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Designation Scheme Technical Instructions Transport Dangerous Substances by Air with Military Aircraft
The Minister of Defence,
Having regard to Article 3 (2) of the Decision on the transport of dangerous substances by air and Article 6.59 of the Law Aviation ;
Decision:
For the purposes of this arrangement:
a. STANAG 3854: as a result of a version of the NATO Standardization Agreement in force published in the Official Journal of our Minister of Defence 3854 in respect of policies and procedures governing the air transportation of dangerous cargo, as referred to the location indicated in that communication;
b. STANAG 2487: as a result of a version of the NATO Standardization Agreement in force published in the Official Journal of our Minister of Defence 2487 in the case of transport or cargo by helicopters, as provided for in the location specified in that communication;
c. Technical Instructions: Technical Instructions as referred to in Article 1 (c) of the Decision on the transport of dangerous substances by air ;
d. Military aircraft: an aircraft held by the force of war or the armed force of a foreign power.
1 By way of derogation from Article 3, first paragraph, of the Decision on dangerous substances by air in the case of the transport of dangerous substances with military aircraft under the last Decision, by the armed forces or the armed forces of a foreign power in military operational conditions, the following parts of the Technical Regulations not to be complied with:
(a) Part 1, Chapter 4 training provisions involved in training provisions;
Part 5, Chapter 1, par. 1.5
Part 7, Chapter 4, par. 4.9
Section 5, Chapter 4, provisions on documentation;
Part 7, Chapter 4, par. 4.1 and 4.2 information provision;
b. In so far as the provisions relate to batteries:
Part 3, Chapter 2, Table 3-1 list of dangerous goods;
(c) in so far as the dangerous substances are also included in the equipment of the military unit of force carried by the military aircraft:
Part 4, Chapter 1, par. 1.1 general packaging requirements in the case of transport of hazardous substances by air;
Part 7, Chapter 2, par. 2.1 ban transport hazardous substances and passengers in one space.
2 By way of derogation from Article 3, first paragraph, of the Decision on dangerous substances by air the forces of armed forces or the armed forces of a foreign power need not respect the technical instructions for the carriage of vehicles out as external loads by means of military helicopters which are intended for use or adapted for the purpose of such transport.
Instead of the Article 2 Those parts of the Technical Regulations shall be complied with by the armed forces or the armed forces of a foreign power in accordance with the parts of STANAG 3854 and STANAG 2487 relating to the exceptions described.
If the service so requires and the safety of air traffic does not endanger the safety of air traffic, the military shall carry out non-explosive substances on board a military aircraft and shall carry out such substances. Only with the following:
a. In military operational conditions;
b. To the extent that those substances belong to its equipment; and
(c) The Technical Instructions shall be complied with except for the Article 2, first paragraph Parts of this arrangement and with the exception of Chapter 8.
This arrangement shall enter into force from the day of entry into force of the Decision transport dangerous substances by air .
This arrangement is cited as: Reference scheme Technical regulations transport dangerous substances by air with military aircraft.
This arrangement will be set out in the Official Journal.
' s-Gravenhage, 24 February 2003
TheMinister
of Defence,H.G.J. Kamp