Chief Minister
Ministerial Decision
REPORT
Draft Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) (Jersey) Order 200-
The attached draft Order is intended to make provisions for Jersey to comply with the requirements of Annex 18 to the Convention on Civil Aviation (Chicago, 1944).
Annex 18 is concerned with the transport of Dangerous Goods by air. This annex along with the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s document -Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air – set down the requirements for ensuring that certain dangerous goods may be safely carried in aircraft.
Hitherto there have not been any rules or regulations in Jersey on such transport which could be enforced.
Article 70 of the Air Navigation (Jersey) Order 2008 includes the authority for the Chief Minister to make Orders concerning the carriage of Dangerous Goods:
70 Carriage of dangerous goods
(1) Without prejudice to any other provisions of this Order, the [Minister] may [by Order prescribe] –
(a) the classification of certain articles and substances as dangerous goods;
(b) the categories of dangerous goods which an aircraft may not carry;
(c) the conditions which apply to the loading on, suspension beneath and carriage by an aircraft of dangerous goods;
(d) the manner in which dangerous goods must be packed, marked, labelled and consigned before being loaded on, suspended beneath or carried by an aircraft;
(e) any other provisions for securing the safety of aircraft and any apparatus attached thereto, and the safety of persons and property on the surface in relation to the loading on, suspension beneath or carriage by an aircraft of dangerous goods;
(f) the persons to whom information about the carriage of dangerous goods must be provided;
(g) the documents which must be produced to the [DCA] or an authorised person on request; and
(h) the powers to be conferred on an authorised person relating to the enforcement of the [Order] made hereunder.
(2) It shall be an offence to contravene or permit the contravention of or fail to comply with any [Order] made hereunder.
(3) The provisions of this article and of any [Order] made thereunder shall be additional to and not in derogation from article 69.
The main provisions of the draft Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) (Jersey) Order 200- are:
Article 1 | Interpretation |
Article 2 | Classification of dangerous goods |
Article 3 | Exceptions |
Article 4 | Forbidden dangerous goods |
Article 5 | Excepted dangerous goods |
Article 6 | Restricted dangerous goods |
Article 7 | DCA approval of certain operators |
Article 8 | Provision of information by the operator |
Article 9 | Acceptance of dangerous goods by the operator |
Article 10 | Method of loading by the operator |
Article 11 | Inspections by the operator for damage, leakage or contamination |
Article 12 | Removal of contamination by the operator |
Article 13 | Shipper’s duties |
Article 14 | Commander’s duty to inform air traffic control |
Article 15 | Provision of information and training by operators, shippers and agents |
Article 16 | Provision of information to passengers |
Article 17 | Provision of information in respect of cargo |
Article 18 | Occurrence reporting |
Article 19 | Keeping of documents |
Article 20 | Production of documents |
Article 21 | Examination and seizure |
Article 22 | Limited Liability Partnerships and bodies corporate |
Article 23 | Citation and commencement |
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