ULD Handling


Ensure that your ULD strategy is the best it can be

The most costly element of ULD deployment is repair and maintenance (R&M). R&M costs the industry US$ 220 million per year. In addition, high incidence of damage forces airlines to create large inventory buffers. The root cause of such a heavy need for R&M lies in improper handling of ULDs, poor control of operations, and lack of effective track and trace.


How You Will Benefit

  • Learn how to handle aircraft ULD safely, and manage ULD operation efficiently.
  • The IATA Training and Development Institute will help you to understand and achieve the compliance standards of the IATA Airport Handling Manual and the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) programme.
  • Develop your knowledge of the national transportation safety oversight on ULD operation, gain insight into the IATA unitization programme, identify ULD serviceability and apply damage prevention techniques.
  • The IATA ULD Handling course will help you to master the principles of acceptance, processing and loading of unitized special cargo as well as the functions of ULD interlining, logistics and inventory control.

Designed for

  • Airline ground operations and cargo handling specialists
  • Airport ground service providers
  • Cargo terminal operators
  • Ground operations training specialists
  • Cargo training specialists
  • Airline auditors and quality assurance managers
  • ULD leasing company personnel
  • Freight forwarders and consolidators

Course Content

  • Proper application of the IATA Airport Handling Manual and the ISAGO Standards Manual
  • National transportation safety requirements and airline regulations
  • Airlines and ground service providers responsibilities
  • ULD classification and serviceability limits 
  • IATA unitization programme
  • ULD handling procedures
  • Principles of aircraft loading
  • Application of ground support equipment
  • Carriage of unitized special cargoes
  • Interlining, logistics and inventory control
  • Damage prevention

Classroom Courses

August 10 - August 12, 2009
Beijing, ChinaClass No : 16003
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.

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