A Foreign Military Sales Primer on Hazardous Materials: What Are Competent Authority Approvals? And Why Are They Required for Foreign Military Sales Shipments?

The Military Surface Deployment Distribution Command (SDDC), U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT), Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), foreign military sales (FMS) transportation community, and Department of Defense (DoD) Material Manager Safety Offices seek to clarify and update existing...

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Published in:DISAM Journal of International Security Assistance Management 2009-03, Vol.31 (1), p.95
Main Authors: Lockhart, Paula, Dugan, Joseph, Groenenboom, Orris
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Competent authority
Educational materials
Explosives
Hazardous materials
International organizations
Packaging
Purchasing
Shipments
Shipping industry
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Summary:The Military Surface Deployment Distribution Command (SDDC), U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT), Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), foreign military sales (FMS) transportation community, and Department of Defense (DoD) Material Manager Safety Offices seek to clarify and update existing procedures for the shipment of hazardous materials (HAZMAT) to FMS customers - especially explosive HAZMAT. For this reason, IHCs and FHCs would not apply to foreign items or assets entering the DTS. [...] it is incumbent upon DoD to have in place a DoT-issued CAA/EX-number before an item can be sold via FMS.