Recreational, sporting and petrol-powered equipment

Avalanche rescue backpack

What avalanche rescue backpack you can carry and requirements of how to pack:

Requirements

• Only one per passenger is permitted.
• Only fitted with one cylinder of division 2.2, non-flammable, non-toxic gas.
• Fitted with pressure relief valves on the airbags.

If a pyrotechnic trigger is fitted:

• no more than 200mg of division 1.4S explosive is permitted, and
• the backpack must be packed so that it can't be accidentally activated.

Camping stoves - flammable liquids

What camping stove you can carry and requirements of how to pack:

Important

• Camping stoves and liquid fuel containers must be declared during check-in.
• If the item has not been flushed or any fuel smell is detected during the check-in process (including an inspection), the item will be denied carriage.

Requirements

• Flushed in accordance with Declaration/flushing procedures liquid fuel camping stove and tank/fuel containers form (PDF).

• Fuel canisters/refills are forbidden.

To request airline approval, complete and attach the declaration form to the email.

Camping stoves - gas

What camping stove you can carry and requirements of how to pack:

Requirements

• Fuel canisters/refills are forbidden.

If any smell of gas is detected during the check-in process (including an inspection), the item will be denied carriage.

CO2 and non-flammable gas cartridges

What gas cartridges you can carry and requirements of how to pack:

Requirements

• Up to four cartridges are permitted per passenger.
• Up to 28g or 50mL per cartridge.

EPIRBs and Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs)

What EPIRBs and beacons you can carry and requirements of how to pack:

No airline approval is required for the following:

• lithium-ion batteries under 100Wh,
• lithium-metal batteries with a lithium-metal content less than 2g, or
• non-spillable batteries under 12V and 100Wh.

All equipment must be packed to prevent accidental activation.

Heat producing devices (e.g. diving lamp)

What you can carry and requirements of how to pack:

Important

• Heat producing devices, e.g. diving lamps and soldering irons, containing a lithium battery exceeding 100Wh and not exceeding 160Wh must be declared during check-in.
• Devices containing flammable gas canisters are forbidden.

Requirements

• The battery or heat producing component must be isolated from each other, e.g. battery has been removed.
• If the battery is removed, it must be in carry-on baggage only.
• The battery terminals must be protected e.g. taping over the exposed terminals.

^{*Lithium batteries not exceeding 100Wh don't require approval.}

Internal combustion engines

What combustion engines you can carry and requirements of how to pack:

Requirements

• Complete the Flushing procedures internal combustion engine and fuel declaration form (PDF).
• Fuel canisters/refills are forbidden.

To request airline approval, complete and attach the declaration form to the email.

Portable fridge

What portable fridges you can carry and requirements of how to pack:

Requirements

• Contains less than 12kg of non-flammable gas e.g. R134a.

The type and quantity of non-flammable gas may be printed on the equipment specification plate on the fridge.

Self-inflating safety devices e.g. lifejackets, airbag vests and jackets

What self-inflating devices you can carry and requirements of how to pack:

Requirements

• No more than two self-inflating safety device per passenger.
• No more than two CO₂ (carbon dioxide) non-flammable gas cartridges (2.2) fitted in the self-inflating safety device.
• Up to two spare cartridges per device are permitted.

Further information on dangerous goods

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) Dangerous Goods Regulations describe in detail what dangerous goods may be transported by air, in what quantities, and how they should be packed. For details on how to safely transport your dangerous goods, contact your local Qantas Freight office.

Forbidden dangerous goods

For a summary of common items that are classified as dangerous goods, view our prohibited and check with airline dangerous goods (PDF) - passengers are forbidden to carry them on an aircraft.

Important information regarding electronic devices

Qantas Group customers are advised to refer to the Product Safety website for a list of products that contain dangerous goods that have been recalled due to faults.

Customers planning to travel with these products should refer to the original manufacturer for further information and recall instructions.