Section 175.75

49 CFR Ch. I (10-1-18 Edition)

loaded in an accessible manner. Additionally, a package is considered accessible when transported on a cargo-only
aircraft if it is:
(i) In a cargo compartment certified
by FAA as a Class C aircraft cargo
compartment as defined in 14 CFR
25.857(c); or
(ii) In an FAA-certified freight container that has an approved fire or
smoke detection system and fire suppression system equivalent to that required by the certification requirements for a Class C aircraft cargo compartment.
(2) Inaccessible means all other configurations to include packages loaded
where a crew member or other authorized person cannot access, handle, and,
when size and weight permit, separate
such packages from other cargo during
flight, including a freight container in
an accessible cargo compartment when
packages are loaded in an inaccessible
manner.
(e) For transport aboard cargo-only
aircraft, the requirements of paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section do not
apply to the following hazardous materials:
(1) Class 3, PG III (unless the substance is also labeled CORROSIVE),
Class 6.1 (unless the substance is also
labeled for any hazard class or division
except FLAMMABLE LIQUID), Division 6.2, Class 7 (unless the hazardous
material meets the definition of another hazard class), Class 9, articles of
Identification
Numbers
UN0012,
UN0014, or UN0055 also meeting the re-

quirements of Section 173.63(b) of this subchapter, articles of Identification Numbers UN3528 or UN3529, and those
marked as a Limited Quantity or Excepted Quantity material.
(2) Packages of hazardous materials
transported aboard a cargo aircraft,
when other means of transportation
are impracticable or not available, in
accordance with procedures approved
in writing by the FAA Regional Office
in the region where the operator is certificated.
(3) Packages of hazardous materials
carried on small, single pilot, cargo
aircraft if:
(i) No person is carried on the aircraft other than the pilot, an FAA inspector, the shipper or consignee of the
material, a representative of the shipper or consignee so designated in writing, or a person necessary for handling
the material;
(ii) The pilot is provided with written
instructions on the characteristics and
proper handling of the materials; and
(iii) Whenever a change of pilots occurs while the material is on board, the
new pilot is briefed under a hand-tohand signature service provided by the
operator of the aircraft.
(f) At a minimum, quantity limits
and loading instructions in the following quantity and loading table must
be followed to maintain acceptable
quantity and loading between packages
containing hazardous materials. The
quantity and loading table is as follows:

QUANTITY AND LOADING TABLE
Quantity Limitation: 25 kg
net weight of hazardous
material plus 75 kg net
weight of Division 2.2
(non-flammable compressed gas) per cargo
compartment

Applicability

Forbidden

Passenger-carrying aircraft

Cargo Aircraft Only labeled packages.
Not applicable ...................

Inaccessible ......................

Accessible.

Inaccessible (Note 1) ........

Accessible (Note 2).

Inaccessible (Note 1) ........

Not applicable ...................

Accessible (Note 2).

Cargo-only aircraft -  ..........
Packages authorized
aboard a passenger-carrying aircraft.
Cargo-only aircraft -  ..........
Packages not authorized
aboard a passenger-carrying aircraft and displaying a Cargo Aircraft
Only label.

No limit

Note 1: The following materials are not subject to this loading restriction - 
a. Class 3, PG III (unless the substance is also labeled CORROSIVE).

838

VerDate Sep<11>2014

16:41 Oct 31, 2018

Jkt 244226

PO 00000

Frm 00848

Fmt 8010

Sfmt 8010

Q:\49\49V2.TXT

PC31