AIS MOB device. taking as hand luggage?

[pcatterall]

I may be getting one of these ......Ocean Signal RescueMe MOB1..... Can I take it as hand baggage?
if not will it be ok in the hold.
I may be sending a parcel by land in which case I could include it, is this acceptable?
Thanks

 

[Pasarell]

I took 2 with me on BA last year but they had to go in the hold

 

[SPWiddy]

Took mine in hand luggage on Ryanair, passed through xray no questions asked.

 

[Overandunder]

I used to work for an Epirb / Plb manufacturer and this question came up regularly.

The advice was to always carry it in hand luggage - and notify the airline beforehand. This is especially important with the device you have in mind as it uses a Lithium battery. Depending on the size of the battery it may have to be securely packed or even be refused carriage. Lithium fires are ferocious and very difficult to stop.

 

[Pasarell]

The advice was to always carry it in hand luggage - and notify the airline beforehand. This is especially important with the device you have in mind as it uses a Lithium battery. Depending on the size of the battery it may have to be securely packed or even be refused carriage. Lithium fires are ferocious and very difficult to stop.

That's interesting and a valid point. BA told me they had to go in hold luggage though. Sent them an e-mail several weeks before the flight and they replied to say hold only!

 

[pcatterall]

Thanks all.
I will be flying with Ryanair!! I will try asking them but am not hopeful about getting a positive response and being guaranteed that what they say will be the case when I turn up. Main concern is having the device confiscated.
I am sending a package ( mainsail) by land courier perhaps I should just check with the selected courier and include it in that parcel. Worth saying that we regularly send parcels out to our marina which are bigger and heavier than we could carry hold luggage and cheaper than hold luggage anyway. Its only the cost of insurance for expensive items that puts up the courier costs.

 

[pandroid]

I've flown with Ryanair a couple of times with an EPIRB with no issues in hand baggage. The only limitation might be if yours has a lithium battery, but if you look at Ryanair's specific terms ( see https://www.ryanair.com/gb/en/useful-info/help-centre/terms-and-conditions/termsandconditionsar_696869348 Section 8) it is only prohibited if the battery is over 160 watt/hours.
In practice, no Ryanair employee is likely to check you - if it happens, it will be at security. What we did is take a printout of the relevant regulations to show them just in case. We've had security in Sweden pull the device out of baggage and nearly jump out of their skin when they get this orange thing with a big light on the top. It was all we could do to stop them pulling the cord. Fortunately a supervisor recognised what is was and waved us through.

 

[Overandunder]

No doubt the rules have shifted over time. It seems to hinge on the Wh rating of the battery. BA's advice on Li / Li/Ion batteries here by example;

https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb/information/baggage-essentials/liquids-and-restrictions

The manufacturer's documentation for this device also has guidance; 'For air transport the MOB1 should be shipped as category UN3091 and packed under IATA packing instruction 970 section II. If you are hand carrying your MOB1 on an aircraft please contact you airline for advice'.

 

[tudorsailor]

Thanks all.
I will be flying with Ryanair!! I will try asking them but am not hopeful about getting a positive response and being guaranteed that what they say will be the case when I turn up. Main concern is having the device confiscated.
I am sending a package ( mainsail) by land courier perhaps I should just check with the selected courier and include it in that parcel. Worth saying that we regularly send parcels out to our marina which are bigger and heavier than we could carry hold luggage and cheaper than hold luggage anyway. Its only the cost of insurance for expensive items that puts up the courier costs.

I am about to buy a MOB1 and plan to take it with me to Greece via Ryanair
Did you succeed in taking yours?

TudorSailor

 

[BlueChip]

The airlines web site help pages have really detailed information about what items are prohibited, that's the best place to check for information.

 

[dunedin]

The airlines web site help pages have really detailed information about what items are prohibited, that's the best place to check for information.

The airlines don’t do any of the security checks for hand baggage or hold. It’s all done by the airport security, so airline largely irrelevant.
Also the official list starts with a disclaimer that the security can refuse anything if they choose to - so all a bit random