General resources and technical resources that support cargo safety are provided below:

General Resources

• FAA Advisory Circulars (ACs)
• FAA Safety Alerts for Operators (SAFOs)
• FAA Information for Operators (InFOs)
• Dangerous Goods
• Safety Management System (SMS)
• Safety Management System (SMS) and Voluntary Safety Programs
• Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST)
• Federal Aviation Administration Fire Safety

Cargo Safety Risk Management (SRM)

• General SRM
  • AC 120-92, Safety Management Systems for Aviation Service Providers
• Cargo Fire Safety SRM
  • AC 120-121 – Safety Risk Management Involving Items in Aircraft Cargo Compartments
  • ICAO Doc 10102, Guidance for Safe Operations Involving Aeroplane Cargo Compartments, First Edition 2020
  • FAA Cargo Fire Safety

Hazards and Controls

Cargo Tracking Devices and Data Loggers

• AC 91.21-1D, Use of Portable Electronic Devices Aboard Aircraft
• EASA Part-CAT AMC / GM – Issue 2 – Amendment 1: Portable Electronic Devices
• InFO 13010 (PDF), Expanding Use of Passenger Portable Electronic Devices (PED)
• InFO 13010SUP (PDF), FAA Aid to Operators for the Expanded Use of Passenger PEDS

Containers and Palletized Cargo with Integrated Powered Devices

• FAA Order 8150.4, Certification of Cargo Containers With Self-Contained Temperature Control Systems
• Technical Standard Order C90, Unit Load Devices

Dry Ice

• AC 91-76A – Hazard Associated with Sublimation of Solid Carbon Dioxide (Dry Ice) Aboard Aircraft
• SAFO 20017 (PDF), Transportation of COVID-19 Vaccines Requiring Large Quantities of Dry Ice
• Preliminary Results of Dry Ice Tests to Support Safe Shipment of COVID-19 Vaccines (PDF)

Lithium Batteries

• SAFO 15010 (PDF), Carriage of Spare Lithium Batteries in Carry-On and Checked Baggage
• SAFO 16001 (PDF), Risks of Fire or Explosion when Transporting Lithium Ion or Lithium Metal Batteries as Cargo on Passenger and Cargo Aircraft
• SAFO 16004 (PDF), New International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Regulatory Requirements for Shipping and Transporting Lithium Batteries

Passenger Baggage

• AC 120-80, In-Flight Fires
• AC 20-42, Hand Fire Extinguishers for Use in Aircraft
• InFO 17008 (PDF), The Transportation of Portable Electronic Devices (PED) in Checked Baggage

Mis-Loaded Cargo

• AC 120-85, Air Cargo Operations
• AC 120-27, Aircraft Weight and Balance Control
• FAA Order 8110.4C, Type Certification
• FAA Order 8900.1, Flight Standards Information Management System
  • Volume 3, Chapter 32, Section 2, Approval and Acceptance of Manuals and Checklists
  • Volume 3, Chapter 47, Evaluate Part 91K/121/125/135 (10 or More and Turbine-Powered Aircraft) Certificate Holder's Weight and Balance Program
  • Volume 6, Chapter 2, Section 5, Conduct Ramp Inspection on Cargo Loading (Including Part 125)

Containers and Covers

• Technical Standard Order C90, Unit Load Devices
• Technical Standard Order C203, Fire Containment Covers