Its that time of year again where the days are starting to shorten, and the big count down begins, NO not the C word there’s still xmas eve to do the shopping for that, but the newest edition of the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations will be available soon. So why not get ahead of the game and familiarise yourself with some of the changes that are going to happen.
The Significant changes and amendments in the 65th edition (2024) include:
- Section 2.3 – Mobility aids regarding end-to-end processes with carriage of mobility aids.
- Section 2.8.1 – State variations include variations submitted by Argentina and the Philippines and significant changes by Poland.
- Section 2.8.3 – Operator variations have been revised to include variations submitted by China Postal Airlines, European Cargo, and others.
- 5.2.0.9 has been amended to identify that non-refillable cylinders containing flammable gas are limited to a water capacity not exceeding 1.25 L.
- Packing instructions 952 and 954 have also been amended.
- 6.0.3 has been revised to clarify the format for the UN Specification marks.
- Section 7.1.7 has been revised regarding Overpacks, and the total weight for dry ice in the overpack is being marked accordingly.
- 8.1.6.9.2 has been updated with a note to reinforce that type, number, and net quantity in inner packaging within the outer packaging (combination package) need not be shown.
- 10.8.3.9.1 An additional example has been added regarding adding a technical name when the radioactive material has a subsidiary hazard.
- 10.8.6. includes two new examples.
- Appendix D has been updated with new Competent Authority information.
- Appendix E and F have been updated based on new suppliers as appropriate.
- Appendix H has details on the 66th edition, which will include amendments from the 23rd revised edition of the UN Model Regulations (Orange book).
A complete summary of the changes can be found here