BOP.BAS.055 Dangerous goods

• Regulation (EU) 2018/395 found in: Balloon Rule Book - Part-BOP Part-BFCL Part-ML CS-31GB CS-31HB CS-31TGB (Sep 2020)

BOP.BAS.055 Dangerous goods Regulation (EU) 2018/395 (a)     The transport of dangerous goods on board the balloon shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements set out in Annex 18 to the Chicago Convention, as last amended and amplified by the technical instructions. (b)     The pilot-in-command shall take all reasonable measures to prevent dangerous goods from being carried on board the balloon inadvertently. (c)      Reasonable quantities of articles and substances that would otherwise be classified as dangerous goods and that are used to facilitate flight safety, where carriage on board the balloon is advisable to ensure their timely availability for operational purposes, shall be considered authorised under point 2.2.1(a) of Part 1 of the technical instructions, regardless of whether or not such articles and substances are required to be carried or intended to be used in connection with a particular flight. The pilot-in-command shall ensure that the packing and loading on board the balloon of those articles and substances is performed in such a way as to minimise the risks posed to crew members, passengers and the balloon during operation. (d)     The pilot-in-command or, when the pilot-in-command is incapacitated, the operator shall report without delay any accidents or incidents involving dangerous goods to the safety investigation authority of the State in the territory of which the occurrence took place, the emergency services of that State, any other authority designated by that State and the competent authority.