DGCA issues guidelines to airlines on transportation of COVID-19 vaccines packed in dry ice
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If vaccines packed in dry ice is being transported in the passenger cabin of an plane, then the flight crew ought to be correctly skilled on the hazards and dangers of its transportation, it famous.
Aviation regulator DGCA on Friday issued guidelines to all plane operators who plan to transport COVID-19 vaccines packed in dry ice to varied elements of the nation.
If vaccines packed in dry ice is being transported in the passenger cabin of an plane, then the flight crew ought to be correctly skilled on the hazards and dangers of its transportation, it famous.
Dry ice transforms into carbon dioxide fuel at temperatures greater than -78 levels Celsius beneath regular atmospheric strain and, subsequently, it’s categorized as “dangerous goods” by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), it stated.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) stated, “Adequate number of carbon dioxide detectors should be available in the cabin. Such detectors should be located at locations for timely and reliable detection of dangerous concentration of carbon dioxide.” “All operators while engaging in transportation of COVID-19 vaccines packed with dry ice shall establish the maximum quantity of dry ice that can be loaded in a given cargo hold or in the main deck (passenger cabin) when a passenger version is deployed for all cargo operations,” it stated.
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