Dangerous Goods by Air Certificate
Classroom, Remote or Hybrid | 2-3 days | IATA DGR 1.5 – CAA Approved (formerly Category 6)
This course will teach delegates to prepare correctly and verify shipments of dangerous goods for transport by air. The initial course is 3 days in duration and available for remote delivery by a CAA approved instructor. The refresher course is 2 days. Classroom courses are available upon request for in-house groups. The certificate is valid for 2 years and is issued upon successful completion of the exam.
The course is approved by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in the UK and is certificated upon passing an exam.
By the end of this session participants will be able to:
- Become familiar with the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations.
- Correctly classify, pack, mark and label a consignment.
- Correctly complete dangerous goods documentation.
- Check shipments for compliance with IATA (Acceptance Check List).
- Understand the UN system (ICAO, IATA, ADR, IMDG)
- Forbidden dangerous goods
- Hidden dangerous goods
- Dangerous Goods carried by passengers or crew members
- Excepted and Limited Quantities
- Classify with class and packing group
- Identify with UN number and Proper Shipping Name
- Special Provisions
- Packing Instructions
- Different Dangerous Goods Packed Together
- UN approved packaging
- Marking and Labelling
- Shipper’s declaration
- Air Waybills
- Acceptance Checklist
- NOTOC
- Incident reporting
- State and Operator Variations
Delegates will be required to pass an exam at the end of the training to become certified. This is completed under supervision by a CAA approved instructor, either remotely or in the classroom.
Three examination papers are offered: A ‘Shipment Paper’ for Shippers/Packers/Cargo Agents; an ‘Acceptance Paper’ if acceptance checks for an Operator or Handling Agent undertaken; a ‘Joint Shipment/Acceptance Paper’ for those who do both functions.
This course is ideal for delegates who have not completed the Dangerous Goods by Air course before or who have not used their certificate for some time.
Recurrent training should be completed within 24 months.
Under the regulations, the specific expiry date of the certificate is extended to the last day of the month that it expires.
The course is approved by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in the UK and is certificated upon passing an exam. A pass mark of 80% is required. The certificate is valid for 2 years.
Our training is designed to meet the training requirements of ICAO and IATA DGR 1.5.
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- UK CAA Approved
- Record of Training provided
- Certificate valid for 24 months
- Remote or Classroom
- In-house courses available
UK CAA Approved
This course is delivered by a CAA approved training provider and instructor. The training is designed by a Dangerous Goods subject matter expert.
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