QuestionsQuestions (CAAP MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 03-13)
Only Air Operator Certificate (AOC) holders authorized to carry Dangerous Goods (DG) may be granted special exemptions and/or special authorizations, in the interest of public safety.
The memorandum cites PCAR Part 18 and requires conformance with the ICAO Technical Instructions.
The circular requires that all special exemptions and/or special authorizations be in conformance with the ICAO Technical Instructions.
In cases of extreme urgency that necessitate carrying dangerous goods on a non-DG authorized AOC.
The AOC must first comply satisfactorily with all requirements and abide by specific processes prescribed by the ICAO Technical Instructions, its Supplement for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air, and PCAR Part 18.
No. As a general rule, special exemptions and/or authorizations will only be given to AOC holders authorized to carry Dangerous Goods.
CAAP must act in the interest of public safety.
The ICAO Technical Instructions (including its Supplement for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air) and PCAR Part 18.
A DG-authorized AOC is eligible for special exemptions/authorizations under the general rule; a non-DG authorized AOC is ineligible except in extreme urgency and only after strict compliance with prescribed requirements.
Compliance must be with the processes prescribed by the ICAO Technical Instructions and the ICAO Supplement for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air, plus PCAR Part 18.
No. For DG-authorized AOCs, they are eligible to be granted exemptions/authorizations, but the circular still frames issuance as dependent on CAAP granting them and, for non-DG AOCs, on prior satisfactory compliance with requirements and processes.
It is the threshold condition that may necessitate carrying DG on a non-DG authorized AOC, allowing special exemptions/authorizations only under strict compliance.
It shall take effect immediately after compliance with (1) a single publication in a newspaper of general circulation and (2) filing a copy with the UP Law Center Office of the National Administrative Register (ONAR), UP Diliman, Quezon City.
January 18, 2013.
LT. GEN WILLIAM K HOTCHKISS III AFP (RET), Director General.
The CAAP (Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines) is the authority that will grant special exemptions and/or special authorizations.