These hauliers are subject to Section 5 of the Firearms Act and have been cleared for the transport of ammunition. Where the transport operation is conducted utilising commercial contractors, the contractor is selected from a MOD maintained list of approved hauliers. Where the transport operation is conducted utilising MOD owned vehicles, the drivers and escorts are either serving military personnel or civil servants employed by the MOD. The MOD has chosen as a policy decision to retain the requirement for Attendants (escorts) to ensure the security of those goods assessed as being attractive to criminal and terrorist organisations during transport operations. The requirement for the provision of Attendants (escorts) when transporting ammunition was removed from legislation in 2009. The training provided includes function specific, safety and security competences.
JSP 800 sets out the awareness and functional training that personnel, including escorts, who are involved in the transport of Dangerous Goods need to undertake. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) policy for the security of ammunition during transport is contained in Joint Service Publication ( JSP) 440-Defence Manual of Security and JSP 800 Volume 4B-Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road, Rail and Sea, which incorporates the requirements of SI 1348 and ADR.
This Statutory Instrument also requires that all carriers and consignors engaged in the carriage of “High Consequence” dangerous goods (including ammunition) adopt, implement and comply with a security plan. The training requirements for personnel involved in the transport of ammunition by road are contained in Statutory Instrument ( SI) 1348- The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations and ADR (Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road).
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