Loading of Dangerous Goods

Dangerous goods may not be loaded into the passenger cabin or the flight deck in accordance with IATA requirements and the GOM Manual.

Responsibilities during loading

The authorized airline agent personnel are responsible for:

1. Complying with general loading/unloading requirements;
2. Storing and ensuring the security of dangerous goods in accordance with IATA DGR requirements and U6 standards; packages, outer packaging or cargo containers containing dangerous goods must be tied down or secured to prevent shifting in any direction;
3. Cargo containing the following hazard classes must always be secured, regardless of whether the cargo compartment is empty or full:
   • 2.2 RCL Cryogenic liquid (RNG non-flammable, non-toxic gases);
   • 7 RRW, RRY Radioactive material;
   • 8 RCM Corrosive substances;
   • Securing with straps is also required for:
     • Cargo units, outer packaging or cargo containers weighing more than 80 kg;
     • Drums and canisters used as single packaging, regardless of hazard class;
4. Dangerous liquids must be loaded according to cargo placement labels;
5. Requirements for other cargo handling marks and special instructions must be strictly followed;
6. Cargo containing radioactive materials must be loaded in accordance with the special requirements set out in para. 1.5.3 of this chapter;
7. Incompatible cargo must be stored separately, in accordance with para. 1.5.2 of this chapter;
8. Cargo units containing dangerous goods, including cargo with damaged packaging or leakage, must not be loaded or handled;
9. NOTOC, cargo manifest, consolidated loading sheet, and loading instructions must be completed in accordance with the loaded cargo;
10. NOTOC must be promptly submitted to the PIC for signature.

Important. If any of the above requirements are not met, the cargo must not be loaded onto the aircraft.

Important. If a dangerous good is leaking (or suspected to be leaking), personnel must follow the emergency response plan described below.

The loading of dangerous goods in cargo compartments shall be carried out in accordance with the following table.

Incompatible Dangerous Goods

Packages containing dangerous goods that may interact hazardously with each other must not be stowed on an aircraft next to each other or in any position that could allow interaction in the event of leakage.

To ensure acceptable safe distances between dangerous goods exhibiting different types of hazards, at minimum, the stowage requirements specified in the table below must be followed. This applies regardless of whether the hazard class or category is primary or subsidiary. Incompatible dangerous goods require horizontal separation.

Important. Vertical stowage of incompatible dangerous goods is prohibited.

Separate stowage of cargo units

Class or Category	3	4.2	4.3	5.1	5.2	9
3				●
4.2				●
4.3						●
5.1	●	●
5.2
8			●

Important. Incompatible dangerous goods and other dangerous goods must be stowed at least 1 m apart. Explosives of Class 1.4, compatibility group S, goods of Class 4.1, and Classes S 2, 6, 7, and 9 do not require separate stowage from other cargo.

Stowage of dangerous goods and other special cargo

● – separation of at least 1 m from each other. ✖✖ – different holds. ✖ – different ULDs or separated within bulk cargo compartment // recommended in different holds. (1) separate stowage of laboratory and other animals; separate stowage of pets (cats and dogs) (they must not be within sight) // recommended in different holds.
(2) animals and dry ice must be loaded in different holds.

Dry Ice

Dry ice (ICE) must be carried as:

• Dangerous goods (dry ice as a commodity);
• Refrigerant for dangerous goods;
• Refrigerant for general cargo.

Dry ice must be declared in the Shipper’s Declaration for Dangerous Goods and in NOTOC.

If dry ice is not declared by the shipper in the Shipper’s Declaration for Dangerous Goods, the following information must be entered in the “Nature and quantity of goods” field on the air waybill, and it must be declared in NOTOC; the package must be marked with a Dry Ice label indicating the net weight of the dry ice.

Dry ice may be transported provided that the operator takes appropriate measures depending on aircraft type, ventilation characteristics, packaging and stowage method, and on whether animals or hatching eggs are transported on the same flight.

Maximum permitted weight

Aircraft Type	Cargo Compartment No.	Maximum Allowed Weight (kg)
A319/320/321	1	200
	3 / 4
	5

Magnetized Material

Magnetized materials must not be loaded in a position where they have a significant effect on combination magnetic compasses or on the sensitive elements of the master compass. The effect is considered significant if the magnetic field strength of the magnetized materials reaches 0.418 A/m at the location of the aircraft compasses or compass-sensitive elements. When stowed, the minimum distance from magnetized materials to aircraft compasses or sensitive compass elements is determined by the magnetic field strength of the magnetized materials and ranges from 1.5 m.

Note Multiple cargo items may create a cumulative effect.