The 62nd edition of the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations incorporates all amendments made by the ICAO Dangerous Goods Panel in developing the content of the 2021–2022 edition of the ICAO Technical Instructions as well as changes adopted by the IATA Dangerous Goods Board. The following list is intended to assist the user to identify the main changes of lithium ion batteries introduced in this edition. DGR 62nd will be effective from Jan 1 2021.

2—Limitations

2.3—Dangerous Goods Carried by Passengers or Crew

2.3.2.2—The provisions for mobility aids powered by nickel-metal hydride or dry batteries have been revised to permit a passenger to carry up to two spare batteries to power the mobility aid.

2.3.5.8—The provisions for portable electronic devices (PED) and spare batteries for PED have been revised to amalgamate the provisions for electronic cigarettes and for PED powered by wet non-spillable batteries into 2.3.5.8. Clarification has been added to identify that the provisions also apply to dry batteries and nickel-metal hydride batteries, not just lithium batteries.

4.4—Special Provisions

The amendments to the special provisions include:

Inclusion of the State of the operator, as an approving authority for lithium batteries shipped under special provisions A88 and A99. These special provisions have also been revised to identify that the packing instruction number shown on the Shipper’s Declaration must be the one identified in the special provision from the Supplement to the ICAO Technical Instructions, i.e. PI 910 for A88 and PI 974 for A99;

replacement of “machinery or apparatus” by “article” in A107. This change reflects the addition of the new proper shipping name Dangerous goods in articles to UN 3363;

significant revisions to A154 to address damaged and defective lithium batteries;

revision to A201 to allow for the transport, in the case of urgent medical need, of lithium batteries as cargo on a passenger aircraft with the approval of the State of origin and the approval of the operator.

5—Packing

5.0.2.5—New text has been added clarifying that packagings may meet more than one tested design type and may bear more than one UN specification mark.

Packing Instructions

PI 965 to PI 970—Have been revised to:

Specifically reference that lithium cells or batteries identified as damaged or defective in accordance with Special Provision A154 are forbidden for transport; and In Section II identify that where there are packages from multiple packing instructions on one air waybill  that the compliance statement may be combined into a single statement. Examples of such statements have been included in 8.2.7.

PI 967 and PI 970—Have been revised to require that:

Equipment must be secured against movement in the outer packaging; and

Multiple pieces of equipment in a package must be packed to prevent damage from contact with other equipment in the package.

7—Marking & Labeling

7.1.4.4.1—Has been revised to clarify the height of the UN/ID number and the letters “UN” or “ID” on packages.

7.1.5.5.3—The minimum dimensions of the lithium battery mark have been revised.

Note:

The mark illustrated in Figure 7.1.C of the 61st Edition of these Regulations with minimum dimensions of 120 mm x 110 mm may continue to be used.

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SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS TO THE 62ND EDITION (2021)