[NHCOLL-L:5968] Re: More great news regarding dangerous goods shipping!!!

[Dirk Neumann]

Morning Andy, this is indeed great news!
Congratulations!

We have been discussing this issue informally on our shipping workshop 
last year in Bonn with representatives of the German Air Aviation 
Authorities and we felt that if A180 conform packing does mean that A180 
conform packings are not part of the ICAO (IATA) regulations - literally 
meaning that excepted quantities packed acc. to A180 are no longer 
considered to be dangerous goods and therefore are not part these 
regulations - then there would be no reason why A180 materials should 
not be accepted to be carried as checked (hand) luggage.

Last year we had to hand carry a loaned coelacanth embryo for 
ct-scanning to Paris. The specimens was packed acc. to A180, the PhD 
student presented respective paperwork and a copy of the A180 section in 
the IATA handbook at the check-in desk. The airline allowed (based on 
the paperwork presented) this valuable specimen as hand luggage and did 
not consider it as air dangerous good.

Currently, if we need to carry samples either as hand luggage (which is 
rarely the case) or as checked luggage for field work (which is 
sufficiently OK for 99%), we contact the airline in advance when booking 
the flight asking if they would allow samples packed acc. to A180 as 
checked luggage. We learned that airlines allow these materials if 
necessity and reason to carry our samples as checked luggage is 
sufficiently explained and A180 packing is met (especially packing of 
samples when returning from the field). We avoid to ask to carry 
materials as hand luggage because this is actually is rarely needed and 
samples are fine as checked luggage (except perhaps for special 
extremely rare/valuable/delicate samples).

Dave Brennan's promising message to allow A180 materials as checked 
(hand) luggage in the forthcoming ICAO / IATA regulations is just 
perfect and would give legal certainty !

However, this requires careful attention from our (researcher) side to 
pack & seal field samples accordingly _AND_ to issue respective 
documentation (covering also animal protection legislation / 
veterinarian laws) when carrying specimens in the luggage on board of 
aircraft. This assures that the person packing & carrying the samples 
received the required training for A180 packing of samples. We should 
not forget that these exemptions may be withdrawn again if compromised.


Thanks a lot for your & Dave's efforts!

All the best
Dirk



Am 12.04.2012 19:30, schrieb Bentley, Andrew Charles:
>
> Hi all
>
> I just received a very promising message from my contact at IATA 
> regarding carrying of specimens in dangerous goods on aircraft as 
> checked or hand carried baggage.  His message is below. *Please note 
> that this will only come into effect (be written into the regulations) 
> in January 2013 and that all material must meet IATA SP A180 regulations*.
>
> This is indeed great news with respect to folks wanting to bring 
> specimens back from the field that cannot be shipped by courier.  It 
> will also facilitate the carrying of loan materials by researchers. 
> *However, this does not mean that all import/export and USFWS 
> requirements with regard to inspections, 3-177's, CITES or 
> threatened/endangered species do not need to be met.*
>
> The ICAO Dangerous Goods Panel last year reviewed all of the special 
> provisions and other conditions where there was the statement to the 
> effect that if you did something then nothing else in the regulations 
> applied. As a result of this review there will be changes to the 
> passenger provisions effective 1 January 2013 that will specifically 
> permit passengers to have in either checked or carry-on baggage 
> non-infectious specimens containing small quantities of flammable 
> liquids provided that the requirements of SP A180 are complied with.
>
> This should make the issue much clearer for all concerned.
>
> Regards,
>
> Dave
>
> *David BRENNAN*
> Asst. Director Cargo Safety & Standards
>
> Andy
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