Cargo Skills and Procedures


Develop a solid foundation for your cargo career.


How You Will Benefit

  • Gain familiarity with air cargo terms and expressions
  • Learn to control and maximise the use of space in aircraft holds
  • Understand aircraft routings and industry manuals such as TACT and OAG World Airways Guides
  • Apply basic rating principles and state and operator variations
  • Accept cargo and complete documents according to IATA standards, improving customer service
  • Develop an awareness of special cargos and how to handle them

Designed for

  • Cargo agents and freight forwarders
  • Operational staff of airlines
  • Cargo export/import specialists
  • Cargo training specialists
  • Shippers

Course Content

  • Cargo entities and organizations
  • World geography and time zones
  • Use of the air cargo guides
  • Introduction to Special Cargo, such as dangerous goods, live animals and perishables
  • Cargo automation
  • Aircraft types and ground support equipment
  • Flight routings and introduction to the cargo rating system
  • Liability and claim handling
  • Air Waybill completion

Classroom Courses

April 13 - April 24, 2009
SingaporeClass No : 15976
May 11 - May 22, 2009
Beijing, ChinaClass No : 15978
August 17 - August 28, 2009
SingaporeClass No : 15890
Please note that if no sessions are listed above, then this course is currently not scheduled for delivery in our IATA classrooms.

All IATA courses can be delivered to your offices and tailored to your organisation's reality and needs. If you have a group of 15 or more individuals for this course, please contact us at training.ymq@iata.org and we will provide you with information about bringing this course to your offices at a time convenient for you and your staff.

Diplomas
This course is :
Customised Training
All IATA courses can be delivered to your offices and tailored to your organisation's reality and needs. More details