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49 CFR Ch. I (10–1–23 Edition)
§ 175.34
aircraft operator must make imme-
diately available to an authorized offi-
cial of a Federal, State, or local gov-
ernment agency (which includes emer-
gency responders), the documents or
information required to be retained by
this paragraph (c).
(5) Specify the personnel to be pro-
vided the information required by para-
graph (a) of this section in their oper-
ations manual and/or other appropriate
manuals.
(d) The information required by para-
graph (a) of this section and the ship-
ping paper required by (c)(1) of this sec-
tion may be combined into one docu-
ment.
[83 FR 52899, Oct. 18, 2018, as amended at 85
FR 27899, May 11, 2020]
§ 175.34
Exceptions for cylinders of
compressed oxygen or other oxi-
dizing gases transported within the
State of Alaska.
(a)
Exceptions.
When transported in
the State of Alaska, cylinders of com-
pressed oxygen or other oxidizing gases
aboard aircraft are excepted from all
the requirements of §§ 173.302(f)(3)
through (5) and 173.304(f)(3) through (5)
of this subchapter subject to the fol-
lowing conditions:
(1) Transportation of the cylinders by
a ground-based or water-based mode of
transportation is unavailable and
transportation by aircraft is the only
practical means for transporting the
cylinders to their destination;
(2) Each cylinder is fully covered
with a fire or flame resistant blanket
that is secured in place; and
(3) The operator of the aircraft com-
plies with the applicable notification
procedures under § 175.33.
(b)
Aircraft restrictions.
This exception
only applies to the following types of
aircraft:
(1) Cargo-only aircraft transporting
the cylinders to a delivery destination
that receives cargo-only service at
least once a week.
(2) Passenger and cargo-only aircraft
transporting the cylinders to a delivery
destination that does not receive cargo
only service once a week.
[79 FR 15046, Mar. 18, 2014]
Subpart B—Loading, Unloading
and Handling
§ 175.75
Quantity limitations and
cargo location.
(a) No person may carry on an air-
craft a hazardous material except as
permitted by this subchapter.
(b)
Hazardous materials stowage.
(1)
Except as otherwise provided in this
subchapter, no person may carry a haz-
ardous material in the cabin of a pas-
senger-carrying aircraft or on the
flight deck of any aircraft, and the haz-
ardous material must be located in a
place that is inaccessible to persons
other than crew members.
(2) Hazardous materials may be car-
ried in a main deck cargo compartment
of a passenger aircraft provided that
the compartment is inaccessible to
passengers and that it meets all certifi-
cation requirements for: a Class B air-
craft cargo compartment in 14 CFR
25.857(b); or a Class C aircraft cargo
compartment in 14 CFR 25.857(c).
(3) A package bearing a ‘‘KEEP
AWAY FROM HEAT’’ handling mark-
ing must be protected from direct sun-
shine and stored in a cool and venti-
lated place, away from sources of heat.
(4) Except as provided in paragraph
(f) of this section, a package con-
taining a hazardous material accept-
able for cargo-only aircraft must be
loaded in an accessible manner.
(c) For each package containing a
hazardous material acceptable for car-
riage aboard passenger-carrying air-
craft, no more than 25 kg (55 pounds)
net weight of hazardous material may
be loaded in an inaccessible manner. In
addition to the 25 kg limitation, an ad-
ditional 75 kg (165 pounds) net weight
of Division 2.2 (non-flammable com-
pressed gas) may be loaded in an inac-
cessible manner. The requirements of
this paragraph (c) do not apply to Class
9, articles of Identification Numbers
UN0012, UN0014, or UN0055 also meeting
the requirements of § 173.63(b) of this
subchapter, articles of Identification
Numbers UN3528 or UN3529, and Lim-
ited or Excepted Quantity material.
(d) For the purposes of this section—
(1)
Accessible
means, on passenger-
carrying or cargo-only aircraft that
each package is loaded where a crew
member or other authorized person can