Recurrent Training on the ICAO

Technical Instructions (RTI)

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2017-2018 Edition Revision 00 (01 JAN 17)

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RTI-CU 1 - Classifying dangerous goods

A. Identify the appropriate packing group of this suspected flammable liquid.

Description Packing Group

Flash point (close cup): 60C
Initial boiling point: 250C

Flash point (close cup): 140C

Initial boiling point: 360C

Flash point (close cup): 61.50C

Initial boiling point: 37.50C

Reference: TI 2;3.2 and table 2-4

B. Identify the appropriate packing group of this suspected toxic substance.

Description Packing Group

Dermal toxicity LD50: 45 mg/kg (solid)

Inhalation toxicity by dust or mists LC50: 1.7 mg/L

Tear Gas Substance

Inhalation toxicity by dust or mists LC50: 3.1 mg/L

Reference: TI 2;6.2.2 and table 2-8

C. Identify the appropriate packing group of this suspected corrosive substance.

Description Packing Group

Full thickness destruction of intact skin
Exposure time: 2 hour and 15 minutes
Observation time: 12 days
Substance judged not to cause full thickness destruction of
intact skin tissue but which exhibit a corrosion rate on steel of
6.43 mm a year at a test temperature of 550C.
Full thickness destruction of intact skin
Exposure time: 2 minute
Observation time: 30 minutes

Reference: TI 2;8.2 and table 2-15

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D. Identify the precedence of hazard characteristics for the following substance.

Primary Subsidiary Packing

Description
Hazard Hazard Group
Division 4.2, packing group III
Division 4.3, packing group I

Class 3, packing group III

Class 8 (solid), packing group I

Division 6.1 (pesticide), packing group III

Class 3, packing group III

Reference: TI Table 2-1

Note: last question ** For pesticides only, the primary risk must be Division 6.1.

E. Listed below are alternative names showed in Table 3-1. Write the proper shipping name and
the UN number.

Alternative Names Proper Shipping Name UN or ID number

Aircraft evacuation
slides UN

Acetylene tetrabromide UN

Amatols
UN
UN
Reference: Table 3-1

F. Listed below are UN numbers. Write the proper shipping names.

Proper Shipping Name UN or ID number

UN3497

UN 3132

UN 2401

Reference: Attachment 1, Chapter 1

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H. A solution of Fluorobenzene is mixed with a non-dangerous goods ingredient and result in a
liquid with a flashpoint of 170C and a boiling point is 420C.

What is the class

What is the packing group

What is the proper shipping name

What is the UN number

Reference: Table 2-4 and Table 3-1

I. A mixture to be transported by air contains quantities of:

 UN25252 Ethyl oxalate, division 6.1, packing group III
 UN1862 Ethyl crotonate, classe 3, packing group II

What is the primary class or division

What is the subsidiary class or division

What is the packing group

What is the proper shipping name

What is the UN number

Reference: Table 2-1, Table 3-1 and Attachment 1, Chapter 2

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RTI-CU 2 – Preparing a Dangerous Goods Shipment

A. Complete the table below by inserting the missing information

Terpene Propionic acid

Dangerous Goods Methanol
hydrocarbons, n.o.s. (7% acid, by mass)

UN or ID Number

Quantity per package

offered for transport 1.57 L 50 L 0.4 L

Class or Division

Subsidiary Risk(s)

Label(s)

Special provision(s)

UN Packing Group

Is it Permitted in one
package as a Limited
Quantity YES or NO?
If in a UN Specification
Package, is it acceptable
on a Passenger Aircraft
YES or NO?
If in a UN Specification
Package, is it acceptable
on a Cargo Aircraft
YES or NO?

Reference: Table 3-1

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B. 60 kg of Arsenic pentoxide, packing group II, are to be transported in one package.

What is the UN number?

What is the primary class or division?

What is the subsidiary class or division?

Can the package be transported on a
passenger aircraft?
Can the package be transported on a cargo
aircraft?
What packing Instruction must be used?

Assuming that
 Combination packaging is to be used.
 The inner packagings are made of glass, and
 The outer packaging is a box made of Natural wood 4C2

What is the maximum capacity of each inner

packaging?
How many inner packaging will be needed?

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C. Provide all relevant information for the following dangerous goods:
 Proper Shipping Name: Nitrotoluenes, liquid
 Net quantity: 20 L
 Inner packaging: Glass bottle
 Outer packaging: 4H1
 Aircraft type: Passenger aircraft

What is the UN number?

What is the primary class or division?

What is the subsidiary class or division?

What is the packing group?

What is the packing Instruction?

What is the maximum net quantity per outer packaging (4H1)?

What is the maximum quantity allowed for each inner package?

How many inner packagings will be required in total?

How many outer packagings will be required in total?

Is a single packaging permitted for this article?

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D. Decipher the following UN Package Specification Markings:

What type of packaging is this (descriptive

name)?

When was this package manufactured?

Is this package a single package for liquid – Yes

or No?

To what maximum gross weight is this package

tested?

Which State authorized the package?

For what Packing Group(s) is this package rated?

Can you use untested inner packaging with this

outer packaging?

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E. Decipher the following UN Package Specification Markings:

What type of packaging is this (descriptive

name)?

When was this package manufactured?

Was this package tested for liquid without inner

packaging – Yes or No?

This package was tested to withstand how much

hydraulic pressure in kPa?

Which State authorized the package?

What is the maximum relative density of liquid

dangerous goods that you can transport when
used as a single packaging?

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F. Decipher the following UN Package Specification Markings:

What type of packaging is this (descriptive

name)?

When was this package manufactured?

Was this package tested for liquid without inner

packaging – Yes or No?

This package was tested to withstand how much

hydraulic pressure in kPa?

Which State authorized the package?

What is the maximum relative density of liquid

dangerous goods that you can transport when
used as a single packaging?

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G. Decipher the following UN Package Specification Markings:

What type of packaging is this (descriptive

name)?

When was this package manufactured (Month

and Year)?

Is this package a single package for liquid – Yes

or No?

To what maximum gross weight is this package

tested?

What is the maximum weight that you can stack

on this package?

Which State authorized the package?

For what Packing Group(s) is this package rated?

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RTI-CU 4 - Managing cargo pre-loading

A. Can the following items be safely loaded or stored beside each other?

Classes, Divisions or items YES or NO

Divisions 6.1 and 4.3

Division 6.2 category “A” and animals

Division 1.4C and 1.4B

Division 5.1 and Class 3

Division 1.3C and 1.3G

Divisions 4.1 and 6.1

Division 2 and 1.4E

Class 3 and Division 5.2

Reference: Table 7-1 and 7;2.9

B. Base on the sum of transport index provided, what is the minimum distance from surface of
packages, overpacks and freight containers of radioactive material to the nearest inside
surface of passenger cabin or flight deck partitions or floors required?

Sum of Transport Index in One Location Minimum Distance

12.0 TI

15.5 TI

23.0 TI

Reference: ICAO TI Table 7-2 and 7-3

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RTI-CU 5 - Accepting passenger and crew baggage

A. Can the following items be transported in checked or carry-on baggage?

Inside checked Inside carry-on

Items baggage baggage
YES or NO YES or NO

1 1 Small packet of safety matches

5 X 0.6 L of alcoholic beverages

2
(61% per volume (122 Proof))

3 A laptop with the battery attached

A 100 mL bottle of nail polish remover

4
(acetone)

5 2 small lighter

6 4 spare lithium ion batteries (120 Wh)

7 6 cans of coca cola

8 2.0 kg of dry ice to cool a fish

1 Cylinder of a gas of Division 2.2 worn

9
for the operation of mechanical limbs
Small medical or clinical thermometer
10 which contains mercury in its protective
case

Reference: Part 8, Table 8-1 and 2;2.2.3

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