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The Ministry of Transport of Japan has just announced the new aviation safety regulations, requiring passengers to let the backup battery in the viewing range when carrying on the plane. The regulation will officially take effect from July 8, in order to minimize the risk of fire and explosion due to overheating equipment. Backup battery is often used for devices such as smartphones and tablets. In the power bank, there is usually a lithium-ion battery, which is said to be able to catch fire when it is impacted. The firms will also require passengers to place the device in an easy -to -see place when charging the battery. One officer of the Ministry of Transport of Japan said that if the charging is easy to observe near the passengers seat, even if the fire occurs, it is caused by these devices, it is still possible to extinguish and handle it quickly, according to the standards of the international civil aviation organizations (ICAO), the existing luggage in the charity is forbidden to charge the charger in the recharging. The battery has a capacity exceeding 160 WH which is absolutely banned due to the high risk of fire and explosion, while passengers are only carried up to 2 batteries with a capacity of 100 WH to 160 WH. Instant, the Chinese Civil Aviation Agency (CAAC) also announced that from June 28, all types of backup battery passenger carrying on the plane must have a 3C safety certificate, ie Chinese certification. In addition, the products that have been announced by the manufacturer due to safety concerns will be banned. The new determination will apply to all passengers on board in China in the context of incidents related to overheating lithium batteries on the plane, including the spare battery, increasing globally. Lithium overheating on the plane. This frequency is tripled compared to nearly 1 crop per week noted in 2018. Later, in March, a flight from Hong Kong Airlines departing from China was forced to land emergency because the fire broke out in the luggage compartment. In April, a backup charger was burnt on the passenger plane departing from Honolulu, causing the aircraft to land at Haneda airport in Tokyo. Although the general rule is that the backup charger must be carried in hand luggage, more and more airlines ban passengers from using them during the flight and require the equipment to be kept in a position that can be observed in order to promptly detect the risk. At the end of May, Southwest Airlines becomes the first American airline to request passengers to let the portable charging device in the aircraft are easy to see on the aircraft.
