Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations

12.7 (1) These Regulations do not apply to the transport by aircraft of

• (a) dangerous goods that are in quantities necessary to carry out the aerial work operations specified in subsection 702.01(1) of the Canadian Aviation Regulations and that are not exempt under paragraph 1.1.5.1(c) of Part 1 of the ICAO Technical Instructions;

• (b) dangerous goods that are being transported to a location for the purpose of being used to suppress fire; or

• (c) dangerous goods that are transported from a location where they were used to suppress fire.

(2) A person must not transport dangerous goods under subsection (1) unless all of the following conditions are met:

• (a) the dangerous goods are classified in accordance with this Part;

• (b) in the case of dangerous goods that are included in Class 2, the dangerous goods are contained in a means of containment that is manufactured, selected and used in accordance with section 5.10 or 5.11;

• (c) in the case of dangerous goods that are not included in Class 2, except those for which “A87” is set out in column 7 of Table 3-1, the dangerous goods are contained in

  • (i) a tank, a container or an apparatus that is an integral part of the aircraft or that is attached to the aircraft,

  • (ii) a collapsible fabric tank that is transported suspended from a helicopter and is constructed of material and seamed in accordance with MIL-T-52983G, or

  • (iii) a small means of containment that is designed, constructed, filled, closed, secured and maintained so that under normal conditions of transport, including handling, there is no release of the dangerous goods that could endanger public safety;

• (d) the means of containment is marked with the UN number and shipping name of the dangerous goods;

• (e) in the case of dangerous goods that are liquid, except dangerous goods referred to in section 1.1.13.1 of Part 4 of the ICAO Technical Instructions, the means of containment is marked with package orientation labels in accordance with the requirements set out in paragraph 3.2.12(b) of Part 5 of those Instructions; and

• (f) if the pilot-in-command of the aircraft did not load or directly supervise the loading of the dangerous goods, the person who loaded and secured the dangerous goods gives the pilot-in-command the following information with respect to the dangerous goods:

  • (i) the shipping name, UN number and class,

  • (ii) the gross mass of the dangerous goods and, for explosives, the net explosives quantity, and

  • (iii) the location of the dangerous goods on board the aircraft.

(3) The air carrier must ensure that

• (a) the person who loads and secures the dangerous goods on board the aircraft is trained, or works under the direct supervision of a person who is trained, in accordance with Part 6 of these Regulations and with Chapter 4 of Part 1 of the ICAO Technical Instructions;

• (b) if the dangerous goods are handled or transported by a person other than an employee of the air carrier, that person is trained in accordance with Part 6 of these Regulations and with Chapter 4 of Part 1 of the ICAO Technical Instructions; and

• (c) the person who loads and secures the dangerous goods or directly supervises the loading and securing of the dangerous goods on board the aircraft

  • (i) complies with section 3.1 of Chapter 3 of Part 7 of the ICAO Technical Instructions, and

  • (ii) segregates the means of containment that contain dangerous goods that could react dangerously with one another in case of a release, in accordance with Table 7-1 of Chapter 2 of Part 7 of the ICAO Technical Instructions.