The Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) Regulations 2002

PART VI Training

Provision of training

13.—(1) The shipper, and any agent thereof, shall ensure that before a consignment of dangerous goods is offered by him for carriage by air all persons involved in its preparation have received training as specified in Chapter 4 of Part 1 and paragraph 1.5 of Part 5 of the Technical Instructions, to enable them to carry out their responsibilities with regard to the carriage of dangerous goods by air.

(2) (a) A United Kingdom operator, and any agent thereof, shall ensure that all relevant staff involved with the carriage of passengers or cargo by air have received training which complies with sub-paragraphs (c) and (d).

(b) The operator of an aircraft shall ensure that the staff of his handling agent have received that training.

(c) The training shall be as specified in Chapter 4 of Part 1 and paragraph 4.9 of Part 7 of the Technical Instructions.

(d) The training has been granted a training approval under paragraph (8).

(3) (a) The agent for a non-United Kingdom operator shall ensure that all relevant staff involved with the carriage of passengers or cargo by air have received training which complies with sub-paragraphs (b) and (c).

(b) The training shall be as specified in Chapter 4 of Part 1 and paragraph 4.9 of Part 7 of the Technical Instructions.

(c) The training has been granted a training approval under paragraph (8).

(4) The content of training programmes shall be as specified in Chapter 4 of Part 1 of the Technical Instructions.

(5) Initial and recurrent training programmes shall be established and maintained by or on behalf of the shipper and any agent thereof, the operator of an aircraft if it is a United Kingdom operator and the agent of the operator whether the operator is a United Kingdom operator or a non-United Kingdom operator in accordance with paragraph 4.1 of Part 1 of the Technical Instructions and recurrent training shall take place not less than every two years.

(6) Records of training shall be maintained as specified in paragraph 4.2 of Part 1 of the Technical Instructions.

(7) No person shall offer or provide training required by this part of these Regulations unless:

(a) (i) he has been granted a training instructor approval under paragraph (9); and

(ii) the training has been approved under paragraph (8); or

(b) he is employed by a shipper or an agent thereof and the training is offered or provided to other employees of that shipper or agent; or

(c) (i) he is employed by a United Kingdom operator or by an agent of a United Kingdom operator or of a non-United Kingdom operator;

(ii) the training has been approved under paragraph (8); and

(iii) the training is offered or provided to other employees of that United Kingdom aircraft operator or agent.

(8) A training approval under this regulation shall be:

(a) granted by the CAA if it is satisfied that the form and content of the training is adequate for its purpose;

(b) in writing; and

(c) subject to such conditions as the CAA thinks fit, and may in particular include a condition requiring that the training be provided by a person who holds a training instructor approval granted by the CAA under paragraph (9).

(9) A training instructor approval under this regulation shall be:

(a) granted by the CAA if it is satisfied that the person is competent to carry out the training specified in the approval granted under paragraph (8);

(b) in writing; and

(c) subject to such conditions as the CAA thinks fit.