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On Sun, 18 Feb 1996, Joel Markwell wrote: > >What I normally do is as follows. I have a large plastic shell > >Sampsonite suitcase that my 95s fit nicely in. I don't break > >them down. I drain the tanks down to about 300 psi, and lock the > >suitcase. The total thing weighs about 95 lbs. Delta's excess > >backage policy is as follows: anything over 70 lbs., but under > >100 lbs., can be checked for a $45 fee. Sometimes greasing the > >skycaps $10 or so can circumvent this. But for me, $45 is fair. > >I've never been hassled, they rarely ask what's in it, and if > >they do, saying "diving equipment" meet their curiosity. This, unfortunately, is illegal. Air tanks pressurized to 300 PSI are considered hazardous materials, must be marked as such, and shipped air freight - they can't go in your suitcase. Drain them to about 5 psig - that is below the legal limit, so they are no longer hazardous materials, and then if you hide them in your baggage, you are not breaking the law, just an airline regulation. Tanks which previously held other than air are still considered to be as hazardous as their former contents, I believe. They could be flammable, or oxidizers, or inert. For diving, I think that this means that O2 tanks must be completely emptied, allowed to vent and marked as drained. Nick Simicich - njs@sc*.em*.ne* - (last choice) njs@bc*.vn*.ib*.co* http://scifi.emi.net/njs.html -- Stop by and Light Up The World!
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