Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) In this Subpart:
"cargo" does not include carry - on baggage or checked baggage.
"deemed employee" means a person who, although not employed by an aircraft operator, ground handling agent, freight forwarder, screening authority or shipper of dangerous goods, performs for the operator, ground handling agent, freight forwarder, screening authority or shipper any of the following services:
(a) accepting cargo consigned for transport on an aircraft, or supervising someone whose duties include accepting such cargo at any time after it leaves the custody of the original consignor;
(b) acting as a member of an aircraft's flight crew or as a load planner;
(c) acting as a member of an aircraft's cabin crew;
(d) handling cargo consigned for transport on an aircraft at any time after it leaves the custody of the original consignor, or supervising someone whose duties include handling such cargo;
(e) handling passengers' checked or carry - on baggage, or supervising someone whose duties include handling such baggage;
(f) packing dangerous goods, or supervising someone whose duties include packing such goods, in the course of the goods' being consigned for carriage on an aircraft.
"group A employee" means:
(a) an employee whose duties include accepting, or supervising someone whose duties include accepting, cargo known or believed to contain dangerous goods consigned for transport on an aircraft at any time after it leaves the custody of the original consignor; or
(b) a deemed employee whose function includes those duties.
"group B employee" means:
(a) an employee whose duties include accepting, or supervising someone whose duties include accepting, cargo consigned for transport on an aircraft (other than cargo known or believed to contain dangerous goods) at any time after it leaves the custody of the original consignor; or
(b) a deemed employee whose function includes those duties.
"group C employee" means:
(a) an employee who is a member of an aircraft's flight crew or a load planner; or
(b) a deemed employee whose function includes performing the duties of a member of an aircraft's flight crew or a load planner
"group D employee" means:
(a) an employee who is a member of an aircraft's cabin crew; or
(b) a deemed employee whose function includes performing the duties of a member of an aircraft's cabin crew.
"group E employee" means:
(a) any employee of an operator, ground handling agent, freight forwarder or screening authority who is not a group A, B, C or D employee and whose duties involve handling:
(i) cargo consigned for transport on an aircraft at any time after it leaves the custody of the original consignor; or
(ii) passengers' checked or carry - on baggage; or
(b) a deemed employee whose function includes those duties.
"group F employee" means:
(a) an employee of a shipper of goods whose duties include packing dangerous goods, or supervising someone else whose duties include packing dangerous goods, in the course of the goods being consigned for transport on an aircraft; or
(b) a deemed employee whose function includes those duties.
"load planner" , in relation to dangerous goods, means a person nominated by an operator to be responsible for any 1 or more of the following:
(a) specifying where dangerous goods may be stowed on an aircraft;
(b) specifying the necessary segregation of the goods from other dangerous goods, other cargo, or passengers on the aircraft;
(c) preparing information for the use of the pilot - in - command;
(d) providing dangerous goods emergency response information for the pilot - in command.
Note: A person who performs those functions is known by many different titles: for example, load controller . Not all the functions are necessarily performed by the same person. Some or all of the functions may be the responsibility of the pilot - in - command or another crew member.
"screening authority" has the same meaning as in the Air Navigation Act 1920 .
(2) For the definitions of deemed employee and group F employee in subregulation (1), a person packs dangerous goods if he or she does any of the following in relation to the goods:
(a) enclosing the goods in packaging;
(b) marking or labelling the package or consignment;
(c) preparing a dangerous goods transport document for the consignment.