Narrative:

An FAA agent from ZZZ office conducted a ramp check at mdw. He inquired about the crew's most recent hazmat training and had general questions about carrying dry ice on the aircraft. The crew provided the requested information. The agent then asked if we carried the north american emergency response guide on board. We told him no. He said we should carry the book on board since we operate under a hazmat exemption. The crew explained that the company operations manual contained a hazmat section and that document was on board. The agent declined to look at the operations manual. The crew explained the book in question was not kept on the aircraft nor was it issued to flcs. The only hazmat manual we were trained to operate with was the company operations manual. The agent said he would discuss the north american emergency response guide with a company official.

Related reports:

Google
 

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FAA INSPECTOR DURING AN ACFT RAMP INSPECTION OF AN ACR EMBRAER E120 FINDS THAT THERE IS NOT A SEPARATE GUIDE BOOK ABOARD THE ACFT COVERING EMER RESPONSE FOR THE CARRYING OF HAZMAT. THE RPTING CAPT REFERRED THE INSPECTOR TO THE COMPANY OPERATIONAL MANUAL FOR THE SECTION COVERING HAZMAT, BUT THE INSPECTOR DID NOT REVIEW IT AND SAID THAT HE WOULD CHK FURTHER WITH COMPANY OFFICIALS.

Narrative: AN FAA AGENT FROM ZZZ OFFICE CONDUCTED A RAMP CHK AT MDW. HE INQUIRED ABOUT THE CREW'S MOST RECENT HAZMAT TRAINING AND HAD GENERAL QUESTIONS ABOUT CARRYING DRY ICE ON THE ACFT. THE CREW PROVIDED THE REQUESTED INFO. THE AGENT THEN ASKED IF WE CARRIED THE NORTH AMERICAN EMER RESPONSE GUIDE ON BOARD. WE TOLD HIM NO. HE SAID WE SHOULD CARRY THE BOOK ON BOARD SINCE WE OPERATE UNDER A HAZMAT EXEMPTION. THE CREW EXPLAINED THAT THE COMPANY OPS MANUAL CONTAINED A HAZMAT SECTION AND THAT DOCUMENT WAS ON BOARD. THE AGENT DECLINED TO LOOK AT THE OPS MANUAL. THE CREW EXPLAINED THE BOOK IN QUESTION WAS NOT KEPT ON THE ACFT NOR WAS IT ISSUED TO FLCS. THE ONLY HAZMAT MANUAL WE WERE TRAINED TO OPERATE WITH WAS THE COMPANY OPS MANUAL. THE AGENT SAID HE WOULD DISCUSS THE NORTH AMERICAN EMER RESPONSE GUIDE WITH A COMPANY OFFICIAL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.