The Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) Order 2001

Documentation

3.—(1) An aircraft shall not carry dangerous goods as cargo unless the shipper of the goods has furnished the operator of the aircraft with a dangerous goods transport document, except that such a document shall not be required in respect of such categories of dangerous goods as may be specified in the Technical Instructions as being goods in respect of which a dangerous goods transport document is not required.

(2) The dangerous goods transport document shall be completed in duplicate by the shipper and shall:

(a) describe the dangerous goods in accordance with and contain such information as is required by the provisions of Chapter 4.1 of Part 4 of the Technical Instructions;

(b) contain a signed declaration that the Technical Instructions have been complied with in that the dangerous goods:

(i) are fully and accurately described; and

(ii) are correctly classified, packed, marked and labelled; and

(iii) are in a proper condition for carriage by air.

(3) The shipper of dangerous goods shall furnish the operator of the aircraft with such other documents in respect of dangerous goods as are required by Part 3 and Chapters 4.3 and 4.5 of Part 4 of the Technical Instructions.

(4) The operator of an aircraft shall preserve for not less than six months any dangerous goods transport document or other document in respect of dangerous goods which has been furnished to him in accordance with this regulation.