TSA?

[xray0111]

When going thru TSA with a CPAP machine should I mark the machine as "CPAP"?  Should I go ahead and open it?  It's about the size of a laptop computer.  I'll also have some papers from work to review that I will put in one of the pockets while on the flight.  I'm just trying to make it easier for TSA and me to get thru the security.

 

Thanks,

XRAY

[time4u2go]

Are you talking about getting on a cruise ship or on an airplane?  TSA does not do passenger screening for cruise ships.

[xray0111]

Sorry, I failed to make it clear.  I'm referring to TSA at the airports.

[smokeybandit]

https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/items/nebulizers-cpaps-bipaps-and-apaps

[crzndeb]

I have always put my Cpap through the scanner in its original Resmed bag. I have never had to remove it from the bag.

[HicksRA]

They know what it is from the X-ray and the case. They see hundreds a day. 
I sometimes put mine in my carry on bag with no questions but have been asked on one occasion to take it out. 
 

[BirdTravels]

Throw your cpap bag in a bin and send it through X-ray. No special labels or anything else. As pointed out, hundreds  go through security each day at each airport. Since I have precheck, my cpap just stays in my roller and does not even come out if I am hand caring. Or in my checked luggage if I have any. I travel almost weekly and have carried a cpap for many years. If I am cruising, my cpap stays in my Che led luggage for air and cruise checkin. 

Edited September 27, 2022 by BirdTravels

[Ret MP]

https://www.tsa.gov/travel/frequently-asked-questions/am-i-allowed-carry-my-cpap-machine-onboard-plane-do-i-have-remove

 

Am I allowed to carry my CPAP machine onboard the plane, do I have to remove it from my carry-on?

A nebulizer, CPAP, BiPAP and APAP must be removed from its carrying case and undergo X-ray screening. Facemasks and tubing may remain in the case. You may provide a clear plastic bag to place the device through the X-ray.

[ONECRUISER]

11 hours ago, crzndeb said:

I have always put my Cpap through the scanner in its original Resmed bag. I have never had to remove it from the bag.

My Son in Law the same. Only once they had to open it when wasn't 100% dry and still had small amount of water in it 

[Esmerelda]

My husband packs his in the original ResMed  bag.  He has never been asked to remove it and we have flown many times.  
 

 

[Badatz2]

12 hours ago, Ret MP said:

https://www.tsa.gov/travel/frequently-asked-questions/am-i-allowed-carry-my-cpap-machine-onboard-plane-do-i-have-remove

 

Am I allowed to carry my CPAP machine onboard the plane, do I have to remove it from my carry-on?

A nebulizer, CPAP, BiPAP and APAP must be removed from its carrying case and undergo X-ray screening. Facemasks and tubing may remain in the case. You may provide a clear plastic bag to place the device through the X-ray.

Mine is always inside a backpack or carryon with other things and have never been asked to take it out in over 20 years

[PolicromaSol]

For what it's worth the TSA has never given my husband's CPAP any grief.

 

Me on the other hand, I've gotten crap for carrying a light pen. (As in one that lights up so you can see in the dark while you write.)

[Joseph2017China]

my wife's is in her back-pack, it is a travel size and a battery, and they have never asked for removal.  Although her wheelchair spare batter is often looked at, but it is just a minor inconvenience for safety

[sdrocks]

As others have posted, my husband has taken his CPAP on an airplane numerous times with no problems.