Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)

Regulations

Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 92 : Conveyance of Dangerous Goods

Subpart 1 : General

92.01.38 Passenger check-in information and procedures

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(1) An air service operator shall ensure that the check-in staff are adequately trained in terms of the provisions of Subpart 2 to assist in identifying and detecting dangerous goods carried by a passenger.

 

(2) An air service operator shall ensure that check-in staff seek confirmation that a passenger—
(a) is not carrying dangerous goods that are not permitted onboard an aircraft on their person or in their baggage; and
(b) is not carrying an item suspected of containing dangerous goods that are not permitted.

 

(3) An air service operator shall ensure that any organisation or enterprise accepting excess baggage consigned as cargo shall—
(a) seek confirmation from a passenger, or a person authorised by such a passenger, that such excess baggage does not contain dangerous goods that are prohibited for consignment as cargo; and
(b) seek further confirmation about the contents of any item suspected of containing dangerous goods that are prohibited.

 

(4) Where electronic means such as a website or self-check-in booths are utilised, an air service operator shall seek confirmation from a passenger that prohibited items are not being taken onboard an aircraft.

 

[Regulation 92.01.38 substituted by regulation 12 of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]