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Commercial and Business Aviation Dangerous Goods Standards

TP 13773 Notice No. 19 Date 2006-03-01

Notice

First Aid Kits

Notice Summary

Issue

First Aid Kits, including medical and veterinary kits containing dangerous goods transported by aircraft.

Position

First Aid Kits containing articles or substances meeting the criteria for inclusion in one of the nine classes of dangerous goods must be transported in compliance with the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDGR), Part 12 – Air and the International Civil Aviation Organization Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air (ICAO TI’s):

Introduction

This Notice pertains to the transport of First Aid Kits containing dangerous goods, and is of importance to Air Operators and persons or organizations, such as medical practitioners, physiotherapists, first aid attendants, athletic therapists, medical staff of Sports Teams, and veterinarians and their assistants.

Regulations governing the transport of First Aid Kits containing Dangerous Goods

The Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDGR) and by reference the International Civil Aviation Organization Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air (ICAO TI’s) regulate the transport by air of First Aid Kits containing dangerous goods to, from and within Canada.

TDGR Requirements

Note:  First Aid Kits containing dangerous goods must be handled, offered for transport, or transported by individuals trained in accordance with the appropriate provisions of Part 12 – Air of the TDGR

Section 12.1 – The main requirements governing the transport by air of First Aid Kits are found in the ICAO TI’s which are adopted into law by Section 12.1 of the TDGR.

Section 12.14 – Medical Aid, and 12.15 – Air Ambulance establishes the conditions governing the transport of dangerous goods, including First Aid Kits, when travelling to or from a site where medical aid is or was needed.

 

ICAO TI's,

Passenger Exemptions

First Aid Kits are exempted from the TDGR under the following conditions:

Part 1: General

1. “placed on board with the approval of the operator to provide, during flight, medical aid to a patient; or
   
2. (Note – For dangerous goods that passengers are permitted to carry as medical aid see 8;12.1.2)
3. to provide, during flight, veterinary aid or a humane killer for an animal;”

Or

 Part 8;1.1 - Provisions for dangerous goods carried by passengers or crew:

Consult the following website for details:
http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/civilaviation/standards/commerce-dangerousgoods-regoverview-passlugg-menu-1574.htm

First Aid Kits Transported as Cargo

Note:  First Aid Kits containing dangerous goods must be handled, offered for transport, or transported by individuals trained in accordance with the appropriate provisions of Part 12 – Air of the TDGR.

Except as otherwise provided for in the ICAO TI’s, no person may offer or accept dangerous goods cargo by air unless those goods are properly classified, documented, packaged, marked, labeled, and in the appropriate condition for transport.

Table 3-1 – Dangerous Goods List

First Aid Kits are specifically listed by name in the Dangerous Goods List.

Information in the List for First Aid Kits is as follows:
 
Proper Shipping Name: ‘First Aid Kit’,
UN No.: UN3316,
Class, and Label: Class 9, Miscellaneous
Dangerous Substances and Articles
Special Provision: A 44
Packing Instruction for Passenger and
Cargo Aircraft: 915
Limited Quantity Packing Instruction: Y915
Maximum Net Quantity per Package
       Passenger or Cargo: 10 kg
       Limited Quantity: 1 kg

Judith I. Code
Chief,
Dangerous Goods Standards
Commercial and Business Aviation

For additional information please call:

• Ottawa: (613) 990-1060
• Atlantic: (506) 851-7247
• Quebec: (418) 877-8868
• Ontario: (416) 952-0000
• Prairie and Northern: (780) 495-5728
• Pacific: (604) 666-5655
• Airline Inspection: (514) 633-3116

www.tc.gc.ca/CivilAviation/commerce/DangerousGoods

Date modified:

2012-01-09

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