Passengers are not permitted to carry the following articles into the security restricted area and the cabin of an aircraft:
a) Guns, Firearms & Weapons
Any object capable, or appearing capable, of discharging a projectile or causing injury, including:
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All firearms (Pistols, Revolvers, Rifles, Shotguns ect)
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Replica and imitation firearms
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Component parts of firearms, (excluding telescopic sighting devices & sights)
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Air pistols, rifles and pellet guns
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Signal flare pistols
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Starter pistols
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Toy guns of all types
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Ball Bearing Guns
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Industrial Bolt and Nail Guns
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Cross bows
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Catapults
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Harpoon & Spear Guns
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Animal Human Killers
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Stun or shocking devices e.g cattle prods, ballistic conducted energy weapons (taser)
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Lighters shaped like a firearm
b) Pointed Weapons & Sharp Objects
Pointed or bladed articles capable of causing injury, including:
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Axes & hatchets
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Arrows & darts
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Crampons
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Harpoons & spears
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Ice axes & ice picks
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Ice skates
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Lockable or flick knives with blades of any length
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Knives, including ceremonial knives, with blades of more than 6 cm, made of metal or any other material strong enough to be used as a potential weapon
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Meat cleavers
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Machetes
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Open razors and blades (excluding safety or disposable razors with blades enclosed in cartridge)
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Sabres, Swords & swordsticks
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Scalpels
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Scissors with blades of more than 6 cm in length
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Ski and Walking/Hiking poles
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Throwing stars
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Tradesman’s tools that have the potential to be used as a pointed or edged weapon e.g drills bits, box cutters, utility knives, all saws, screwdrivers, crowbars, hammers, pliers, wrenches/spanners, blow torches
c) Blunt instruments
Any blunt instrument capable of causing injury, including:
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Baseball and softball bats
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Clubs or batons – rigid or flexible – e.g. Billy clubs, blackjacks, night sticks & batons
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Cricket Bats
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Golf Clubs
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Hockey sticks
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Lacrosse sticks
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Kayak and Canoe paddles
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Skateboards
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Billiard, snooker and pool cues
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Fishing rods
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Martial arts equipment e.g. knuckle dusters, clubs, coshes, rice flails, num chucks (nunchaku), kubatons, ubasaunts
d) Explosives and Highly Inflammable Substances
Any explosive or highly combustible substances which poses a risk to the health of passengers and crew or the security / safety of aircraft or property, including:
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Ammunition
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Blasting caps
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Detonators & fuses
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Explosives and explosive devices
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Replica or imitation explosive material or devices
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Mines and other explosive military stores
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Grenades of all types
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Gas and gas containers e.g. Butane, propane, acetylene, oxygen – in large volume
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Fireworks, flares in any form and other pyrotechnics (including party poppers and toy caps)
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Non safety matches
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Smoke generating canisters or cartridges
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Flammable liquid fuel e.g. Petrol/gasoline, diesel, lighter fluid, alcohol, ethanol
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Aerosol spray paint
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Turpentine and paint thinner
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Alcoholic beverages exceeding 70 % by volume (140% proof)
e) Chemical and Toxic substances
Any chemical or toxic substances which poses a risk to the health of passengers and crew or the security/safety of aircraft or property, including:
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Acids and Alkalis e.g. spillable ‘wet’ batteries
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Corrosive or Bleaching Substances – e.g. mercury, chlorine
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Disabling or incapacitating sprays – e.g. mace, pepper spray, tear gas
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Radioactive material – e.g. Medicinal or commercial isotopes
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Poisons
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Infectious or biological hazardous material – e.g. infected blood, bacteria and viruses
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Material capable of spontaneous ignition or combustion
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Fire extinguishers
NB. Articles of any kind not listed in the above list, giving rise to suspicion, will be refused by airport security staff.