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…
Web links

Content: 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. Also carry a fire extinguisher and comply with the no-smoking policy. Make sure all tanks are pressure-tested ( valid hydrostatic test) and the neck of the cylinder is stamped are therefore more susceptible to external dents, dings and scratches which can compromise the tank's structural integrity competent MOT-inspectorate of your country accordingly (logo of inspectorate with date stamp) or carry along a valid certificate from the Technical Inspectorate for your SCUBA tanks in the car. Why all this? - Under pressure…
The danger coming from a SCUBA tank or any other pressurized container is that the tank will burst or the valve will blow out and the tank will turn into a torpedo and go through the belly of an aircraft or the door of a car without slowing down too much...
Therefore, in any of these places (as well as on dive boats and in dive centers) pressurized tanks either need to be chained to a wall or kept in an approved storage rack of some type. Web links
http://www.tsa.gov/
http://www.iata.org/Pages/default.aspx
http://www.icao.int/safety/dangerousgoods/working%20group%20of%20the%20whole/wp.50.appb.pdf
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