Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations — 12.9
an upright position or in as near an upright position as possible to prevent movement during transport. Batteries (11) Dangerous goods that are UN2794, BATTERIES, WET, FILLED WITH ACID, Class 8, UN2795, BATTERIES, WET, FILLED WITH ALKALI, Class 8, or UN2800, BATTERIES, WET, NON-SPILLABLE, Class 8, must (a) be transported in accordance with (i) the third sentence of Special Provision A123 of Chapter 3, Special provisions, of Part 3, Dangerous Goods List, Special Provisions and Limited and Excepted Quantities, of the ICAO Technical Instructions, and (ii) the following packing instructions of Chapter 10, Class 8 — Corrosives, of Part 4, Packing Instructions, of the ICAO Technical Instructions, except that, when the aircraft is not a pressurized aircraft, section 1.1.6 of Chapter 1, General packing requirements, of Part 4, Packing Instructions, of the ICAO Technical Instructions does not apply: (A) for batteries with the UN number UN2794 or UN2795, Packing Instruction 870, and (B) for batteries with the UN number UN2800, Packing Instruction 872; and (b) if the batteries are transported on board a passenger carrying aircraft, have a gross mass less than or equal to 120 kg. Sodium Chlorite and Hypochlorite Solution (12) When dangerous goods are UN1496, SODIUM CHLORITE, Class 5.1, or UN1791, HYPOCHLORITE SOLUTION, Class 8, (a) the available chlorine must be 7% or less; (b) the quantity of the dangerous goods in an inner means of containment must be less than or equal to 5 L or 5 kg and, in an outer means of containment must be less than or equal to 20 L or 20 kg; (c) the dangerous goods must be placed in a leakproof inner means of containment that is a combination packaging, as defined in Chapter 3, General information, of Part 1, General, of the ICAO Technical Instructions; and (d) the inner means of containment must be placed in an outer means of containment that is designed, constructed, filled, closed, secured and maintained so that under normal conditions of transport, including handling, there will be no accidental release of the dangerous goods that could endanger public safety. Pilot-in-command Responsibilities (13) An air carrier must ensure that (a) the pilot-in-command of an aircraft, other than a helicopter, transporting dangerous goods (i) briefs flight attendants, if any, on the nature and location of the dangerous goods that are in any compartment to which the flight attendants have access, and (ii) completes and signs a manifest, journey log or flight record, or any other type of document designated for this purpose in the Operator’s Manual, that includes the shipping name, UN number, class and quantity of dangerous goods transported that day; (b) at the end of each day, the pilot-in-command of a helicopter transporting dangerous goods completes and signs a manifest, journey log or flight record or any other type of document designated for this purpose in the Operator’s Manual, that includes the words “Dangerous Goods Transported” or “ Marchandises dangereuses transportées ”; (c) the air carrier keeps the documents referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) for 12 months after the date on which the dangerous goods are no longer in transport; and (d) when an in-flight emergency occurs and circumstances permit, the pilot-in-command (i) complies with section 4.3, Information to be provided by the pilot-in-command in case of in-flight emergency, of Chapter 4, Provision of information, of Part 7, Operator’s Responsibilities, of the ICAO Technical Instructions, or (ii) for an external load of dangerous goods suspended from a helicopter, notifies the appropriate air traffic services unit that dangerous goods are in the external load. Records (14) An air carrier must (a) if the consignor, the person who accepts the dangerous goods or the person who loads the aircraft is not an employee of the air carrier, keep the following information for 12 months after the date on which the dangerous goods are no longer in transport: (i) the na