Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Training / Qualification
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Hazardous Material Violation; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem; General Work Refused
Human Factors
The ramp gave us a NOTOC [Notification to Captain] showing a package containing 6.8kgs of dry ice was loaded on to the aircraft.this was over the 2.5kg limit and when I told them it was not allowed to go they did not want to unload it and provided excuses as to why it could go. Eventually I convinced them it had to be removed and it was.Ramp Personnel need better training and are not to be pressured by management to disregard rules.
Air Carrier Captain reported ramp personnel loaded package of dry ice in excess of max weight allowed. Captain refused hazmat cargo.