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49 CFR Ch. I (10–1–23 Edition)

§ 175.20

more than four small cartridges of car-
bon dioxide or other suitable gas in Di-
vision 2.2, without subsidiary risk with
the approval of the operator. The water
capacity of each cartridge must not ex-
ceed 50 mL (equivalent to a 28 g car-
tridge).

(26) Baggage equipped with lithium

battery(ies) must be carried as carry-
on baggage unless the battery(ies) is
removed from the baggage. Removed
battery(ies) must be carried in accord-
ance with the provision for spare bat-
teries prescribed in paragraph (a)(18) of
this section. The provisions of this
paragraph do not apply to baggage
equipped with lithium batteries not ex-
ceeding:

(i) For lithium metal batteries, a

lithium content of 0.3 grams; or

(ii) For lithium ion batteries, a Watt-

hour rating of 2.7 Wh.

(b) The exceptions provided in para-

graph (a) of this section also apply to
aircraft operators when transporting
passenger or crewmember baggage that
has been separated from the passenger
or crewmember, including transfer to
another carrier for transport to its
final destination.

dent reports as required under §§ 171.15
and 171.16 of this subchapter apply to
the air carrier.

[71 FR 14604, Mar. 22, 2006]

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tations affecting § 175.10, see the List of CFR
Sections Affected, which appears in the
Finding Aids section of the printed volume
and at

www.govinfo.gov.

§ 175.20

Compliance and training.

An air carrier may not transport a

hazardous material by aircraft unless
each of its hazmat employees involved
in that transportation is trained as re-
quired by subpart H of part 172 of this
subchapter. In addition, air carriers
must comply with all applicable haz-
ardous materials training requirements
in 14 CFR part 121 and 135.

§ 175.25

Passenger notification system.

(a)

General.

Each person who engages

in for hire air transportation of pas-
sengers must effectively inform pas-
sengers about hazardous materials that
passengers are forbidden to transport
on aircraft and must accomplish this

through the development, implementa-
tion, and maintenance of a passenger
notification system.

(b)

Passenger notification system re-

quirements.

The passenger notification

system required by paragraph (a) of
this section must ensure that:

(1) A passenger is presented with in-

formation required under paragraph (a)
of this section at the point of ticket
purchase or, if this is not practical, in
another way prior to boarding pass
issuance;

(2) A passenger is presented with in-

formation required under paragraph (a)
of this section at the point of boarding
pass issuance (

i.e.

check-in), or when no

boarding pass is issued, prior to board-
ing the aircraft;

(3) A passenger, where the ticket pur-

chase and/or boarding pass issuance
can be completed by a passenger with-
out the involvement of another person,
acknowledges that they have been pre-
sented with the information required
under paragraph (a) of this section; and

(4) A passenger is presented with in-

formation required under paragraph (a)
of this section at each of the places at
an airport where tickets are issued,
boarding passes are issued, passenger
baggage is dropped off, aircraft board-
ing areas are maintained, and at any
other location where boarding passes
are issued and/or checked baggage is
accepted. This information must in-
clude visual examples of forbidden haz-
ardous materials.

(c)

Aircraft operator manual require-

ments.

For certificate holders under 14

CFR parts 121 and 135, procedures and
information necessary to allow per-
sonnel to implement and maintain the
passenger notification system required
in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section
must be described in an operations
manual and/or other appropriate manu-
als in accordance with 14 CFR part 121
or 135.

[82 FR 15892, Mar. 30, 2017]

§ 175.26

Notification at cargo facilities

of hazardous materials require-
ments.

(a) Each person who engages in the

acceptance or transport of cargo for
transportation by aircraft shall display
notices to persons offering such cargo
of the requirements applicable to the

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§ 175.30

carriage of hazardous materials aboard
aircraft, and the penalties for failure to
comply with those requirements, at
each facility where cargo is accepted.
Each notice must be legible, and be
prominently displayed so it can be
seen. At a minimum, each notice must
communicate the following informa-
tion:

(1) Cargo containing hazardous mate-

rials (dangerous goods) for transpor-
tation by aircraft must be offered in
accordance with the Federal Hazardous
Materials Regulations (49 CFR parts
171 through 180).

(2) A violation can result in five

years’ imprisonment and penalties of
$250,000 or more (49 U.S.C. 5124).

(3) Hazardous materials (dangerous

goods) include explosives, compressed
gases, flammable liquids and solids,
oxidizers, poisons, corrosives and radio-
active materials.

(b) The information contained in

paragraph (a) of this section must be
printed:

(1) Legibly in English, and, where

cargo is accepted outside of the United
States, in the language of the host
country; and

(2) On a background of contrasting

color.

optional. Additional information, ex-
amples, or illustrations, if not incon-
sistent with required information, may
be included.

(d)

Exceptions.

Display of a notice re-

quired by paragraph (a) of this section
is not required at:

(1) An unattended location (e.g., a

drop box) provided a general notice ad-
vising customers of a prohibition on
shipments of hazardous materials
through that location is prominently
displayed; or

(2) A customer’s facility where haz-

ardous materials packages are accept-
ed by a carrier.

§ 175.30

Inspecting shipments.

(a) No person may accept a hazardous

material for transportation aboard an
aircraft unless the aircraft operator en-
sures the hazardous material is:

(1) Authorized, and is within the

quantity limitations specified for car-
riage aboard aircraft according to
§ 172.101 of this subchapter or as other-

wise specifically provided by this sub-
chapter.

(2) Described and certified on a ship-

ping paper prepared in duplicate in ac-
cordance with part 172 of this sub-
chapter or as authorized by subpart C
of part 171 of this subchapter. See
§ 175.33 for shipping paper retention re-
quirements;

(3) Marked and labeled in accordance

with subparts D and E of part 172 or as
authorized by subpart C of part 171 of
this subchapter, and placarded (when
required) in accordance with subpart F
of part 172 of this subchapter; and

(4) Labeled with a ‘‘CARGO AIR-

CRAFT ONLY’’ label (see § 172.448 of
this subchapter) if the material as pre-
sented is not permitted aboard pas-
senger-carrying aircraft.

(b) Except as provided in paragraph

(d) of this section, no person may carry
a hazardous material in a package or
overpack aboard an aircraft unless the
package or overpack is inspected by
the operator of the aircraft imme-
diately before placing it:

(1) Aboard the aircraft; or
(2) In a unit load device or on a pallet

prior to loading aboard the aircraft.

ried aboard an aircraft only if, based on
the inspection by the operator, the
package or overpack containing the
hazardous material:

(1) Has no leakage or other indication

that its integrity has been com-
promised; and

(2) For Class 7 (radioactive) mate-

rials, does not have a broken seal, ex-
cept packages contained in overpacks
need not be inspected for seal integ-
rity.

(d) The requirements of paragraphs

(b) and (c) of this section do not apply
to Dry ice (carbon dioxide, solid).

(e) An overpack containing packages

of hazardous materials may be accept-
ed only if the operator has taken all
reasonable steps to establish that:

(1) The proper shipping names, iden-

tification numbers, labels and special
handling instructions appearing on the
inside packages are clearly visible or
reproduced on the outside of the over-
pack, and