Flying on board Voyager

 

Dangerous Goods – Prohibited & Restricted Items

 

The UK and AirTanker Services have strict security measures in place to keep dangerous and restricted items from being taken onboard a flight.  Dangerous items are classed as those which may cause harm to the aircraft and the people flying on it through explosion, fire, corrosion and gas release.  Restricted items are those deemed as dangerous when carried on by an individual be it on their person, in their cabin baggage or checked in as hold luggage.

Know what you can take on your flight.

The rules for what you can take on board your flight are strict, particularly within hand luggage.  Below is an example of a dangerous good poster you may see at the airport check in or aircraft boarding areas.  Please make yourself aware of the types of items shown.

  

What can I carry?

To assist you, the following information outlines what are deemed as prohibited and restricted items.

PROHIBITED items are not permitted to be carried under any circumstances.  

RESTRICTED items are permitted to be carried but have limitations imposed on their carriage.    

 

Prohibited Items:

  • Explosive items; Fireworks, Sparklers, Flares, Toy caps ammunition.
  • Flammables;  Lighter fuel and lighter refills, heater fuels, ‘strike anywhere’ matches, lighters with flammable liquid reservoirs, ‘blue flame’ or ‘cigar’ lighters, solid fuel tablets such as hexamine, firelighters, tins of paint and thinners, butane gas powered clothes iron.
  • Corrosives; Acids, alkalis, mercury, wet cell batteries, mercurial thermometers & barometers**, photographic chemicals.
  • Gases; Deeply refrigerated flammable and non-flammable, Liquid Oxygen devices, poisonous gases such as butane, oxygen, propane, and aqualung cylinders. Includes butane gas (e.g. Gas refills for use with heated hair appliances) camping gas and chefs blow torches.
  • Poisons; Arsenic, Cyanides, Insecticides, Weed killers.
  • Infectious substances; Bacteria, viruses, medical and pathological specimens. 
  • Radio-active materials; All types.
  • Disabling devices and Electro Shock weapons; Mace, Pepper Spray, Tasers. 
  • Others; Powerfully magnetised Items, offensive or irritating materials.

 ** See restricted items for exceptions

Restricted Items:

(You must obtain the airlines permission to carry these items prior to your flight)

Ammunition Cartridges for small arms and sporting goods.

  • Only safety class ammunition permitted (UN Hazard 1.4S / UN No 0012 or 0014).
  • Total packed weight not to exceed 5kg per person.
  • Allowances for more than one passenger must not be combined into one or more packages.
  • Must be packed and declared separately from other baggage during the check in process.
  • Weight is to be included within the total accompanied baggage entitlement.
  • Owner must obtain necessary export/import licences and declare to the customs authorities at departure/arrival airfields (MoD requirement).

 Security Type Eqipment

  • Attaché cases, cash boxes and bags containing lithium batteries and/or pyrotechnic materials.

Wheelchairs and Mobility Aids, battery powered including non-spillable, spillable and Lithium batteries.

  • Batteries must be left attached to the wheelchair or mobility aid.
  • Battery terminals must be protected to prevent short circuiting, e.g. by being enclosed within a battery container.  
  • Ensure you inform the airline of the type of battery, Lithium batteries may require specific clearance to travel.

Camping Stoves and Fuel Containers that have contained flammable liquid fuel.

  • To be carried within hold baggage only.
  • Fuel tanks/containers must be completely drained of all liquid fuel.
  • Nullify the danger; The empty fuel tank/container must be allowed to drain for at least one hour and must then be left uncapped (vented) for a minimum of six hours allowing any residual fuel to evaporate.
  • After draining and venting the fuel tank/container must have the cap securely fastened, be wrapped in an absorbent material, placed in a polythene bag and sealed.

Mercury Barometer or Thermometer carried by a representative of a government weather bureau or similar official agency.

  • Must be carried within hand baggage only.
  • Must be packed in strong outer packaging, having a sealed inner liner.

Medical Oxygen; Gaseous oxygen or air cylinders required for medical use. 

  • Each cylinder must not exceed 5kgs gross weight.
  • Valves and regulators, where fitted, must be protected from damage.

Heat Producing Articles; e.g. diving lamps

  • Heat producing element and/or battery to be packed separately to prevent inadvertent activation.
  • Removed batteries must have measures in place to prevent short circuiting e.g. taping the terminals and bagging.

 The following specialist equipment/items may also be carried – contact the airline for specific packaging/transportation requirements;

  • Life jackets, self inflating and spare cylinders.
  • Avalanche rescue packs, containing pyrotechnics and gases.
  • Chemical Agent Monitoring Equipment, containing radioactive materials.
  • Carbon dioxide, Solid (Dry Ice).
  • Portable medical electronic devices, defibrillators, nebulizers etc.

Restricted Items:

(no prior permission required – declare at check in)

Medicinal and toilet articles; including aerosols such as deodorants, hairsprays, perfumes and shaving foam.

  • May be carried in hold or cabin baggage but must NOT be used aboard the aircraft (Please be aware of the security restrictions imposed on the carriage of liquids, gels, sprays and pastes in hand luggage)
  • Each single item must not to exceed 0.5 kg or 0.5 litre
  • Total net capacity of all packages carried by each passenger is not to exceed 2 kgs or 2 litres
  • Protective caps or covers, particularly those on aerosols, are to be securely fitted

Medicines / Drugs

  • See medicinal and toilet articles
  • Note; some prescribed drugs may require a doctors certificate for entry into some countries.

Nail Varnish and Nail Varnish remover

  • See medicinal and toilet articles

Cigarette Lighter / Safety Matches

  • One small packet of safety matches or a lighter intended for use by the individual may be carried.
  • May only be carried on the person and are not to be packed in hold or cabin baggage.
  • Allowed lighter types; all gas lighters, including the disposable type, which contain liquefied petroleum gas. Lighters containing a liquid fuel which is absorbed in a cotton wool or similar filling, e.g. Zippo lighters.
  • Note; All other lighter types, lighter fuel and refills are prohibited. See list of prohibited items.

Hair Curlers

  • Hair curlers;. One fully charged hair styler, with safety cover securely fitted over heating element permitted per passenger in hold baggage only. Gas refills are prohibited.

Medical/Clinical Thermometer

  • One small medical or clinical thermometer which contains mercury, for personal use.
  • Must be in its protective case.

Portable electronic equipment such as:

Watches, CD players, calculators, camera equipment, cellular phones, laptop computers, camcorders etc.

All the above may contain solid, dry cell batteries (AA, AAA etc) or lithium metal/lithium ion batteries.

Carriage;

  • All battery types, if fitted, must be correctly installed.
  • Spare batteries, if carried separately, must be protected to prevent short-circuiting.  This can be achieved by leaving in their original retail packaging, taping the terminals or by placing the battery in a plastic bag.
  • Equipment other than watches must be switched off.
  • Certain electronic equipment e.g. calculators, CD players, Ipods, may be used provided that prior permission of the aircraft captain has been obtained
  • All devices and spare batteries must only be carried within hand baggage.

The following specialist equipment/items may also be carried – contact the airline for specific packaging/transportation requirements;

Cylinders for mechanical limbs

Cardiac pacemakers/radio-pharmaceuticals

 Hidden Hazards

Dangerous goods are not always obvious and may be present in many everyday items you may wish to take with you.  Please make yourself aware of the possibilities that your equipment/baggage may contain hazards that you are unaware of.  Below are some examples where dangerous goods may be present;

  • Household goods
  • Electrical equipment
  • Diving equipment
  • Camping equipment
  • Medical supplies
  • Magnetic equipment
  • Photographic supplies
  • Tool boxes
  • Torches
  • Car spares
  • Aircraft spares

 If you are intending to carry any of this type of equipment please consult the airline prior to your journey or declare during the check in process.