Which statement about the Air Waybill is correct?

Which statement about the Air Waybill is correct?

• A. It is optional for all dangerous goods shipments
• B. It is not related to dangerous goods shipments
• C. It is the DG declaration itself for all shipments
• D. It is the transport document; DG-specific certification is provided by the Shipper's Declaration where required

Answer: (D)

The air waybill serves as the transport document—the contract of carriage that records who is shipping, where to, and how the goods will be transported. For dangerous goods, the safety certification is not carried on the air waybill itself but is provided separately by the Shipper's Declaration for Dangerous Goods, where required. This declaration confirms that the DG has been properly classified, packed, labeled, and documented. So the statement that the air waybill is the transport document and that DG-specific certification is provided by the Shipper's Declaration where required is the correct pairing. It isn’t optional for dangerous goods, it isn’t unrelated to DG shipments, and the DG declaration is not the air waybill itself.

The air waybill serves as the transport document—the contract of carriage that records who is shipping, where to, and how the goods will be transported. For dangerous goods, the safety certification is not carried on the air waybill itself but is provided separately by the Shipper's Declaration for Dangerous Goods, where required. This declaration confirms that the DG has been properly classified, packed, labeled, and documented.

So the statement that the air waybill is the transport document and that DG-specific certification is provided by the Shipper's Declaration where required is the correct pairing. It isn’t optional for dangerous goods, it isn’t unrelated to DG shipments, and the DG declaration is not the air waybill itself.