GB/T 26543-2011General requirements of live animals package for air transportation (English PDF)

Foreword

This standard corresponds to IATA "Live Animals Rules" version 34, and IATA "Live Animals Rules" 34th edition of the extent of non-conformity Equivalent.

The standard proposed by China Civil Aviation Administration.

This standard by the National Packaging Standardization Technical Committee (SAC/TC49) centralized.

This standard was drafted. China Civil Aviation Secretary for Transport, Civil Aviation Administration of China Aviation Safety Technology Center, China International Cargo Airlines Ltd., China Air Transport Association.

1 Scope

This standard specifies the high frequency part of the transport of live animals air transport containers (hereinafter referred to as the container) of the structure, size, material and packaging requirements.

This standard applies to the design, production and use of live animals air transport packagings.

2 Normative references

The following documents contain provisions which, through reference in this standard and become the standard terms. For dated references, subsequent Amendments (not including errata content) or revisions do not apply to this standard, however, encourage the parties to the agreement are based on research Whether the latest versions of these documents. For undated reference documents, the latest versions apply to this standard.

GB/T 18041 civil aviation cargo transportation terms ULD Technical Manual (IATA) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (ConventiononInternationalTradeinEndangeredSpeciesof WildFaunaandFlora, CITES) (United Nations Environment Programme)

3 Terms and Definitions

Terms and definitions GB/T 18041 apply to this standard established.

4 Live animals Classification

4.1 pets, livestock categories. captivity and domesticated animals, such as cats, dogs, pigs, cattle and horses.

4.2 Birds, birds. body feathers, can fly, body temperature constant vertebrates, such as gulls, birds, swallow, pigeons, chickens, ducks and geese.

4.3 primates other than humans. having five fingers (toe) animal hands, feet and more specialized nervous system, such as monkeys, orphaned monkeys, apes and Beaver ape like.

4.4 reptiles, amphibians.

4.5 Reptiles. body surface scales or armor, with high and low temperatures and temperature changes, air-breathing vertebrates, such as snakes, lizards, tortoises, turtles and Hawksbill and the like.

4.6 Amphibians. usually no scales or armor, nor hair, limbs toe, no claws, body temperature changes with high and low temperatures, can be in the water and on land Living animals, such as frogs and toads and the like.

4.7 Aquatic species. live in the water, breathe with gills, fins with swimming invertebrates, marine mammals, such as fish, fish, goldfish, Tropical fish, eel, white whales and dolphins.

4.8 Insects. the body separately, chest, abdomen of arthropods such as bees, scorpions and silkworm.

4.9 untamed mammalian species. wild vertebrates, such as tiger, leopard, lion, and a bear.

5 General requirements for container production

5.1 container materials used should be sturdy, lightweight, harmless to the shipment of live animals. Plastic should be used flame-retardant plastic. Such as the use of wooden package Equipment, such containers should be checked whether the "Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora" laws and regulations and the countries concerned.

5.2 container structure should be reasonably strong, it should be devised to ensure their health and safety and humane treatment depending on the type and habits of animals Containers should be used with appropriate adjustments based on different factors for each species body length, weight, etc. of its size, should ensure that the animals in a natural state State stand, turn around or lie down, the size of the container should fully consider limiting aircraft cargo doors.

5.3 within the container should be smooth, there should be no sharp edges or protrusions.