The Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2021

Part 12 – Carriage of dangerous goods

13.—(1) In article 110—

(a) in paragraph (1)(a), after “Part” insert “or by the competent authority of the State of the operator of the aircraft,”;

(b) in paragraph (1)(c) for “specified requirements” substitute “Technical Instructions,”.

(2) After article 118 insert—

Designated postal operators

118A.— (1) Designated postal operators must establish and maintain initial and recurrent dangerous goods training programmes in accordance with the Technical Instructions.

(2) The training programmes referred to in paragraph (1) must be approved by the Governor.

(3) Staff of designated postal operators must be trained in requirements commensurate with their experience and responsibilities.

(4) The procedures of designated postal operators for controlling the introduction of dangerous goods in mail into air transport must be approved by the Governor.

(5) In this article, “designated postal operator” means any governmental or non-governmental entity officially designated to operate postal services and to fulfil the related obligations arising from the Acts of the Universal Postal Union Convention on the Territory.”.

(3) In article 125, at the end insert—

““Technical Instructions” means the English language edition of the 2021-2022 Edition of the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air(1) as approved and published by decision of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization and as amended from time to time.”.

(1)

ISBN 978-92-9258-946-2. A copy of this can be purchased online at: http://www.icao.int/publications/Pages/default.aspx.