2.8.3. Special Load – Notification to Captain
Thanks to this form, the flight crew is aware of the presence of dangerous goods on board. It is also used to indicate the presence of live animals or perishable cargo which transportation is developed below.
The following form is used:
2.9. Handling and loading
Competent persons that have received an appropriate training concerning dangerous goods shall only execute handling and loading.
A few rules are to be respected:
. First of all, before loading, it is necessary to inspect the outer packaging of dangerous goods to determine there is no hole or leakage. Moreover, they must always be handled with care.
. Handling instructions on the package must be respected (This Way Up, etc.).
. Dangerous goods must never be carried on the same deck as passengers or crewmembers.
. Some goods may react dangerously with others. To avoid any interaction, other loads or being loaded in different compartments shall physically separate incompatible goods from others. The table of incompatibilities is provided in the AHM 645.
. When an Auxiliary Center Tank (ACT) is installed in a cargo compartment, no combustible, corrosive or explosive material shall be transported in this compartment
. After unloading, the outer packaging must be inspected for evidence of damage or leakage.
B. SPECIAL LOADING
2.10. Special shipments
2.10.1. RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
There are three different categories of radioactive materials depending on the Transport Index (TI) of the package. Its value is shown on the labels affixed on the package.
The TI number expresses the maximum radiation dose rate at 1 meter away from the external surface of a package containing dangerous goods.
. Category I - no TI
. Category II . 0 < TI ≤ 1.0
. Category III . 1.1 ≤ TI ≤ 10.0
The transport index of a single package is limited to 10 and the transport index of the whole shipment is limited to 50.
There is no specific restriction concerning radioactive materials from category I. Packaging containing radioactive materials of categories II and III must be separated from live animals, hatching eggs and undeveloped photographic films. Moreover, during the flight, minimum horizontal and vertical distances must separate these radioactive packages from each other and from passengers.
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