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Transmittal Note

SUPPLEMENT TO

ANNEX 18 THE SAFE TRANSPORT

OF DANGEROUS GOODS BY AIR
(Second Edition)

1.

The attached Supplement supersedes all previous Supplements to Annex 18, and includes differences and comments
notified by Contracting States up to 1 August 1990.

2.

This Supplement should be inserted at the end of Annex 18, Second Edition. Additional differences and revised
comments received from Contracting States will be issued at intervals as amendments to this Supplement.

SUPPLEMENT TO ANNEX 18 SECOND EDITION

THE SAFE TRANSPORT

OF DANGEROUS GOODS BY AIR
Differences notified to ICAO in accordance with Article 38 of the Convention on
International Civil Aviation and the Councils resolution of 21 November 1950
between the national regulations and practices of States and the corresponding
International Standards and Recommended Practices contained in Annex 18.

AUGUST 1990

I N T E R N AT I O N A L

CIVIL

AV I AT I O N

O R G A N I Z AT I O N

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SUPPLEMENT TO ANNEX 18 (SECOND EDITION)

RECORD OF AMENDMENTS TO SUPPLEMENT

No.

Date

Entered by

No.

Date

Entered by

AMENDMENTS TO ANNEX 18 ADOPTED OR APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL

SUBSEQUENT TO SECOND EDITION ISSUED JULY 1989

No.

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Date of
adoption or
approval

Date
applicable

No.

Date of
adoption or
approval

Date
applicable

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1.

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Contracting States which have notified ICAO of differences

The Contracting States listed below have notified ICAO of differences which exist between their national regulations and
practices and the International Standards of Annex 18, Second Edition, or have commented on their implementation as
indicated herein:

State
Australia
Colombia
France
Italy
Netherlands, Kingdom of the
Saudi Arabia
Switzerland
United States

Date of
notification

Pages in
Supplement

Date of
publication

5/10/89
28/6/89
19/10/89
6/1/89
19/7/89
11/7/89
6/7/89
14/6/89

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2.

SUPPLEMENT TO ANNEX 18 (SECOND EDITION)

Contracting States which have notified ICAO that no differences exist

State
Argentina
Austria
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Cuba
Cyprus
Denmark
Egypt
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland

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Date of
notification
2/8/89
7/6/89
14/8/89
12/6/89
14/9/89
12/6/89
4/10/89
26/7/89
14/10/89
14/7/89
15/9/89
21/7/89

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12/6/89

State
Gambia
Germany, Federal Republic of
Hungary
Kenya
Kuwait
Malaysia
Papua New Guinea
Peru
Seychelles
Sweden
Thailand
United Kingdom
United Republic of Tanzania
Uruguay
Vanuatu

Date of
notification
16/10/89
19/9/89
13/7/89
23/8/89
13/5/89
5/6/89
1/6/89
25/4/89
9/5/89
8/11/89
4/10/89
22/8/89
10/7/89
13/7/89
11/5/89

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3.

(v)

Contracting States from which no information has been received

Afghanistan
Algeria
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Bahrain
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Botswana
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
China
Comoros
Congo
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Cte dIvoire
Czechoslovakia
Democratic Peoples Republic of
Korea
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Federated States of Micronesia
Gabon
German Democratic Republic
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau

Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kiribati
Lao Peoples Democratic Republic
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Malawi
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Monaco
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nauru
Nepal
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Oman

Pakistan
Panama
Paraguay
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Republic of Korea
Romania
Rwanda
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Syrian Arab Republic
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Uganda
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
United Arab Emirates
Venezuela
Viet Nam
Yemen*
Yugoslavia
Zaire
Zambia
Zimbabwe

* On 22 May 1990 Democratic Yemen and Yemen merged to form a single State. Since that date they have been represented
as one Contracting State with the name Yemen.

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4.

SUPPLEMENT TO ANNEX 18 (SECOND EDITION)

Summary of differences

Paragraph

Difference
notified by

Paragraph

Definitions

France

6.3

Chapter 2
2.2.1

Colombia
United States

Australia
Colombia
Netherlands, Kingdom of the

Chapter 3

United States

7.1
7.3

United States
Australia
Netherlands, Kingdom of the

Chapter 4

Italy
Saudi Arabia
Switzerland

Chapter 8
8.5.2
8.6.3

United States
Italy
United States

9.5
9.6.2

Australia
Australia

6.2.1

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AUSTRALIA 1

CHAPTER 6
6.3

English shall be used for all markings related to dangerous goods. If the State of Origin requires markings
in a language other than English, each shall be given equal prominence.

CHAPTER 7
7.3

English shall be used for the dangerous goods transport document. If the State of Origin requires the use
of a language other than English, each shall be given equal prominence.

CHAPTER 9
9.5

If an in-flight emergency occurs within Australian airspace the pilot-in-command shall inform the
appropriate air traffic services unit, for the information of the aerodrome authorities, of any dangerous
goods on board. The information shall include the primary hazard, subsidiary risks for which labels are
required and the quantity and location aboard the aircraft of the dangerous goods.
If the situation permits, the information should also include proper shipping names, classes/division and,
in the case of Class 1, the compatibility group.

9.6.2

An operator who is involved in a dangerous goods incident in Australian territory shall provide the
Australian authority with information required to minimize hazards created by any spillage, leakage of
fluid or radiation, breakage or other damage to the dangerous goods.

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COLOMBIA 1

CHAPTER 2
General

The provisions stipulated in the relevant part of the Aeronautical Regulations Manual of the
Administrative Department of Civil Aviation (ADCA), will be strictly adhered to.

CHAPTER 6
6.3

All labelling of dangerous goods must be in Spanish in the case of domestic carriage.

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FRANCE 1

CHAPTER 1
Definitions
(Passenger
aircraft)

Cargo aircraft may transport persons, provided they are the holders of travel vouchers not available to the
public. The purpose is to allow persons holding travel vouchers not available to the public to travel on
cargo aircraft belonging to airlines. Such persons are familiar with company procedures and can take
action on board the aircraft if needed. Therefore, their presence is an additional safety factor.

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CHAPTER 4

ITALY 1

Air transport of dangerous goods which are industrial chemical waste, including polychlorinated
biphenyls, UN 2315 and compounds of ones and/or others, from Italian territory is not allowed, except
when expressly authorized by the Minister of Environment, 11 Venezia Square, Rome, as industrial
chemical wastes are residuals from industrial processes, destined to be abandoned and finally disposed.
Radioactive and fissile materials must not be carried on the same aircraft as explosives.
Radioactive and fissile materials of Class 7 must not be loaded on the same compartment with corrosive
materials, infectious substances, compressed gases, flammable liquids and solids, organic peroxides,
oxidizers and any other substance which on contact with water emits flammable gases, as well as live
animals and animal embryos.

CHAPTER 8
8.5.2

Before further utilization can be made of an aircraft having undergone radioactive contamination, it must
be certified by a qualified expert and registered on the efficiency technical book.

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NETHERLANDS, KINGDOM OF THE 1

CHAPTER 6
6.2.1

Marking of packages and overpacks by means of a copy or a photocopy of the Dangerous Goods Transport
Document, affixed to these packages and overpacks, will not be accepted.

6.3

The marking of packages and overpacks shall be in English. If the State of Origin requires marking in a
language other than English, each shall be given equal prominence.

CHAPTER 7
7.3

The requirement to provide a Dangerous Goods Transport Document shall be met by using such a
document printed and completed in English.
For exemption to the regulations the following authority should be contacted for all classes except Class 7.
Department of Civil Aviation
Aeronautical Inspection Directorate
Flight Technical Affairs
P.O. Box 7555
1117 ZH Schiphol-East

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CHAPTER 4

SAUDI ARABIA 1

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is in agreement with Annex 18 as amended by Amendment 4 with the
following exceptions:
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia regulations concerning the safe transport of dangerous goods by air require
compliance with the following:
a)

The transportation of all classes of dangerous goods to all Saudi airports must be in accordance with
the requirements of the ICAO Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by
Air (Doc 9284).

b)

Prior approval is required for the carriage of munitions of war, all classes of explosives, and
radioactive material other than for medical purposes, to any destination in Saudi Arabia.

c)

Prior approval is required for the carriage of articles and substances that are not identified and/or
specified in the Dangerous Goods List of Doc 9284 to all Saudi airports.

Note. Requests for approval should be directed to the:

Presidency of Civil Aviation
Air Transport Department
P.O. Box 887, Jeddah 21421
KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
d)

The transport of alcoholic beverages for delivery to any destination in Saudi Arabia is prohibited.

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CHAPTER 4

SWITZERLAND 1

Hair curlers and other flammable gas powered devices and their replacement cartridges are not permitted
on ones person nor in checked or carry-on baggage.

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UNITED STATES 1

CHAPTER 2
2.2.1

United States regulations do not require, although they in general permit, compliance with the detailed
provisions of the Technical Instructions when transporting dangerous goods by air internationally.

CHAPTER 3

In addition to the classes of dangerous goods set forth in Annex 18, the United States regulations also
classify certain other types of goods as dangerous goods. These include substances presenting
environmental hazards, combustible liquids when shipped in packagings with a capacity of 110 U.S.
gallons or more and substances not meeting the definition of another hazard class which have an
anaesthetic, irritating, noxious, toxic or other similar property and which can cause severe annoyance or
discomfort to passengers and crew in the event of leakage during transport. Consignments of such goods
imported into or exported from the United States must comply with all appropriate packaging, marking,
labelling and shipping paper requirements and must otherwise be transported in accordance with all
applicable United States regulations.

CHAPTER 7
7.1

United States regulations impose certain additional requirements or limitations on the transport of
radioactive materials by aircraft. They are:
1)

Except as specifically provided, radioactive materials may not be offered for transport aboard
passenger aircraft unless the radioactive materials are intended for use in, or incident to, research or
medical diagnosis or treatment and the shipper so certifies on the transport document.

2)

No person may offer for transport aboard a passenger aircraft a package with a transport index greater
than 3.0 or an overpack with a transport index greater than 3.0.

3)

No person may offer for transport aboard a cargo aircraft a package with a transport index greater
than 10.0 or an overpack with a transport index greater than 10.0.

CHAPTER 8
General

8.6.3

Except for other regulated materials as defined in United States regulations, these regulations do not
permit more than 25 kg net weight of dangerous goods (and in addition thereto, 75 kg net weight of nonflammable compressed gas) permitted to be carried aboard passenger-carrying aircraft:
1)

in an inaccessible cargo compartment;

2)

in any freight container within an accessible cargo compartment; or

3)

in any accessible cargo compartment in a cargo-only aircraft in a manner that makes it inaccessible
unless in a freight container.

United States regulations impose certain additional requirements or limitations on the transport of
radioactive materials by aircraft. They are:
1)

Except as specifically provided, radioactive materials may not be transported aboard passenger
aircraft unless the radioactive materials are intended for use in, or incident to, research or medical
diagnosis or treatment and the shipper so certifies on the transport document.

2)

No person may transport aboard a passenger aircraft a package with a transport index greater than 3.0
or an overpack with a transport index greater than 3.0.

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3)

No person may transport aboard a cargo aircraft a package with a transport index greater than 10.0
or an overpack with a transport index greater than 10.0.

4)

The total transport index of radioactive materials transported aboard cargo aircraft may exceed 50
only under the conditions specified in the regulations and may never exceed 200.