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Travel Tips - October 13, 2009
If you have special items that must go with you to your
destination, it helps to know the rules for various items if
you want to board smoothly and arrive at your destination on
time.
To help you travel better with your possessions, here are
some helpful guidelines from the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) for transporting special items by
airlines.
Keep in mind that some airlines and other countries might
have additional rules and restrictions on particular items,
so check with your travel agent or the airline before you go.
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* Alcoholic Beverages
-Travel size toiletries (3 ounces or less) that fit
comfortably in ONE, QUART-SIZE, clear plastic, zip-top bag
may be carried through security checkpoints.
-Any amount of liquid including alcohol greater than three
ounces must be packed in your checked baggage.
-Alcoholic beverages with more than 70 percent alcohol
content (140 proof) cannot be in your checked luggage.
-As for alcohol between 24 percent and 70 percent, you may
take up to five liters per person in your checked luggage if
it's packaged in a sealable bottle or flask.
-Alcoholic beverages with less than 24-percent alcohol
content are not subject to hazardous materials regulations.
-Liquids, including alcohol purchased after clearing the
security checkpoint are permitted aboard aircraft.
* Currency, Coins, Precious Metals, or Valuable Jewelry
-If you are carrying valuable items such as large amounts
of currency, coins or jewelry, ask the security officer to
screen you and your carry-on luggage in private. This will
maintain your security and avoid public scrutiny.
-Ask to speak with a screening supervisor before you reach
the metal detectors and tell them you would prefer to be
screened in a private location.
* Firearms & Ammunition
-You may only transport firearms, ammunition and firearm
parts in your checked baggage; these items are prohibited
from carry-on baggage.
-When transporting firearms, firearm parts or ammunition in
checked baggage, you must declare them to airline personnel
during the ticket counter check-in process. The firearm must
be unloaded and in a locked, hard-sided container.
-You should remain present during the screening and provide
the key or combination to the security officer if he or she
needs to open the container. If you are not present, and the
security officer must open the container, the airline will
make a reasonable attempt to contact you; if they cannot,
the container will not be placed on the plane.
-You must securely pack any ammunition in fiber (such as
cardboard), wood or metal boxes or other packaging
specifically designed to carry small amounts of ammunition.
You cannot use firearm magazines/clips for packing ammunition
unless they completely and securely enclose the ammunition
-You may carry ammunition in the same hard-sided case as the
firearm, as long as you pack it as described above.
-Finally, you cannot bring black powder or percussion caps
used with black-powder type firearms in either your carry-on
or checked baggage.
* Hunting & Fishing Equipment
-Hunting Knives, Spear Guns, Bow and Arrows - All are
prohibited from carry-on luggage and should be packed in
checked luggage. All sharp objects should be sheathed or
securely wrapped to prevent injury to baggage handlers and
security screeners.
-Fishing Rods/Poles - Fishing rods are permitted as carry-on
and checked baggage. But before you travel, check with your
air carrier to confirm that it fits within its size limit-
ations for carry-on items.
-Tackle Equipment - Fishing equipment should be placed in
your checked baggage, for some tackle can be considered
sharp and dangerous. Expensive reels or fragile tackle (such
as flies) can be packed in your carry-on baggage.
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* Knitting Needles, Needlepoint & Sewing
-Knitting needles are permitted in your carry-on baggage or
checked baggage. However, security officers have the
authority to determine if an item could be used as a weapon
and may not allow these items to pass through security. To
avoid this from happening, bring circular knitting needles
made of bamboo or plastic and blunt scissors. In any event,
be sure to carry a crochet hook with yarn to save the work
you have already done in case your knitting tools are
surrendered at the checkpoint
-Most of the items needed to pursue a needlepoint project
are permitted in your carry-on baggage or checked baggage
with the exception of circular thread cutters or any cutter
with a blade contained inside. These items must go in your
checked baggage.
* Musical Instruments
-You may bring musical instruments as carry-on or as checked
baggage, but first check with your airline prior to your
flight to ensure your instrument meets the size requirements
for their aircraft. Security officers must x-ray or physically
screen your instrument before it can be transported on an
aircraft.
-As for specific instruments, pack brass instruments in your
checked baggage and stringed instruments as carry-on items,
if they are within carrier size limitations.
-If you have an instrument in your checked baggage, include
short instructions (very clear and understandable to someone
with no musical background) for handling and repacking your
instrument. Make sure these instructions are easy to find on
or near your instrument.
-Per TSA Screening Policy, you may carry one musical
instrument in addition to your one carry-on and one personal
item through the screening checkpoint. Individual airlines
may or may not allow the additional carry-on item on their
aircraft, so check before you arrive at the airport.
* Scuba Equipment
-You may bring regulators, buoyancy compensators and masks,
snorkels and fins as carry-on or checked baggage
-Knives and spear guns are prohibited from carry-on luggage
and should be packed in checked luggage. Sheath or securely
wrap any sharp objects you pack in your checked luggage to
prevent them from injuring baggage handlers and security
officers.
* Camping Equipment
-Camp Stoves - You can bring these as carry-on or checked
luggage only if they are empty of all fuel and cleaned so
that there are no vapors or residue left - simply emptying
the fuel container will leave flammable vapors, so cleaning
is essential. Safest bet: ship the fuel containers to your
destination ahead of time - passengers frequently have to
leave them at the checkpoint because of fuel vapors.
-Gasoline - You cannot bring any flammable liquids, including
gasoline, in either your carry-on or checked luggage.
-Aerosol insecticides - Hazardous aerosols, such as insect-
icides, cannot be transported in either your carry-on or
checked luggage. Personal items like hair sprays and deodorants
are allowed only in limited quantities.
-Flare Guns - You may pack flare guns in checked baggage, but
they must be unloaded, packed in a locked hard-sided container,
and declared at check-in. You cannot take these items in your
carry-on bag.
-Flares - You may not bring flare guns in either your carry-
on or checked luggage.
-Knives and Tools - Pack knives and tools in your checked
luggage. Sheath or securely wrap any sharp edges so that they
do not injure baggage handlers and security officers.
-Animal Repellants - You can bring chemical repellants in
your checked luggage if the volume is less than four ounces
and its active ingredient is less than two percent (most
bear repellants exceed these limitations). Safest bet: buy
these items at your destination and leave them behind when
your trip is over.
-Compressed Gas Cylinders - Compressed gas cylinders are
allowed in checked baggage or as a carry-on only if the
regulator valve is completely disconnected and the cylinder
is no longer sealed (i.e. the cylinder has an open end). The
cylinder must have an opening to allow for an internal visual
inspection, and security personnel will not remove the seal
or regulator at the checkpoint.
-If the cylinder is sealed (i.e. the regulator valve is
still attached), the cylinder is prohibited and not
permitted through the security checkpoint, regardless of
the reading on the pressure gauge indicator.
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Well, that's it for this week, group. Thanks again for
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Until next week, thanks for reading.
Your Tipmeister,
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