengers

  • Warn passengers about forbidden dangerous goods Operator
s.015

Provision of information in respect of cargo

  • Display notices about dangerous goods where cargo is accepted Operator

Part VIII

s.016

Keeping of documents and records

  • Retain and preserve dangerous goods documents Operator
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s.017

Production of documents and records

s.018

Powers in relation to enforcement of the Regulations

s.019

Occurrence reporting

s.020

Dropping articles for agricultural, horticultural, forestry or pollution control purposes

s.021

Police aircraft

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