Title: How to Transport a Scuba Tank - Rules to Comply With
Headings: How to Transport a Scuba Tank - Rules to Comply With
How to Transport a Scuba Tank - Rules to Comply With
IN THE AIR…
National and international rules and regulations for commercial flights
Exemptions
Getting your tank through airport security
Remember
What you need to know
National regulations
ON THE ROAD...
Transporting SCUBA tanks on the road in a car
European regulations
Dive businesses
Why all this? - Under pressure…
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Content: There is an exemption limit of 1000 Liter of total bottle volume of air, Nitrox, Oxygen and Argon. Such transport volume doesn't have to be marked as a transport of dangerous goods and hazardous materials but a transport document is necessary. Warning: Austria has sharp safety controls and punishes breaches with high fines
. According to the ADR, a single diver who carries a SCUBA tank for his own use in his/her car is not a hazardous/dangerous goods transporter but a private individual and is therefore exempted from those regulations. It is mandatory though to pack and wrap the tanks correctly, store or place them safely and avoid a release of the tanks’ content. It is not necessary to put a sticker on the tank or mark it as hazardous goods. However, if you fear problems with security personal on the road, put a danger label on the tank. Nitrox, emergency Oxygen, Air with 23.5 volume percentage of Oxygen, and Argon (for dry suits) for personal use of private individuals are treated like compressed air regarding transportation on the road. Important is to secure the bottles in the car or in its trunk and provide sufficient ventilation when carrying mixed gases.