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Captain reported missing required hazmat documents prior to departure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1600316 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201812 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Hazardous Material Violation Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Approximately 10 minutes prior to push I was notified from ffa forward flight attendant) that we may have ammunition on board in a cargo compartment. I was not notified of any hazmat on board prior to this and was not provided with a nopic (notice to captain) form. I called ops to notify and station manager there advised me that according to their station manager that declaring ammo was not required. I referred to fom and there was no statement that I could find that verified and confirmed manager statement. By this time; door was closed and jetway pulled away. I advised ops that I wanted a nopic form filled for us because it went against what my fom manual stated; [and] it went against my better judgment. As a flight crew we should have awareness of any hazmat that is loaded on board no matter how small. It is considered a class I material and has explosive properties. I need to know where it is and how much was loaded in the case of cargo smoke or fire. It doesn't matter if it's from a known shipper or loaded in a passenger's bag; it needs to be declared. [Manager] standards are not aligned with standard ICAO-IATA procedures and fom procedures. If there are any exemptions regarding shipment of ammunition on board that is specifically stated in an IATA/ICAO document then our fom needs to be updated to state that.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Captain reported missing required hazmat documents prior to departure.
Narrative: Approximately 10 minutes prior to push I was notified from FFA Forward Flight Attendant) that we may have ammunition on board in a cargo compartment. I was not notified of any HAZMAT on board prior to this and was not provided with a NOPIC (Notice to Captain) form. I called Ops to notify and Station Manager there advised me that according to their Station Manager that declaring ammo was not required. I referred to FOM and there was no statement that I could find that verified and confirmed Manager statement. By this time; door was closed and jetway pulled away. I advised Ops that I wanted a NOPIC form filled for us because it went against what my FOM manual stated; [and] it went against my better judgment. As a flight crew we should have awareness of any HAZMAT that is loaded on board no matter how small. It is considered a Class I material and has explosive properties. I need to know where it is and how much was loaded in the case of cargo smoke or fire. It doesn't matter if it's from a known shipper or loaded in a passenger's bag; it needs to be declared. [Manager] standards are not aligned with standard ICAO-IATA procedures and FOM procedures. If there are any exemptions regarding shipment of ammunition on board that is specifically stated in an IATA/ICAO document then our FOM needs to be updated to state that.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.