There are amazing things flying under your feet you'll never know about
The world beneath a passenger's feet is more than just a collection of Samsonite and American Tourister luggage. It's not just freight jets that carry a vast assortment of cargo across Australia and around the globe.
The list of special cargo presented to a pilot ahead of a commercial passenger flight varies widely. Officially, it is a safety document. Called a NOTOC (Notice to Captain), its primary purpose is to highlight potentially dangerous and special cargo aboard, and it is a document mandated by the International Civil Aviation Organisation.
The NOTOC also provides important information needed in an emergency, so firefighting first responders can receive guidance as to chemicals or other dangerous or flammable items in the hold, say, in the event of a cargo fire.
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Racing pigeons hitching a lift on a plane is the height of laziness. But when it coincides with snakes on the same aircraft, well, that is just downright risky. The world beneath a passenger's feet is more than just a collection of Samsonite and American Tourister luggage. It's not just freight jets that carry a vast assortment of cargo across Australia and around the globe. The list of special cargo presented to a pilot ahead of a commercial passenger flight varies widely. Officially, it is a safety document. Called a NOTOC (Notice to Captain), its primary purpose is to highlight potentially dangerous and special cargo aboard, and it is a document mandated by the International Civil Aviation Organisation. The NOTOC also provides important information needed in an emergency, so firefighting first responders can receive guidance as to chemicals or other dangerous or flammable items in the hold, say, in the event of a cargo fire.
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