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Significant Changes & Amendments for the 52nd Edition ~ 2011 DGR
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Disclaimer:  The information provide, on this page, is only a brief synopsis of the changes and amendments that have been made to the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations. This information is NOT to be used to complete any documentation for the transport of any hazardous materials. FQO Hazmat Training, Inc. is not responsible for the use of any of this information in the completion of any documentation for shipment preparation.

PLEASE REFER DIRECTLY TO THE IATA DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS, 52nd Ed. (2011)
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SECTION 1 — APPLICABILITY

1.1 Basis of these Regulations

1.2.2.2 There are certain differences between the IATA and ICAO regulations which stem from operational considerations and result in a regulatory regime which is necessarily more restrictive than the ICAO requirements. Differences which are more restrictive than the ICAO Technical Instructions are identified in the Regulations by the symbol “ÀÛ)Ü” appearing in the margin. The IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations also incorporates additional material of practical assistance to users.

1.2.3 General

These Dangerous Goods Regulations, referred to as the “Regulations”, prescribe the detailed requirements applicable to the international transport of dangerous goods by air under normal circumstances. Any addendum to this edition of the Dangerous Goods Regulations issued by IATA constitutes part of the Regulations

1.2.5 Approvals

1.2.5.1 Where specifically provided for in these Regulations, the State of Origin and the State of the Operator may grant an approval to permit the transport of dangerous goods, provided that in such instances an overall level of safety in transport which is at least equivalent to the level of safety provided for in these Regulations is achieved. Transport of dangerous goods under an approval is limited to:
a)transport of dangerous goods forbidden on passenger and/or cargo aircraft where these Regulation states
                  that such goods may be carried under an approval, e.g. Special Provisions A1 and A2; or
b)for other purposes as specified in these Regulations;

1.2.5.2 Acceptance of dangerous goods offered for transport under the provisions of an approval is at the discretion of the operator(s) concerned. Shippers are encouraged to make advance arrangements with the operator(s) as part of the planning process associated with any approval application.

1.2.6.2 The exemption should include, as a minimum, the following:
(a)the UN/ID number, proper shipping name and classification;
(b)packaging and quantity applicable;
(c)any special handling required and any special emergency response information;
(d)name and address of consignee and consignor;
(e)airports of departure, transit and destination and the proposed dates of transport; and
(f) duration of validity of the exemption.

1.2.6.3 A copy of the exemption issued by all States concerned must be provided to the operator and must accompany the consignment. If the exemption documents are not in English, an accurate translation in English must accompany the consignment.

1.2.6.4 Acceptance of dangerous goods offered for transport under the provisions of an exemption is at the discretion of the operator(s) concerned. Shippers are encouraged to make advance arrangements with the operator(s) as part of the planning process associated with any exemption application.

1.2.37 Exceptions

1.2.37.1 Except for information provided to operator employees, as shown in 9.5.2, the provisions of these Regulations do not apply to dangerous goods carried on an aircraft where the dangerous goods are:

(f)    dangerous goods that are required for the propulsion of the means of transport or the operation of its
specialized equipment during transport (e.g. refrigeration units) or that are required in accordance with the
operating regulations (e.g. fire extinguishers) (see Subsection 2.5;
(g)   contained within items of excess baggage (see definition of “excess baggage” in Appendix A – Glossary)
being sent as cargo provided that:

1)   the excess baggage has been consigned as cargo by or on behalf of a passenger;
2)   the dangerous goods may only be those that are permitted by and in accordance with 2.3 to be carried
     in checked baggage;
3)   the excess baggage is marked with the words “Excess baggage consigned as cargo”;

1.2.5 Exemptions  (all deleted)

In cases of extreme urgency or when other forms of transport are inappropriate or full compliance with the prescribed requirements is contrary to the public interest, the States concerned may grant exemption from the provisions of the Regulations provided that in such cases every effort is made to achieve an over-all level of safety in transport which is equivalent to the level of safety provided by these Regulations. The States concerned are the States of origin, transit, overflight and destination of the consignment and the State of the operator. For the State of overflight, if none of the criteria for granting an exemption are relevant, an exemption may be granted based solely on whether it is believed that an equivalent level of safety in air transport has been achieved.

Notes:
1.    Refer to 2.1.1 for dangerous goods forbidden for transport by air under any circumstances.
2.    Unless otherwise provided for, exemptions may be granted to permit the carrige of dangerous goods which
are identified in Columns G/H, I/J and K/L of the List of Dangerous Goods (Subsection 4.2) as being
forbidden, but that are shown with the proper shipping name in bold type and have a UN number in Column A.
Exemptions may also concern other parts of the Regulations.


SECTION 2 — LIMITATIONS

2.2 Hidden Dangerous Goods

2.2.2 Cargo declared under a general description may contain hazardous articles that are not apparent. Such articles may also be found in baggage. With the aim of preventing undeclared dangerous goods from being loaded on an aircraft and passengers from taking on board those dangerous goods which they are not permitted to have in their baggage, cargo and passenger acceptance staff should seek confirmation from shippers and passengers about the contents of any item of cargo or baggage where there are suspicions that it may contain dangerous goods.

2.2.3 In addition to dangerous goods training for cargo acceptance passenger check-in staff as shown in Table 1.5.A or Table 1.5.B, as applicable, those staff and cargo reservations and sales staff, cargo acceptance staff and passenger reservations and sales staff and passenger check-in staff as appropriate must be provided with information, and this information must be readily available to such staff on:
(a)       general descriptions that are often used for items in cargo or in passengers’ baggage which may contain
   dangerous goods;
(b)       other indications that dangerous goods may be present (e.g. labels, markings); and
(c)       those dangerous goods which may be carried by passengers in accordance with 2.3.

2.87 Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities

2.7.0 General

2.7.0.1 The UN Recommendations contain provisions for limited quantities of dangerous goods. These recognize that many dangerous goods when in reasonably limited quantities present a reduced hazard during transport and can safely be carried in good quality packagings of the types specified in the Recommendations but which have not been tested and marked accordingly. The provisions contained in this paragraph are based on those in the UN Recommendations and allow limited quantities of dangerous goods to be transported in packagings which, although not tested and marked in accordance with Section 6 of these Regulations, do meet the construction requirements of that section.

2.7.0.2 The UN Recommendations require packages containing limited quantities of dangerous goods to be marked with a diamond shaped mark as specified in Chapter 3.4 of the UN Model Regulations. The mark required by these Regulations includes all of the elements of this mark with the addition of a “Y” which indicates compliance with the provisions of these Regulations, some of which are more stringent than those of the UN Model Regulations and of other modes of transport. For example, packages transported in accordance with these Regulations require hazard labels, and inner package and per-package quantities are in some cases lower than those authorized by the UN Model Regulations. The UN Model Regulations recognize the mark required by these Regulations in order to ensure that packages containing limited quantities of dangerous goods prepared in accordance with these Regulations are acceptable for transport by other modes.

2.8.8.2 The words “LIMITED QUANTITY” or “LTD QTY” must appear in the Authorizations column of the Shippers Declaration when dangerous goods are shipped using these provisions.

SECTION 3 — CLASSIFICATION

Very few changes exept for definitions

SECTION 4 — IDENTIFICATION

Many changes to alphabetical list.
Many changes to Special Provisions.

SECTION 5 — PACKAGING

Packing instruction numbers have changed.
Packing instructions have changed.
Packing instruction format has changed.

SECTION 7 — MARKING AND LABELLING

Very few changes and are minor, but should review all of Section 7.

SECTION 8 — DOCUMENTATION

Very few changes and are minor, but should review all of Section 8.