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# AMC1 IAM.GEN.VCA 160 Carriage of sporting weapons and ammunition

ANNEX IX (Part-IAM) · Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

Official sources: [EASA Easy Access Rules (opens in a new tab)](https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/document-library/easy-access-rules/easy-access-rules-air-operations) · [EUR-Lex 2012/965 (opens in a new tab)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32012R0965)

AMC Acceptable means of compliance

## AMC1 IAM.GEN.VCA 160 Carriage of sporting weapons and ammunition

STOWAGE IN THE VCA

(a) If sporting weapons cannot be stowed in a place that is inaccessible to passengers with all ammunition unloaded, they should not be accepted for carriage. Exemptions may be made by the competent authority on a case-by-case basis.

(b) If the VCA does not have a separate compartment where sporting weapons can be stowed, they should be stowed so that they are not immediately accessible to passengers, e.g. in locked boxes, in checked passenger baggage that is stowed under other baggage, or under fixed netting.

(c) As regards unloaded ammunition of sporting weapons, it may be carried separately in passengers’ checked baggage, in accordance with the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air (ICAO Doc 9284-AN/905).

AMC · AMC1 IAM.GEN.VCA — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2025/010/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

[All rules in SUBPART A — GENERAL REQUIREMENTS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-iam/subpart-a)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Mar 2026, extracted 2 Nov 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.