Regulation of Explosives, Cartridges, and Pyrotechnics in Spain

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Royal Decree 230/1998: Regulation of Explosives in Spain

Chapter II. Classification

Section 1. Explosives

Explosives, cartridges, and pyrotechnic devices are materials and articles covered by the following definitions:

Explosive substances: Solid or liquid substances (or mixtures of substances) which can emit a gaseous chemical reaction at a temperature, pressure, and velocity such that they may cause physical effects that affect their environment.
Pyrotechnic substances: Substances or mixtures of substances designed to produce heat, light, sound, gas, or smoke, or a combination of these effects, as a result of self-sustaining exothermic chemical reactions that do not trigger.
Explosive articles: Articles containing one or more explosive substances.
Pyrotechnic articles: Articles containing one or more pyrotechnic substances.
Cartridges: Cartridges fitted with a sheath and a primer, and loaded with gunpowder.

Subjects and objects not mentioned above, made with a view to producing a practical effect by explosion or pyrotechnic effect, are also included.

Explosive materials and objects are defined in Article 10 (http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/Admin/rd230-1998.t1.html), excluding cartridges and fireworks.

The composition and application of explosives determine their classification:

1. Explosives

1.1. Explosive initiators
1.2. High explosives
1.2.1. Explosive substances
1.2.2. Explosive mixtures
1.2.2.1. Type A explosives (dynamite)
1.2.2.2. Type Ba explosives (ammonites)
1.2.2.3. Type Bb explosives (nafos)
1.2.2.4. Type C explosives (chloratites)
1.2.2.5. Type D explosives (plastic explosives)
1.2.2.6. Type Ea explosives (hydrogels)
1.2.2.7. Type Eb explosives (emulsions)
1.2.2.8. Other high explosives
1.3. Propellant explosives
1.3.1. Black powders
1.3.2. Smokeless powders
1.3.3. Other propellant explosives
1.4. Other explosives

2. Other Explosive Articles

2.1. Fuses
2.1.1. Slow fuses
2.1.2. Fast fuses
2.1.3. Other fuses
2.2. Detonating cords
2.2.1. Flexible detonating cords
2.2.2. Shaped detonating cords
2.2.3. Other detonating cords
2.3. Detonators
2.3.1. Fuse detonators
2.3.2. Electric detonators
2.3.3. Non-electric detonators
2.3.4. Other detonators
2.3.5. Relays
2.3.6. Other initiation systems
2.4. Boosters
2.4.1. Boosters without a detonator
2.4.2. Boosters with a detonator
2.4.3. Other explosive charges
2.5. Other explosives

The degree of risk involved in handling, storage, and transportation of explosive substances are classified into the following divisions:

Division 1.1: Substances and articles which have a mass explosion hazard (a mass explosion affects almost the entire load instantaneously).
Division 1.2: Substances and articles which have a projection hazard but not a mass explosion hazard.
Division 1.3: Substances and articles which have a fire hazard and either a minor blast hazard or a minor projection hazard or both, but not a mass explosion hazard:
A. Combustion of which gives rise to considerable radiant heat.
B. Substances that burn one after another, producing minor blast or projection effects or both.
Division 1.4: Substances and articles which present only a small hazard in the event of ignition or initiation.
Division 1.5: Very insensitive substances which have a mass explosion hazard, with a very little probability of initiation or of transition from burning to detonation under normal conditions.
Division 1.6: Extremely insensitive articles which do not have a mass explosion hazard and demonstrate a negligible probability of accidental initiation or propagation.

The classification of explosives for the Ministry of Industry and Energy will be decided in accordance with additional technical instruction number 3 (http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/Admin/rd230-1998.t12.html). Except for weapons of war, with the exception of explosive components; mandatory reports of the Ministry of Defense and the Mine Safety Commission under the Ministry of Industry and Energy are required.

Explosives must meet the essential safety requirements contained in the supplementary technical instruction number 4 (http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/Admin/rd230-1998.t13.html), which apply to them, or comply with national legislation in accordance with additional technical instruction number 3 (http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/Admin/rd230-1998.t12.html). The conformity assessment of explosives must undergo one of the procedures for additional Technical Instruction No. 5.

Section 2. Cartridges

This includes all types of cartridges fitted with a primer and loaded with gunpowder, whether or not they have projectiles incorporated. The same consideration is given to primers and primer caps, whether empty or half-load, for the type of cartridge that can be manufactured with them.

Cartridges are classified according to the following standards:

1. Cartridges with projectiles:

1.1. For firing with a firearm, excluding shotguns
1.2. For firing with a shotgun only
1.3. Other types for industrial, agricultural, etc.

2. Cartridge shells:

2.1. Drive: Used to propel a body outside its shell
2.2. Blank: Used to achieve sound effects only
2.3. Other types for industrial, agricultural, etc.

3. Depending on the type of projectile:

3.1. Metallic
3.2. Non-metallic

Drive cartridges and blanks with a powder charge in excess of 0.3 grams are treated in terms of circulation, possession, storage, and use, as hunting cartridges.

Cartridges are classified in order of the degree of risk involved in handling, storage, and transportation, according to the criteria laid down in Article 13 (http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/Admin/rd230-1998.t1.html) (divisions).

In cases of classification, a mandatory report by the Ministry of Defense would be required. Where the Court determines that this is ammunition, the Ministry of Industry and Energy is inhibited by trade, returning without further delay the proceedings, with notice to that effect to the applicant.

The Ministry of Industry and Energy is responsible for classifying the cartridges.

Section 3. Pyrotechnics

Pyrotechnic devices are considered to be loaded with pyrotechnic substances or mixtures, usually bursting.

Fireworks are classified according to the following standards:

Class I: Fireworks which present a very low risk and are intended to be used in confined areas, including the interior of residential buildings.
Class II: Fireworks that have a reduced risk and are designed for outdoor use in confined areas.
Class III: Fireworks that are at medium risk and are intended to be used outdoors in broad, open areas.
Class IV: Fireworks that have a high risk or are not determined and are intended to be used only by professionals.
Class V: Pyrotechnic devices for use in agriculture and meteorology:
A. Smoke canisters, strips, and similar triggers.
B. Anti-hail rockets, for causing rain and altering weather.
Class VI: Pyrotechnic devices for use on railways, land and air transport, and location of persons:
A. Beepers.
B. Light signals.
C. Smoke signals.
Class VII: Fireworks for use in the marina:
A. Smoke signals.
B. Light signals.
C. Beeps.
D. Line-throwing devices, etc.
Class VIII: Fireworks for use in film, theater, and shows, for special effects.

The classification of pyrotechnic articles of Class I, II, and III shall be in accordance with the additional technical instruction number 23 (http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/Admin/rd230-1998.t32.html).

Fireworks are classified according to the degree of risk involved in handling, storage, and transportation, according to the criteria established in Article 13 (http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/Admin/rd230-1998.t1.html) (divisions).

The Ministry of Industry and Energy is responsible for classifying fireworks.

Chapter III. Cataloging

While EU rules are not developed that allow implementation of Directive 93/15 EEC concerning the placing on the market of explosives for civil use, explosives, cartridges, and fireworks, prior to manufacture, transfer, or import, should be classified by the Ministry of Industry and Energy.

Cataloging of explosives, after their use, shall be made by joining the list of those who have obtained certificates of conformity and CE marking, and, therefore, have undergone an assessment of their compliance and meeting the safety requirements applicable to them.

Cataloging of cartridges will be paid on submission of documented justification of compliance with the controls provided for in international conventions signed by Spain.

Cataloging of fireworks will take place upon completion of appropriate tests in accordance with the provisions of complementary technical instruction number 8 (http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/Admin/rd230-1998.t17.html).

Requests for documentation, written in Spanish, will be addressed to the Ministry of Industry and Energy, including:

A. Identification of the applicant.
B. Technical report and product documentation as requested.
C. Safety instructions for handling and use.

In the case of explosives fitted with the CE marking, the notified body certification attesting to such marking must be included.

The catalog of explosives, cartridges, and pyrotechnic devices functions as an administrative record under the Ministry of Industry and Energy.

Cataloging is carried out in three books: the first reserved for explosives, the second for cartridges, and the third for fireworks, with indexes and auxiliary files necessary.

The Ministry of Industry and Energy, following a report by the Directorate General for the Civil Guard and, where appropriate, the Defense Ministry, may grant licenses to licensed manufacturers to:

1. Prepare, store, transport, and test explosives, cartridges, and pyrotechnic effects in an experimental regime and their subsequent cataloging, according to a particular test plan approved by the Ministry of Industry and Energy.
2. Manufacture, store, and transport explosives, cartridges, and fireworks, not documented, on a temporary basis and for the purpose of transit or export.
3. Manufacture, store, transport, and use explosives, cartridges, or fireworks, uncatalogued, in a specific quantity and location.

These licenses will exhaustively set limitations and all measures to condition their validity and the maximum period of validity, accounting for those to the Directorate General for the Civil Guard.

The Ministry of Industry and Energy will provide the Ministry of Defense and the Directorate General of Civil Guard a detailed account of the explosives, cartridges, and pyrotechnic devices classified.

Part VIII. Transport

Chapter I. General Rules

The transportation of explosives, cartridges, and pyrotechnic devices shall be governed by the provisions of existing regulations for the means of transport, and, failing that, by the requirements laid down in this Title.

Included in the transport sector are loading, unloading, and complementary handling, and the means employed in these operations. Excluded for all purposes is the inland transport of explosives in the places of use, which are governed by the provisions of the General Regulation of Mine Safety Basic Standards.

It is prohibited to transport detonators together with any other explosive in the same vehicle, car, boat, or container, subject to the provisions of the supplementary technical instruction number 22 (http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/Admin/rd230-1998.t31.html).

Delegates of the Government may authorize such joint transport for journeys not exceeding 200 km, provided that the detonators and explosives are placed in separate boxes, previously approved by the Ministry of Industry and Energy, that the number of detonators does not exceed 500 units, and that the quantity of other explosives does not exceed 100 kilograms.

Up to 100 cartridges and 300 metallic cartridges or similar for hunting may be transported together with passengers, except for public transport of passengers, for every user. For participation in sporting events, the transport of a greater quantity of cartridges may be allowed, with prior authorization from the Central Intervention of Weapons and Explosives of the Guardia Civil. Similarly, these conditions may be carried in fireworks of Class I and II up to a total of 15 kilograms gross.

During the operations included in the transportation of regulated materials, it is forbidden to smoke, carry matches or other flame-producing devices, substances that can be ignited, firearms, and ammunition, except for regulatory weapons responsible for transportation. Loading, unloading, and additional handling at night are prohibited.

Exceptions may be granted specifically and concretely to the prohibition, provided they have adequate lighting and a permit for each individual operation, issued by the authority indicated in the following cases:

An exception to the prohibition of cartridges.
A. Loading and unloading of ships and aircraft, with permission from the port or airport authority.
B. Loading and unloading of trains, with permission from the appropriate unit head.
C. Loading and unloading trucks in the magazines of a deposit, with prior permission of the Government Delegate.
D. Operations to be carried out for immediate security reasons.

Also exempt from the prohibition contained in paragraph 2, the loading, unloading, and handling necessary for the use of pyrotechnics within the population where such use takes place, if you have adequate means of lighting.

When loading or unloading of the regulated materials is made by means of cranes, shovels, or other aids, there will be a periodic review of them to check if they are in perfect working order. The maximum load that may undergo such elements should be 75% of what they are normally allowed. Only electric forklifts may be used, served by batteries or accumulators, with electrical equipment protected by a watertight deck, except for the ventilation of gases from the battery, and when the wheels have rubber tires.

In no case will the use of auxiliary equipment or instruments be allowed in the case of packages that require manual carriage. In this case, it will be conducted by trained personnel, who will increasingly carry a weight not exceeding 25 kilograms per person.

Any transfer of an explosive means of transport to another will require the prior presence of the second half, with enough cargo capacity to receive the consignment, in the place provided for transferring.

If for any reason the recipient is unable to take care of the goods, they must bring the matter to the attention of the Intervention of Arms and Explosives of the Civil Guard, which in any case, will decide on the custody and surveillance measures which it considers should be taken or forwarding it to the point of origin, an operation to be carried out prior notice and at the expense of the sender, without prejudice to the responsibilities that it may require the recipient. The provisions of this paragraph shall apply in the alternative in special areas reserved for the receipt of the transport of explosives.

The transshipment of explosives will take place in the shortest time possible and in accordance with instructions provided by the Ministry of Development and the Central Inspection for Weapons and Explosives established for this purpose.

The transport of regulated substances must be covered by the documentation required by regulations applicable to the mode of transport used and why, if any, is required by this Regulation to allow movement.

Documentation must accompany the shipment throughout its journey. The recipient will receive the same by taking over the goods and shall preserve it for three years at the disposal of the competent authority.

Chapter II. Circulation Guide

The transport of substances between two points in the national territory shall, in addition to that required by transport regulations, include the following documents:

A. Order for supply authorized under the provisions of Article 209 (http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/Admin/rd230-1998.t6.html), in the case of explosives.
B. Circulation Guide, authorized by the Arms and Explosives Intervention of the Guardia Civil at the point of origin of the expedition, in the case of explosives and metal cartridges.
C. Waybill or equivalent document.

As many Circulation Guides as different orders will be issued, including an expedition.

In the case of guides that protect the transport circulation of explosives factories and commercial deposits or between each other, it shall not be required to supply the order referred to in paragraph a) of paragraph 1 of this article.

No guide is required for the transport circulation of cartridges, powder, or primers when performed by licensed arms within the limits set in Articles 186 (http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/Admin/rd230-1998.t5.html) and 212 (http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/Admin/rd230-1998.t6.html).

The Circulation Guide is the document that protects the movement of explosives and metal cartridges between two points of the country and at all times must accompany transport. The award may be subject to compliance with public safety measures in accordance with the rules set the impact on the further technical instruction number 1 (http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/Admin/rd230-1998.t10.html). Those Circulation Guides of explosives and metal cartridges shall comply with the provisions of the supplementary technical instruction number 20 (http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/Admin/rd230-1998.t29.html).

The consumer of explosives, when formalizing a purchase order, will send to its supplier a stamped copy referred to in Article 209 (http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/Admin/rd230-1998.t6.html).

The provider, in accordance with Article 245 (http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/Admin/rd230-1998.t8.html), will complete the five forms of the Circulation Guide, keeping the matrix and presenting the four copies for approval to the Intervention of Arms and Explosives for the territory where the reservoir is situated, enclosing the stamped copy of the authorization provision referred to above.

If the Arms and Explosives Intervention authorizes the issuance, it shall send the first copy of the Circulation Guide to the Intervention of Weapons and Explosives of the destination, return the second and third to the supplier, and file the quarter for due record.

The second and third copies of the Circulation Guide, if any, will be delivered to the carrier or the person responsible for issuing and must accompany it throughout its journey.

In any case, the recipient shall notify the Firearms and Explosives Intervention receipt of the shipment within forty-eight hours after it occurred, presenting the Circulation Guide received from the carrier or responsible for the expedition. The Arms and Explosives Intervention will notify the point of origin of the term of the issue and, where appropriate, the incidents that occurred.

Chapter III. Road Transport

Road transport shall conform, in general, as provided in the National Transport Regulation of Dangerous Goods by Road (TPC) and the European Agreement on International Road Transport of Dangerous Goods (ADR), as appropriate.

Competence in matters governed by this Chapter shall be:

Ministry of Interior, regarding traffic rules, driving, and tracking of vehicles, particularly, as regards the regulation of places of loading and unloading, and parking, routes, and schedules to be observed by road transport, urban and population centers, and transportation monitoring system.
Ministry of Development, subject to the powers granted to the Autonomous Communities by virtue of the provisions of Organic Law 5/1987 of 30 June on the State Delegation of authority in the Autonomous Communities, in conjunction with road transport and cable, for documentation of transport (transport), badges, labels, and marking of vehicles as well as monitoring and compliance monitoring in coordination with the Ministry of Interior, authorization to engage in conduct operations, with fixing routes if necessary, prior coordination with the agencies responsible for traffic, limiting the quantities carried per transport unit in relation to the characteristics and state of negotiations, preparation, and stowage of cargo, related to the use of infrastructure by the Department through which the transport and admission, storage, and handling services in the area of ports and airports.
Ministry of Industry and Energy, regarding the technical characteristics of vehicles and containers in transport and periodic tests or inspections that they should be subject to.

Unplanned stops in the Circulation Guide and passing through towns and areas of high traffic density should be avoided if possible.

In the carriage of explosives, stopping places will be chosen in areas located at least five hundred meters from towns. Stops for service needs should not be made in the proximity of inhabited places. Before leaving the cabin, the crew will make sure the engine is stopped, the gears are in a safe position, and the safety brakes are actuated.

In case of detention due to a breakdown, accident, or any other cause which presumably makes a long parking lot for the vehicle, the precautionary measures deemed necessary in response to local circumstances and the nature of the substances being transported will be taken, immediately realizing the nearest Civil Guard station.

The rules governing the movement and vehicle traffic by road transposing explosives will comply as to parking spaces, loading and unloading, routes, times, distances, and distribution schemes, rules that dictate that purpose, generally, the Ministry of Interior.

When the route of transport of explosives includes operations for import, export, transfer, and transit, is effected by a transport unit type III (TPC ADR), on board the transport unit must be available to competent authorities, an emergency plan, approved by the Central Arms and Explosives of the Civil Guard, which, along with safety instructions for emergency action, shall include:

A. A contact phone number with the responsibility to transport emergency cases.
B. A ratio of deposits of explosives, with their exact location, used for incidental storage.

It is prohibited for the driver and auxiliary personnel to open packaging containing regulated substances, except as required by the competent authority.

Except in cases where authorized the use of the motor to operate pumps and other mechanisms that allow or facilitate the loading or unloading of the vehicle, the engine must be stopped to perform these operations.

Chapter IV. Rail Transport

Rail transport will follow, in general, as provided in the National Transport Regulation of Dangerous Goods by Rail (TPF) and the Rules for International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID), if necessary.

The competence of the subjects will be for the following departments:

Ministry of Interior, as the monitoring regime in transport and loading and unloading and parking.
Ministry of Development in those areas that are not expressly assigned to other departments.
Ministry of Industry and Energy on the technical characteristics of wagons and containers used in transport and the classification and compatibility of the materials transported.

Rail-heads of departments will be responsible for both these substances remain in the station under its jurisdiction.

In case the convoy has to suffer a stop during the journey, or in a border station or terminal, it will be placed outside the shunting yards, in the custody of personnel monitoring. In addition, the Arms and Explosives Intervention of the Civil Guard will be immediately notified in order to take measures it deems necessary.

Loading and unloading should be as far as possible from premises to which the public has access, as well as offices, workshops, garages, or sheds of goods. The site should be selected so that it avoids the maximum need to cross the tracks with packages or containers.

During the loading and unloading of explosives, laden vehicles that are pending will remain at a safe distance from the car in which they perform these operations, not less than one hundred meters.

Chapter V. Shipping

Shipping will follow, in general, as specified in the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG), Regulation of Admission, Handling, and Storage of Dangerous Goods in Ports, approved by Royal Decree 145/1989, 20 January (http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/Admin/rd145-1989.html), and Royal Decree 1253/1997 of 24 July on minimum requirements for ships carrying goods or hazardous pollutants, or from domestic ports (http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/Derogadas/r1-rd1253-1997.html).

Competence of the subjects will be for the following departments:

Ministry of Interior, regarding the surveillance system in the loading and unloading in port.
Ministry of Development in those areas that are specifically assigned and specifically in the regulation of admission, handling, and storage within the service area of the ports.
Ministry of Industry and Energy on packagings authorized and classification and compatibility of the regulated materials.

The skipper will be held accountable for them at the time they have been shipped, without prejudice to the right of the competent authority to conduct inspections and take the precautions they deem advisable.

No vessel can be berthed alongside another vessel loaded with regulated materials without prior written authorization of the sea captain and the compliance of both captains.

While in port, these vessels must remain in the place that would have been assigned. Motion may be made only if they have obtained the appropriate permission of the port authority.

The ship must have the personnel on board that is the gatekeeper machine on deck, besides that it can be necessary for any emergency operation, and even to maneuver at any time. The harbor guards will always be organized according to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers and the IMO resolutions on the subject.

The vehicles bringing or carrying regulated materials to or from the port area must meet the requirements of the Circulation Guide which dictates this Regulation and display plates and tags that correspond to them. The regulated materials shall be loaded or unloaded directly from ship to vehicle or vice versa. In any case, they should be stored on docks, sheds, or warehouses. This rule can be waived in the case of cartridge ammunition that is not metal or other security.

During the loading and unloading of explosives, laden vehicles that are pending will remain at a safe distance from the ship on which they are completed, not less than one hundred meters (minimum).

Chapter VI. River Transportation and Reservoirs

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Competent Basin Organizations control the inland waterways and reservoirs of the issues regulated.

– Applies to the Basin Organizations, report of the Central Inspection for Weapons and Explosives of the Guardia Civil, the granting of authorizations of navigation and the establishment of piers required for the conduct of that business.
“All this subject to the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Development regarding the conditions of loading, loading and unloading as well as the requirements of vessels and the transport itself, in accordance with current legislation.
Permission navigation-regulated in paragraph 2 of article extends previous http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/Admin/rd230-1998.t8.html> the loading and unloading operations must comply to the general rules in this area and specific conditions set by this authorization.
“The loading and unloading of these materials can only be done from the corresponding piers to the boat and vice versa.
– Ministry of Public Works shall determine the conditions to be met for the transport craft river and reservoir of regulated substances.
-If circumstances warrant, may shut Basin Organizations, for transport of regulated substances, a reservoir or a section or part of the river, temporarily, but may represent an impairment in the common use of public water resources by third . Costs necessary for the navigation beacon will be authorized by the beneficiary.
“Only able to manage or govern such vessels to transport persons who were bearing the appropriate title, awarded by the Ministry of Development.

CHAPTER VII. AIR TRANSPORT. Will follow, in general, as specified in the Regulations for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air (IATA).
-Competition of the subjects to be for the following departments: Ministry of Interior, as the monitoring regime in the national transport and the loading and unloading operations at airports. Ministry of Development in those areas that are not expressly assigned to other Departments, and specifically in the loading and unloading in the service area of airports. Ministry of Industry and Energy on the approved packaging and stowage classification and compatibility of materials being transported.
– Directors of airport monitor the transport of regulated substances within its area of jurisdiction. Be responsible for activities relating to the matters covered, as are within the airport boundary and may, at any time, choosing such inspections.
– Commander of the aircraft shall be held responsible for such materials, where it has been taken over the aircraft to take flight, and until it ended the same, would have made delivery of the cargo.
“Whether the materials cited were unloaded, and stored as provided in these Regulations, as if they stood on the aircraft, shall be properly guarded.
“At airports that are usually regulated materials loaded or unloaded there an area reserved for that purpose, properly defined, marked and isolated from the rest of the facilities of which will be separated by a safe distance to be determined by the competent authority the characteristics of each airport.
“The vehicles transporting regulated materials that are to be shipped will be approximated, where possible, to a point where he can be the direct transfer of them to the plane
“During the loading and unloading of explosives, in cases where such an approach is not feasible, waiting vehicles remain at a safe distance from the plane, which is not less than 100 meters (minimum).
“In regard to internal traffic, and prior to the completion of these transactions, the guidance will be necessary to show movement.
-May also be made air transport controlled substances through helicopters, regulated, as is applicable, by the provisions of this Chapter. Helicopters carrying such substances can only take off or land at airports or heliports approved for loading or unloading or other handling as necessary. The helicopters transporting these substances shall be equipped with the necessary equipment for detecting and extinguishing fires.
“Only heliestaciones and heliport may be used for the transport of these substances in exceptional cases and after authorization by the competent authority, which must be present, in person or through representatives, during the operation.
-Ministry of Public Works shall determine the types and quantities of regulated substances to be transported in different types of helicopters.