Applying for an exemption and overflight permit for the transportation of dangerous goods by air

Source: BUS Rheinland-Pfalz

If you or your organization are carrying prohibited dangerous goods,

such as weapons

in civil aircraft, you require a permit from the Federal Aviation Office.

You can apply for the following permits:

Exemption permit:
- for the transportation by civil aircraft of prohibited dangerous goods including weapons
Overflight authorization:
- for the transportation of prohibited dangerous goods over German territory
A 88:
- for the transportation of untested batteries, i.e. prototypes
A 99:
- for the transportation of batteries weighing more than 35 kilograms
Special provisions:
- For the transportation of all other dangerous goods, you must submit an application for approval in accordance with the relevant special provision.

You can apply for an exemption and overflight permit for the transportation of prohibited dangerous goods by air online via the federal portal or in writing by post, fax or e-mail.

Online:

Go to the website of the federal portal verwaltung.bund.de and call up the online application "Apply for exemption for the transportation of dangerous goods".
The online application will guide you step by step through the required information and necessary documents.
- You will need an electronic ID document for the online application, for example your ELSTER organization certificate.
  - If you do not yet have an ELSTER account, you will need to register once.
Upload the required documents as a file and send the application. The files may not be larger than 10 megabytes each. The following file formats are accepted:
- PDF
- DOC
- DOCX
- JPEG
- PNG

by post, fax or e-mail:

Go to the website of the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt and download the relevant application forms.
Print out the completed application and send it to the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt together with the required documents.

Further procedural steps:

If anything is unclear or information is missing, the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt will contact you.
The Luftfahrt-Bundesamt will check whether the requirements have been met and will send you
a decision. You pay the costs.

If you or your organization would like to apply for one of these permits, you must provide the following information:

Reason for transportation
detailed information about
- the dangerous goods and
- the safety devices

You must provide the following evidence for the respective permit:

Shippers Declaration
Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
Packaging certification/Packaging Test Certificates
Training certificate for the transportation of dangerous goods for the person signing the shipper's declaration,
- valid on flight date plus one month

Additional proof required if the air operator is not based in Germany:

Air Operator Certificates (AOC)
Operational Specifications (OPS SPEC)
Exemption from the state in which the air operator is based

Additional proof required if Germany is the state of destination:

Authorization from the competent authority of the country of origin

Additionally for all class 1 dangerous goods:

Classification document,
- issued by the competent authority of a Contracting Party to the European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage (Classification document issued by the competent authority of a Contracting Party to the European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage)

In addition, if the air carrier has appointed a representative to submit the application:

Power of representation stating that the representative has the appropriate qualifications to submit the application

Additionally, in the case of an application for overflight authorization:

Overflight authorizations of other countries to be overflown

Applying for an exemption and overflight permit for the transportation of dangerous goods by air

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