ICAO 9375 VOL 1 PDF

Introduction

Many thousands of dangerous goods shipments are carried every day of the year aboard aircraft. The majority of these dangerous goods are correctly prepared for transport and arrive safely at their destination.

Unfortunately, incidents and accidents involving dangerous goods do happen. Such incidents and accidents may result in the contamination or destruction of cargo, the contamination of aircraft cargo holds, or they may even threaten the aircraft itself and the lives of those on board. Often when such accidents have occurred, investigation has shown that the dangerous goods involved did not meet the current legal requirements.