In accordance with ICAO Annex 6 and the EASA Air Operations Regulations, dangerous goods may only be transported by air as cargo (including company material such as aircraft components and substances intended as replacements or which have which have been removed) or mail under an approval granted by the State of the Operator.
When considering applications by UK Operators, the CAA will review and verify the following:
- Operator has formally nominated a person to be responsible for the dangerous goods approval
- The ICAO Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air (or IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations) are available to the nominated person and all others that need to reference them
- Policies and procedures for the transport of dangerous goods are established within the Operations Manual and other manuals (see the specimen manual entries for guidance)
- Dangerous goods training programme is appropriate and effective (see the checklist for dangerous goods programmes)
- All applicable staff have been trained commensurate with their responsibilities
- Procedures are established within the Compliance Monitoring System designed to verify that all relevant requirements of the ICAO Technical Instructions are complied with
- The carriage of dangerous goods is addressed within the scope of the operator's Safety Management System
- When aircraft carry dangerous goods, a copy of the ICAO publication “Emergency Response Guidance for Aircraft Incidents Involving Dangerous Goods”, or another document containing equivalent information, must be available on the aircraft to the crew during the flight.
Complete CAA Form SRG 2807, submit the appropriate fee using Payment Form SRG 2812 and send to the Dangerous Goods Office.
Details of costs can be found in the CAA Scheme of Charges - Air Operator and Police Air Operator Certificates.