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(2) in the case of firearms or other weapons that can contain ammunition, unloaded.
(c) Ammunition for sporting weapons may be carried in passengers’ checked baggage,
subject to certain limitations, in accordance with the technical instructions.
CAT.GEN.MPA.160 GM1 Carriage of sporting weapons and ammunition
SPORTING WEAPONS
(a) In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 sporting weapons may be carried on
board an aircraft, in a place that is not inaccessible, if the required security conditions in
accordance with national laws have been fulfilled and authorisation has been given by the
States involved.
(b) There is no internationally agreed definition of sporting weapons. In general, it may be any
weapon that is not a weapon of war or munitions of war. Sporting weapons include hunting
knives, bows and other similar articles. An antique weapon, which at one time may have
been a weapon of war or munitions of war, such as a musket, may now be regarded as a
sporting weapon.
(c) A firearm is any gun, rifle or pistol that fires a projectile.
(d) The following firearms are generally regarded as being sporting weapons:
(1) those designed for shooting game, birds and other animals;
(2) those used for target shooting, clay-pigeon shooting and competition shooting,
providing the weapons are not those on standard issue to military forces; and
(3) airguns, dart guns, starting pistols, etc.
(e) A firearm, which is not a weapon of war or munitions of war, should be treated as a
sporting weapon for the purposes of its carriage on an aircraft.
CAT.GEN.MPA.161 Carriage of sporting weapons and ammunition — alleviations
Notwithstanding CAT.GEN.MPA.160(b), for helicopters with a maximum certified take-off mass
(MCTOM) of 3175 kg or less operated by day and over routes navigated by reference to visual
landmarks, a sporting weapon may be carried in a place that is accessible during flight, provided that
the operator has established appropriate procedures and it is impracticable to stow it in an
inaccessible stowage during flight.
CAT.GEN.MPA.161 AMC1 Carriage of sporting weapons and ammunition — alleviations
SPORTING WEAPONS — HELICOPTERS
Procedures for the carriage of sporting weapons may need to be considered if the helicopter does not
have a separate compartment in which the weapons can be stowed. These procedures should take
into account the nature of the flight, its origin and destination, and the possibility of unlawful
interference. As far as possible, the weapons should be stowed so they are not immediately
accessible to the passengers, e.g. in locked boxes, in checked baggage that is stowed under other
baggage or under fixed netting.
CAT.GEN.MPA.165 Method of carriage of persons
The operator shall take all measures to ensure that no person is in any part of an aircraft in flight that is
not designed for the accommodation of persons unless temporary access has been granted by the
commander:
(a) for the purpose of taking action necessary for the safety of the aircraft or of any person,
animal or goods therein; or
(b) to a part of the aircraft in which cargo or supplies are carried, being a part that is designed
to enable a person to have access thereto while the aircraft is in flight.
CAT.GEN.MPA.170 Psychoactive substances
(a) The operator shall take all reasonable measures to prevent a person boarding an aircraft
or being on board an aircraft when that person is under the influence of a psychoactive
substance and is behaving in such a way as to risk endangering the safety of the aircraft or
of another person on board of the aircraft.
(b) The operator shall develop and implement a policy on the prevention and detection of
misuse of psychoactive substances by flight crew members and cabin crew members
and by other safety-sensitive personnel under its direct control, in order to ensure that the
safety of the aircraft or its occupants is not endangered.
(c) The operator shall develop and implement an objective, transparent and nondiscriminatory
procedure for the prevention and detection of cases of misuse of psychoactive substances
by its flight crew members and cabin crew members and other safety-sensitive personnel
under its direct control.
(d) The operator shall inform the CAA of any case of misuse of psychoactive substances by
any person to whom the procedure in point (c) applies as soon as reasonably
practicable.”;
CAT.GEN.MPA.170(b) AMC2 Psychoactive substances
POLICY TO PREVENT MISUSE OF PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES
The operator’s policy should ensure testing for psychoactive substances at least in the following
cases:
(a) upon employment by the operator; and
(b) with due cause in the following cases:
(1) following a reasonable suspicion,and following an assessment by appropriately
trained personnel; and
(2) after a serious incident or accident within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No
996/2010, provided that testing is possible due to the location of the serious incident
or accident.
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