{"id":2223,"date":"2021-10-08T00:58:02","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T00:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hazmatuniversity.com\/news\/?p=2223"},"modified":"2024-03-27T04:27:07","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T04:27:07","slug":"iata-online-training-understanding-usg-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hazmatuniversity.com\/news\/iata-online-training-understanding-usg-13\/","title":{"rendered":"IATA Online Training: Understanding USG-13"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the IATA DGR, an often overlooked but vitally important section in chapter 2.8, are the State and Operator variations. State variations represent government variations and Operator variations represent the variations of the specific airlines. Variations in general are different from the regulations normally used to prepare DG air shipments, and they can affect the way a shipment is prepared. Failure to comply with these variations can and often does, result in rejected shipments. <\/span>US variation USG-13 in particular is one that is often overlooked by shippers and consequently results in many a rejected shipments and frustrated shippers who, unfortunately, were previously unaware of it for a variety of reasons. IATA online training<\/a> can help make sure you’re up to date with the regulations to avoid rejected shipments.<\/span><\/p>\n

What Does USG-13 Apply To?<\/h2>\n

The main point addressed in USG-13 concerns the loading of DG onto an aircraft. For passenger aircraft, cargo is loaded in compartments that are not accessible to crew members during flight.\u00a0 Most of the cargo holds are located beneath the floor of the passenger cabin. Cargo aircrafts, on the other hand, can be configured to allow crewmembers access to the cargo in-flight in case something needs to be relocated.<\/span><\/p>\n

Due to these accessibility factors, the amount of DG permitted on a passenger aircraft is considerably more restrictive than that of a cargo aircraft. As this is a United States variation, it applies to the transport of dangerous goods by air to, from, or through all territory of the United States. And this is true on all U.S. certified aircraft regardless of where they are operating in the world. The basis of it can be found in 49 CFR 175.5 and is commonly referred to as the <\/span>25\/75 kg rule<\/b>. <\/span><\/p>\n

This rule limits the overall amount of dangerous goods permitted to be carried on passenger aircraft to a <\/span>total <\/i><\/b>of <\/span>25 kg<\/b> net weight<\/i><\/b> of dangerous goods, and an additional <\/span>total <\/i><\/b>of<\/span> 75 kg<\/b> net weight<\/i><\/b> of Division 2.2 non-flammable gas loaded in any inaccessible cargo compartment on a passenger aircraft.<\/span><\/p>\n

What Does USG-13 Not<\/em> Apply To?<\/h2>\n

The 25\/75 kg<\/span> rule <\/span>does not<\/i><\/b> apply to<\/span><\/p>\n