7/8/2010
How to Meet Security Plan Requirements for Air Shipments of Dangerous Goods [IATA 1.6.3]
Transportation
Although the International Air Transport Association (IATA) does not have a mandatory written security plan requirement for those offering or handling shipments of dangerous goods by air, IATA recommends that shippers adopt, implement, and comply with a plan to address the safe transport of high consequence dangerous goods.
High consequence dangerous goods include:
- Explosives in Division 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 (i.e., Compatibility Group C only), and 1.5;
- Explosives in Division 1.4 of UN Nos. UN 0104, UN 0237, UN 0255, UN 0267, UN 0289, UN 0361, UN 0365, UN 0366, UN 0440, UN 0441, UN 0455, UN 0456, and UN 0500;
- Toxic gases (other than aerosols) in Division 2.3;
- Desensitized explosives in Class 3 and Division 4.1;
- Toxic substances in Division 6.1 PGI (other than in excepted quantities);
- Infectious substances in Category A of Division 6.2; and
- Radioactive materials in Class 7 in quantities greater than 3,000 A1 (special form) or 3,000 A2, as applicable, in Type B and C packages.
These recommended security plans are not meant to be duplicative and they are separate from DOT's security planning requirements at 49 CFR 172 Subpart I. If a security plan is written for any other governmental agency or national authority, and it meets the requirements for the plan required by IATA 1.6.3, then a separate plan to meet the requirements of IATA 1.6.3 is not required.
For more information on shipments of dangerous goods by air, attend Environmental Resource Center's Transportation of Dangerous Goods: Compliance with IATA and IMO Regulations training course, the Transportation of Dangerous Goods: Compliance with IATA Regulations--Webcast, or the IATA Dangerous Goods Update--Webcast.