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Flight Safety: Carriage of Dangerous Cargo by Air

Rule 8 of Myanma Aircraft Rules conditionally prohibits the carriage of certain articles by air. In the interest of safety, articles classified as dangerous cargo shall not be carried in aircraft except with the written permission of the Department of Civil Aviation and in accordance with any conditions to which such permission may be subject.

This prohibition applies to any civil aircraft operation in or over the Union of Myanmar and to Myanmar registered civil aircraft operating anywhere.

Dangerous Goods may be defined as an articles which, by reason of its nature, is liable to endanger the safety of an aircraft or persons on board the aircraft.

The Dangerous Goods are specified in a current edition of Technical Instruction for the safe transport of Dangerous Goods by Air from ICAO Doc 9284-AN/905 for the purpose of classification of consignments as Dangerous Goods.

Consignors of Dangerous Goods are required to submit an application for the grant of permit for carriage of Dangerous Goods by air to the Director-General.


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