AMC1 IAM.GEN.VCA 160 Carriage of sporting weapons and ammunition

STOWAGE IN THE VCA

(a)If sporting weapons cannot be stowed in a place that is inaccessible to passengers with all ammunition unloaded, they should not be accepted for carriage. Exemptions may be made by the competent authority on a case-by-case basis.

(b)If the VCA does not have a separate compartment where sporting weapons can be stowed, they should be stowed so that they are not immediately accessible to passengers, e.g. in locked boxes, in checked passenger baggage that is stowed under other baggage, or under fixed netting.

(c)As regards unloaded ammunition of sporting weapons, it may be carried separately in passengers’ checked baggage, in accordance with the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air (ICAO Doc 9284-AN/905).