Christopher,

I was travelling from Sydney to Singapore and Malaysia about 6 months ago
with my dive gear.

At every airport I was asked to take apart my canister light (including the
head), backup torches and my regs.
The battery is a SLA (Sealed Lead Acid) battery and I was able to take it
onboard as carry on.

Apart from mentioned above I didn't have any problems, although they did
take my nail clippers.

I also just came back from Vanuatu.   I didn't take the canister light but
they did search by bags.

Like Patrick said, anticipate that you will be searched and allow time for
it, and speak only when spoken to.

Have great holiday.

Marty




Steve Schultz <se2schul@st*.ma*.uw*.ca*> on 03/01/2002 07:08:34

To:   Patrick Norris <pbnorris@ad*.ne*>
cc:   christopher cox <christophercox@ch*.ne*>, techdiver@aquanaut.com

Subject:  Re: Air Travel With Dive Gear



I recently flew to Calgary.  I had no problems, butI left my cannister at
home.  I've brought it as carry on in the past without problems.  In Steve
Lindblom's Dive Light book, they reccommend making up stickers that say the
SLA batteries are legal for travel, and quote the appropriate legislation.
I don't have the book with me now, so I can't reproduce the label for the
list.  Maybe someone else can...

ss

On Wed, 2 Jan 2002, Patrick Norris wrote:

> Hi Christopher,
>
> The only actual change that seems to have occurred to the screening
process is thoroughness. The list of restricted articles hasn't changed.
Just be prepared to have someone possibly hand search your bag if they see
a suspicious outline scanned.
>
> Allow PLENTY of time for the screening process and be patient.
>
> The battery of your canister light might pose a problem as a carry on.
The regulations at my Airline (American) do not allow any batteries (that
we know about) on the airplane unless they are clearly marked by the
manufacturer as spillproof. The only reason we allow batteries anywhere in
the plane (including as cargo) is because of their use in wheelchairs. A
spill would be catastrophic and so many people have intentionally mismarked
hazardous materials to save on shipping that have later caused a problem
that we make the liability on the shipper so immense that they usually let
FedEx handle the nasty stuff.
>
> Have a good vacation.
>
>
>
> Patrick
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: christopher cox
>   To: techdiver@aquanaut.com
>   Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 7:48 PM
>   Subject: Air Travel With Dive Gear
>
>
>   I was wondering if anyone on the list has traveled as of late with
thier dive gear. My wife and I are headed off on vacation and I am
concerned about the new security precautions. I will be bringing things
like my cannister light, ss plate with weighted adaptor and the host of
other gear that we are all familiar with. I am assuming that there is no
way this stuff can be brought on as carry on luggage as I have in the past.
Has anyone experienced trouble getting this stuff through in thier checked
luggage? Please reply on or off list. Thank you!
>


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