Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91Show full title

[F1 OPS 1.1160 Scope U.K.

Articles and substances which would otherwise be classed as dangerous goods but which are not subject to the Technical Instructions in accordance with Part 1 and 8 of those instructions are excluded from the provisions of this Subpart providing that:

(a)

when placed on board with the approval of the operator to provide, during flight, medical aid to the patient, they are:

(1)

carried for use in flight; or are part of the permanent equipment of the aeroplane when it has been adapted for specialized use for medical evacuation; or carried on a flight made by the same aeroplane to collect a patient or after that patient has been delivered when it is impracticable to load or unload the goods at the time of the flight on which the patient is carried but with the intention that they be off-loaded as soon as practicable; and

(2)

when placed on board with the approval of the operator to provide, during flight, medical aid to a patient the dangerous goods shall be restricted to the following and which must be kept in the position in which they are used or stowed securely when not in use and they are secured properly during take off and landing and at all other times when deemed necessary by the commander in the interest of safety:

(i)

Gas cylinders which must have been manufactured specifically for the purpose of containing and transporting that particular gas;

(ii)

Medications and other medical matter which must be under the control of trained personnel during the time when they are in use in the aeroplane;

(iii)

Equipment containing wet cell batteries which must be kept and, when necessary secured, in an upright position to prevent spillage of the electrolyte.

(b)

they are required to be aboard the aeroplane and are in accordance with the relevant requirements or for operating reasons, although articles and substances intended as replacements or which have been removed for replacement must be transported on an aeroplane as specified in the Technical Instructions.

(c)

they are in baggage:

(1)

carried by passengers or crew members in accordance with the Technical Instructions; or

(2)

which has been separated from its owner during transit (e.g.: lost baggage or improperly routed baggage) but which is carried by the operator.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 8/2008 of 11 December 2007 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 as regards common technical requirements and administrative procedures applicable to commercial transportation by aeroplane (Text with EEA relevance).