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Transport status in cargo aircrafts
allowed
Transport status in passenger aircrafts
allowed
State variations
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State variation: DE 5
A substance, mixture or solution, liquid or solid, classified as UN 3077 Environmentally hazardous substance, solid, n.o.s. or UN 3082 Environmentally hazardous substance, liquid, n.o.s. by the regulations of other modes of transport must also be transported by air under these entries.
State variation: US 4
Substances subject to additional requirements for air transport to, from or within the United States are described below. The additional requirements in III also apply to U.S. carriers operating outside the U.S.
Hazardous substances. When a substance, including its mixtures and solutions, listed in Appendix A to 49 CFR 172.101 is offered for transport in a package in which the net quantity of the substance equals or exceeds the reportable quantity (RQ) indicated for the substance in Appendix A, the substance, mixture or solution is considered a hazardous substance unless:
it is a petroleum product that is a lubricant or fuel; or
it is in a concentration less than that shown in the following table based on the RQ specified for the material:
RQ Kilograms
Concentration Per cent
by weight PPM
45.4
0.2
2 000
4.54
0.02
200
0.45
0.002
20
For mixtures of radionuclides, see Note 7 to Appendix A to 49 CFR 172.101.
Hazardous substances, except for those that are hazardous wastes as defined in Section II below, must comply with the following requirements:
For a hazardous substance that is a dangerous good according to these Technical Instructions other than under the proper shipping names "ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, LIQUID, N.O.S." or "ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, SOLID, N.O.S.":
unless already included in the required shipping name, and except for radioactive material in Class 7, the name of the hazardous substance shall be shown in parentheses, in association with the dangerous goods description on the transport document and in association with the proper shipping name on package marking. If the material contains two or more hazardous substances, at least two hazardous substances, including the two with the lowest reportable quantities (RQs), must be identified; and
the letters "RQ" shall be entered on the transport document either before or after the basic description and in association with the proper shipping name required to be marked on the package.
For hazardous substances that do not meet any other definition of dangerous goods according to these Technical Instructions:
the hazardous substance shall be shipped under the basic dangerous goods description "UN 3082, ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, LIQUID, N.O.S., Class 9, III" or "UN 3077, ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, SOLID, N.O.S., Class 9, III", as appropriate, and in accordance with the requirements of these Technical Instructions applying to the shipment of goods under this description;
except for 4;1.1.6, the package must meet all applicable General Packing Requirements of Part 4, Chapter 1 of these Instructions that would apply to dangerous goods of Packing Group III;
the letters "RQ" shall be entered on the transport document either before or after the basic description and in association with the proper shipping name required to be marked on the package; and
the name of the hazardous substance shall be shown in parentheses, in association with the dangerous goods description on the transport document and in association with the proper shipping name on package marking. If the material contains two or more hazardous substances, at least two hazardous substances, including the two with the lowest reportable quantities (RQs), must be identified.
Note.- The list of Hazardous Substances and the applicable RQ as shown in Appendix A to 49 CFR 172.101 is available via the internet at:
Hazardous waste.A hazardous waste is any material that is subject to the hazardous waste manifest requirements of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) specified in 40 CFR Part 262. The following requirements apply to the transport of hazardous wastes:
For a hazardous waste that is a dangerous good according to these Technical Instructions other than under the proper shipping names "ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, LIQUID, N.O.S." or "ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, SOLID, N.O.S.":
the word "WASTE" must precede the proper shipping name in the transport document and package markings; and
the requirements of 49 CFR 172.205, with respect to the hazardous waste manifest apply.
For hazardous wastes that do not meet any other definition of dangerous goods according to these Technical Instructions:
the hazardous wastes shall be shipped under the basic dangerous goods description "UN 3082, WASTE ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, LIQUID, N.O.S., Class 9, III" or "UN 3077, WASTE ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, SOLID, N.O.S., Class 9, III", as appropriate, and in accordance with the requirements of these Technical Instructions applying to the shipment of goods under this description;
the package must meet all applicable General Packing Requirements of Part 4, Chapter 1 that would apply to dangerous goods of Packing Group III;
the requirements of 49 CFR 172.205 with respect to the hazardous waste manifest apply; and
for those hazardous wastes that meet the definition of a hazardous substance, the letters "Q" and the name of the hazardous substance in parentheses shall be shown in association with the basic description on transport documents and package markings. association with the basic description on transport documents and package markings. If the material contains two or more hazardous substances, at least two hazardous substances, including the two with the lowest reportable quantities (RQs), must be identified.
Note 1.- Hazardous wastes can only be transported within the United States by carriers who have obtained a Waste Transporter Identification Number from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Note 2.- The assignment of substances described in I and II above to UN 3077 and UN 3082 is in accordance with special provision A97 of these Technical Instructions.
Note 3.- The list of Hazardous Substances and the applicable RQ as shown in Appendix A to 49 CFR 172.101 is available via the internet at:
Other materials. Materials which are not subject to the requirements of these Technical Instructions but meet the definition of a hazard class in 49 CFR Parts 171-180 must be transported in accordance with those regulations.
These entries must be used for substances which are hazardous to the environment but do not meet the classification criteria of any other class or other substance within Class 9. This must be based on the criteria as indicated in 2;9.2.1 a). This designation may also be used for wastes not otherwise subject to these Instructions but which are covered under the Basle Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal.
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Special provision A158
Mixtures of solids which are not subject to these Instructions and liquids or solids classified by the shipper as environmentally hazardous substances (UN3077 and 3082) (see Special Provision A97) may be transported under this entry, provided there is no free liquid visible at the time the substance is loaded or at the time the packaging is closed. Sealed packets and articles containing less than 10 mL of an environmentally hazardous liquid, absorbed into a solid material but with no free liquid in the packet or article, or containing less than 10 g of an environmentally hazardous solid, are not subject to these Instructions.
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Special provision A179
For UN 3077, irrespective of the maximum net quantities specified in columns 11 and 13 of Table 3-1, intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) with a maximum net quantity not exceeding 1 000 kg are permitted in accordance with Packing Instruction 956.
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Special provision A197
These substances when transported in single or combination packagings containing a net quantity per single or inner packaging of 5 L or less for liquids or having a net mass per single or inner packaging of 5 kg or less for solids, are not subject to any other provisions of these Instructions provided the packagings meet the general provisions of 4;1.1.1, 4;1.1.3.1 and 4;1.1.5.
Special provision A215
For UN 3077 and UN 3082, the technical name may be a name shown in bold characters in column 1 of Table 3-1, provided that this name does not include "n.o.s." or an "*". The name which most appropriately describes the substance or mixture must be used, e.g.:
UN 3082, Environmentally hazardous substance, liquid, n.o.s. (Paint)
UN 3082, Environmentally hazardous substance, liquid, n.o.s. (Perfumery products)
Packing Instruction Y956
Limited quantities
Passenger and cargo aircraft for UN 3077 and UN 3335 only
General requirements
Part 4, Chapter 1 requirements must be met (except that 4;1.1.2, 1.1.9 c), 1.1.9 e), 1.1.16, 1.1.18 and 1.1.20 do not apply), including:
1) Compatibility requirements
- Substances must be compatible with their packagings as required by 4;1.1.3.
2) Closure requirements
- Closures must meet the requirements of 4;1.1.4.
3) Limited quantity requirements
- Part 3, Chapter 4 requirements must be met, including:
- the capability of the package to pass a 1.2 m drop test;
- a 24-hour stacking test.
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COMBINATION PACKAGINGS |
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| |Inner |Inner |Total |
UN number and |Packing|packaging |packaging |gross | SINGLE
proper | group |(see 6;3.2) |quantity |mass |PACKAGINGS
shipping name | | |(per |per |
| | |receptacle)|package|
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UN 3077 Enviromentally | | Glass | 5.0 kg | |
hazardous substance, solid, | |-------------------------| |
n.o.s. | | Plastics | 5.0 kg | |
| |-------------------------| |
UN 3335 Aviation regulated | | Metal | 5.0 kg | |
solid, n.o.s.* | III |-------------------------| 30 kg | No
| | Paper bag | 5.0 kg | |
| |-------------------------| |
| | Plastic bag | 5.0 kg | |
| |-------------------------| |
| | Fibre | 5.0 kg | |
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OUTER PACKAGINGS OF COMBINATION PACKAGINGS (see 6;3.1)
Boxes Drums Jerricans
Aluminium Aluminium Aluminium
Fibreboard Fibre Plastics
Natural wood Other metal Steel
Other metal Plastics
Plastics Steel
Plywood
Reconstituted wood
Steel
