Published 9 April 2019
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
TRAVEL ADVISORY FOR RLB AND VANCE AMORY INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT.
The general and travelling public is asked to comply with all safety and security
rules as required at the Robert L Bradshaw and Vance Amory International
Airports.
The Civil Aviation Division (CAD) prohibits the following devices in checked bags:
1). Portable Battery Chargers
2). Battery-powered E-cigarettes, vaporizers, vape pens, atomizers, and
electronic nicotine delivery systems.
These items may only be carried in the aircraft cabin (in carry-on baggage or on
your person). Check with your airline for additional restrictions.
Remove all electronic cigarette and vaping devices from carry-on bags, checked
at the gate or planeside.
Persons travelling with E- cigarette and other items mentioned in (2) must
declare them at the airline check in counter. These Items will be confiscated if
you fail to declare them.
Ensure that batteries are removed from chargers, the contacts wrapped with tape
and placed in individual plastic bags to protect from short circuit. Ensure that cords are disconnected from chargers when travelling.
This is in accordance with:
1. ICAO Technical instruction for the Safe Transport of Dangerous
Goods by Air as outlined in Part 8 Doc 9284 and 8973 Appendix 12:
Battery-powered portable electronic smoking devices (e-cigarettes,-cigs,
e-cigars, e-pipes, personal vaporizers, electronic nicotine delivery
systems, etc.) may be carried by passengers or crew in the cabin only for
personal use.
Portable electronic devices (watches, calculating machines, cameras,
cellular telephones, laptop computers, video recorders, etc.) containing
lithium or lithium-ion cells or batteries should be carried as cabin baggage.
Spare batteries must be individually protected so as to prevent short
circuits and carried in cabin baggage only; and
2. IATA Dangerous Goods Regulation 2.3
Batteries, spare/loose, including lithium metal or lithium ion cells or
batteries, for portable electronic devices must be carried in carry-on
baggage only; and
3. St Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis Regulation 13 of 2012 (41)
(j) Without lawful authority or excuse take or attempt to take on board any
aircraft
(i) a firearm;
(ii) Any explosive or incendiary device; or
(iii) Any other dangerous or offensive weapon, device or thing that
could reasonably be used to interfere with the operation of an
aircraft or pose a danger to persons on board an aircraft;
A person who contravenes the above commits an indictable offence.
The Act further states in subsections (3) and (4):
(3) Except as otherwise provided by this Act, every person who
contravenes a provision of this Act or any regulation, order, or directive
made under this Act commits an offence punishable on summary
conviction.
(4) An individual who is convicted of a summary offence under this Act is
liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars and, in the case of an
offence referred to in subsection (1), to imprisonment for a term not
exceeding twelve months or to both such fine and imprisonment.
