60A. Cargo compartment safety

An AOC holder must establish policies and procedures in its Operations Manual —

to ensure that a safety risk assessment is conducted to ascertain that the risks associated with the transport of any items in the cargo compartment for any flight of a large aeroplane are within the acceptable level; and

to ensure (with reasonable certainty) that in the event of a fire involving any items being transported in the cargo compartment during any flight of a large aeroplane, the fire can be detected and sufficiently suppressed or contained by the elements of the aeroplane’s design associated with cargo compartment fire protection until the aeroplane makes a safe landing.

The safety risk assessment mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) must include an assessment of at least the following matters:

any hazards associated with the properties of the items to be transported; (b)the capabilities of the AOC holder; (c)any operational considerations; (d)the capabilities of the aeroplane and its systems; (e)the containment characteristics of unit load devices; (f)the packing and packaging; (g)the safety of the supply chain for the items to be transported; (h)the quantity and distribution of the items of dangerous goods to be transported.

An AOC holder must ensure that the elements of the cargo compartment fire protection system for a large aeroplane (as approved by the aeroplane manufacturer), and a summary of the demonstrated cargo compartment fire protection certification standards for the aeroplane, are contained in the aeroplane’s flight manual or other documentation supporting the operation of the aeroplane.

An AOC holder must establish policies and procedures in its Operations Manual —

to ensure that a safety risk assessment is conducted to ascertain that the risks associated with the transport of any items in the cargo compartment for any flight of a large aeroplane are within the acceptable level; and

to ensure (with reasonable certainty) that in the event of a fire involving any items being transported in the cargo compartment during any flight of a large aeroplane, the fire can be detected and sufficiently suppressed or contained by the elements of the aeroplane’s design associated with cargo compartment fire protection until the aeroplane makes a safe landing.

The safety risk assessment mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) must include an assessment of at least the following matters:

any hazards associated with the properties of the items to be transported; (b)the capabilities of the AOC holder; (c)any operational considerations; (d)the capabilities of the aeroplane and its systems; (e)the containment characteristics of unit load devices; (f)the packing and packaging; (g)the safety of the supply chain for the items to be transported; (h)the quantity and distribution of the items of dangerous goods to be transported.

An AOC holder must ensure that the elements of the cargo compartment fire protection system for a large aeroplane (as approved by the aeroplane manufacturer), and a summary of the demonstrated cargo compartment fire protection certification standards for the aeroplane, are contained in the aeroplane’s flight manual or other documentation supporting the operation of the aeroplane.