ICAO UPDATE

1. ICAO UPDATE The 2009-2010 edition of the Technical Instructions

2. Origin of amendments United Nations – 15th revised edition International Atomic Energy Agency Harmonization – IAEA/UN DGP members (18) Industry

3. Timeline – 2009/2010 edition Dangerous Goods Panel October 2006, Beijing May 2007, Memphis November 2007, Montreal Air Navigation Commission January 2008 Council – approval Spring 2008

4. Major issues Reformatting of the packing instructions Lithium batteries Cargo aircraft only dangerous goods

5. Other issues Training Excepted quantities Fuel cell cartridges Radioactive material Infectious substances Environmentally hazardous substances Operator’s responsibilities Acceptance check Incident reporting

6. Packing instructions History Original – 1983 (based partly on RAR) UN packing instructions Rationalized approach Remove anomalies or errors Drafts Old UN New

7. PIs Public comment Industry Shippers Operators Regulators Trainers

8. Final version Numbering system remains 3 digit code Not the alpha-numeric code proposed Inner packaging codes removed Responsibility of shipper Rationalized inner quantities Secondary means of closure Leakproof liner As wide a selection of packagings as possible As closely aligned with UN as possible

9. Rationalized approach - PAX

10. Rationalized approach - LQ

11. Rationalized approach - CAO

12. Class 3 - LQ

13. Class 3 - LQ

14. Class 3 - LQ

15. Class 3 - PAX

16. Applicability 1 January 2011 Advance notification New packing instructions as appendix to 2009/2010 Technical Instructions Explanatory material on public website – spring 2008 Transitional period……31 March 2011

17. Lithium batteries Incidents Recall of damaged or defective batteries Addendum – August 2007 Ad hoc working group 4-5 October 2007, Montreal Manufacturers, airlines and regulators DGP/21 Amended provisions

18. Main features Splitting of PSN Lithium metal (UN 3090 and UN 3091) Lithium ion (UN 3480 and UN 3481) Packaging requirements strengthened SP188 Packaged Cell or battery Packed with equipment Contained in equipment Reduction in permitted quantity

19. Additional aspects A45 incorporated into 6 new packing instructions Li metal Batteries/packed with/contained in Li ion Batteries/packed with/contained in Handling label – “unregulated” batteries

20. Permitted quantities Li metal 2.5 kg G / 35 kg G (Class 9) 2.5 kg G / 2.5 Kg G 5 kg / 35 kg (packed with equipment) 5 kg / 35 kg (contained in equipment) Li ion 5 kg G / 35 kg G (Class 9) 10 kg G / 10 Kg G 5 kg / 35 kg (packed with equipment) 5 kg / 35 kg (contained in equipment)

21. UN 3090 – Lithium metal

22. UN 3090

23. UN 3090

24. Handling label

25. Cargo aircraft Accessibility of CAO dangerous goods Class C cargo compartments ULD with fire suppression system equivalent to Class C as determined by appropriate national authority Access, handle, separate (as present) New label Pictogram only

26. No text

28. Training Recurrency period Within 3 months of validity of previous training, validity will extend until 24 months from expiry date of that previous training Retention – 36 months from most recent training date Security staff e.g. screeners, supervisors and staff involved in implementing security Training for staff of operators who ‘do not carry’ DG…commensurate with their responsibilities

30. Excepted quantities Adopted in UN – 15th revised edition E-codes Separate column in List of DG New mark

31. E-codes

32. EQ mark

33. Fuel cell cartridges New entries Liquefied flammable gas Flammable liquids Water reactive substances Hydrogen in metal hydride Corrosives Special provisions A146, A157, A161, A162 New packing instructions Passenger provisions

34. Fuel cells

35. Contained in equipment

36. Packed with equipment

37. Radioactive material Harmonization IAEA/UN Subsidiary risk of other dangerous goods must be taken into account… Documentation/Labelling/Marking Packing Stowage/Segregation 2 Special provisions A159, A160

38. Infectious substances Definition of animal material Affected by Category A pathogens must be assigned UN 2814 or UN 2900 Small quantities of other DG in 602 (as in 650) Disinfection Avian ‘flu Confirmation that ‘medical use’ is applicable

39. Environmentally hazardous substances EHS (aquatic environment) - those that meet the criteria in 2.9.3 of UN national or international regulations PG III, UN 3077 or UN 3082 New mark (except single packagings or 5 kg or 5 L in combinaton packagings)

40. Dead fish and tree

41. Operator’s responsibilities Acceptance check Reporting of incidents Note.— This includes incidents involving dangerous goods that are not subject to all or part of the Technical Instructions through the application of an exception or of a special provision (for example, an incident involving the short circuiting of a dry cell battery that is required to meet short circuit prevention conditions in a special provision of Part 3, Chapter 3). DG notices – visual examples

42. A few extras Special provisions – equivalent UN SP number given, where applicable ‘Not Restricted’ and relevant special provision number on AWB Note on carriage of Olympic Flame Magnetized material – ULD or pallet prepared by single shipper if prior arrangements Electronic data processing/interchange PI 202 – 5 L glass receptacles

43. PI 202

44. Future issues ICAO Safety Oversight Audits Inspections Trained personnel – competency based Security Safety management systems

45. Of potential interest: www.icao.int/anb/FLS/DangerousGoods Working papers Addenda/corrigenda Public information krooney@icao.int 514 954 8099