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D endorsements for carrying dangerous goods

If you're transporting dangerous goods, you usually need to have a dangerous goods (D) endorsement on your driver licence.

A lot depends on what you're transporting, how much of it and under what circumstances.

If you're transporting dangerous goods for hire or reward (e.g., if you're a transport operator) you will need a D endorsement, except for 'Small Packages' of dangerous goods (up to 50 kg).

	If you're transporting dangerous goods as tools-of-trade and the quantities are under the limits in Schedule 1 of Land Transport Rule: Dangerous Goods 2005, you don't need a D endorsement.
	If you're transporting dangerous goods as tools-of-trade in quantities that are over the limits in Schedule 1, you will need a D endorsement. Alternatively, you could have an Approved Handler Test Certificate, issued under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996, which shows you have completed a course on the transport of dangerous goods.
	If you're transporting dangerous goods for domestic or recreational purposes, you don't need a D endorsement.

Note: You must have the correct class of driver licence. If you transport dangerous goods in a heavy vehicle, see Heavy vehicles: Class 2, 3, 4 and 5 driver licences.

First, complete a Land Based Training DG Course

Prerequisite - ALL STUDENTS MUST HAVE A LICENCE TO ATTEND THIS COURSE

The one day Theory course covers the requirements of the Land Transport Rule: Dangerous Goods 2005, including the new rules and changes that bring the training in line with the requirements brought about with international standards for the carriage of dangerous goods.

The course under unit standard 17618 covers:

	Explain the scope of the Land Transport Rule: Dangerous Goods 2005 (the Rule) and penalties for breaches of the Rule;
	Explain the responsibilities of persons who transport dangerous goods;
	Identify the nine classes and divisions of dangerous goods;
	Explain the provisions of the Rule relating to Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities, Consumer Commodities, and Small Packages;
	Explain in plain language common terms used in relation to the transport of dangerous goods;
	Explain the requirements for documentation for Dangerous Goods
	Explain the requirements for transport of dangerous goods not carried for hire or direct reward;
	Explain and apply the requirements regarding the segregation of dangerous goods;
	Explain and apply the requirements regarding placards and the placarding of vehicles and freight containers carrying dangerous goods;
	Explain procedures for transporting dangerous goods; and
	Explain the application of emergency procedures by the driver in the event of an emergency during the transport of dangerous goods.

At the successful completion of the course you will be provided with a course certificate as evidence that you've successfully completed an approved course teaching specialist knowledge and skills relating to the transport of dangerous goods.

Please note that you can't carry dangerous goods just because you've got the course certificate. The endorsement must be on your driver licence.

Cost $200 (plus GST) per person with a minimum of 10 students. Book now for our next available course in your area on 0508 872 466

Then apply for the endorsement

When you have successfully completed the 1 day DG course you will be issued with a certificate that you use at your nearest office of the Automobile Association, Vehicle Testing New Zealand, Vehicle Inspection New Zealand and On Road New Zealand to get your D endorsement on your licence.

You need to bring:

	a completed DL 19 application form
	your current driver licence (this is your identification)
	proof of your name and address, such as a bill or an account statement
	a certificate showing you have successfully completed an appropriate and approved course from LBT
	a cheque, cash or EFT-POS card to pay the $37.20 application fee.

Please note that the D endorsement will be valid for five years from the date the course certificate was issued. (The expiry date of your endorsement will be on the back of your driver licence.) To renew the endorsement you'll have to complete another course (to stay up to date with any developments or changes) and apply again.

Eyesight screening check

You must pass the eyesight screening check or present an eyesight certificate. Eyesight certificates must be from either a registered medical practitioner or a registered optometrist, and must not be more than 60 days old.

Quantity limits — Copy of Schedule 1 from Land Transport Rule: Dangerous Goods 2005

Class or division	Class or division name	Packing group+	Maximum quantity*
Schedule 1: Quantity limits for dangerous goods transported for domestic or recreational purposes, for use as tools-of-trade, for agricultural use or for a commercial purpose, but not transported for hire or direct reward.
1	Explosives (except UN 0012, CARTRIDGES, SMALL ARMS)	—	50 kg subject to other New Zealand legislation
1.4S	UN 0012 CARTRIDGES, SMALL ARMS	—	250 kg
2.1	Flammable gases	—	250 litres water capacity
2.2	Non-flammable, non toxic gases; cryogenic liquids (except UN 1977, NITROGEN, REFRIGERATED LIQUID)	—	25 litres water capacity
	UN 1977, NITROGEN, REFRIGERATED LIQUID	—	100 litres water capacity
	Non-flammable, non toxic gases (except cryogenic liquids)	—	250 litres water capacity
2.3	Toxic gases (except those listed below)	—	50 litres water capacity
2.3	UN 1026, CYANOGEN; UN 1067, NITROGEN DIOXIDE; UN 1076, PHOSGENE; UN 1589, CYANOGEN CHLORIDE, STABILIZED	—	1 litre water capacity
3	Flammable liquids	I	5 litres
3	Flammable liquids	II or III	250 litres
4.1	Flammable solids	I	5 kg
		II	50 kg
		III	250 kg
4.2	Spontaneously combustible substances	I	No quantity permitted
4.2	Spontaneously combustible substances (Packaged as Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities or Consumer Commodities only)	II or III	50 kg
4.3	Dangerous when wet	I	No quantity permitted
4.3	Dangerous when wet (Packaged as Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities or Consumer Commodities only)	II or III	50 kg
5.1	Oxidizing substances	I	5 kg (solids, powders, etc); or 5 litres (liquids)
		II	50 kg (solids, powders, etc); or 50 litres (liquids)
		III	250 kg (solids, powders, etc); or 250 litres (liquids)
5.2	Organic peroxides Type B (Packaged as Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities or Consumer Commodities only)	—	5 kg (solids, powders, etc); or 5 litres (liquids)
5.2	Organic peroxides Type C, D, E or F (As hardener for an organic resin or packaged as Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities or Consumer Commodities)	—	10 kg (solids, powders, etc); or 10 litres (liquids)
6.1	Toxic substances	I	5 kg (solids, powders, etc); or 5 litres (liquids)
		II	50 kg (solids, powders, etc); or 50 litres (liquids)
		III	250 kg (solids, powders, etc); or 250 litres (liquids)
6.2	Infectious substances (except portable toilet effluent, septic tank wastes and sewage screening sludge)	—	5 kg (solids, powders, etc); or 5 litres (liquids)
6.2	Portable toilet effluent, septic tank wastes and sewage screening sludge	—	250 litres or two portable toilets, whichever is the greater quantity
7	Radioactive material	—	As permitted by Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material of the International Atomic Energy Agency or the requirements of the relevant regulatory authority
8	Corrosive substances (except batteries listed below)	I	5 kg (solids, powders, etc); or 5 litres (liquids
		II	50 kg (solids, powders, etc); or 50 litres (liquids)
		III	250 kg (solids, powders, etc); or 250 litres (liquids)
	UN 2794, BATTERIES, WET, FILLED WITH ACID, electric storage UN 2795, BATTERIES, WET, FILLED WITH ALKALI, electric storage UN 2800, BATTERIES, WET, NON-SPILLABLE, electric storage	—	250 litres (measured by the volume of the battery case)
	UN 3028, BATTERIES, DRY, CONTAINING POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE SOLID, electric storage	—	250 kg
9	Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles	I	5 kg (solids, powders, etc); or 5 litres (liquids)
		II	50 kg (solids, powders, etc); or 50 litres (liquids)
		III	250 kg (solids, powders, etc); or 250 litres (liquids)
Mixed loads	The maximum quantity for a mixed load is an aggregate amount of 500, using the following units: kilograms (solids, powders, etc including the weight of the packaging), litres (liquids), litres water capacity (gases). The maximum quantity for a mixed load is exceeded if the quantity for any class or division in the load exceeds the limit specified for that class or division.
* Quantities specified as weights include the weight of the packaging. † 'Packing group' means one of three groups into which dangerous goods of Class or Division 3, 4, 5.1, 6.1, 8 and 9 are divided for packaging purposes according to their degree of danger, and that are ranked in a decreasing order of danger: ‘Packing group I' (high danger), ‘Packing group II' (medium danger) and ‘Packing group III' (low danger).

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