Develop a solid foundation for your cargo career by learning fundamental cargo skills and procedures.

Operating procedures in the air cargo field may seem complex in terms of the methods used for handling the transport of goods by air. The Air Cargo Operations Professional Diploma provides you with the cargo knowledge and skills to master these procedures, leading to a more efficient working environment.

This diploma prepares you to:

• Promote the safe handling of specialty cargo to ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements
• Efficiently and accurately determine rates for all types of consignments of air freight
• Apply industry standards and best practices to maximize the utilization of available aircraft space
• Provide superior customer service through a knowledge of compliant document processing and handling

Key subjects

Preparing air freight as Ready for Carriage

• Air waybill
• Export/import documents
• Marking and labeling
• Packing

Accepting cargo for transport

Handling specialty cargo

• Dangerous goods
• Live animals
• Perishables
• Temperature sensitive goods

Unit Load Devices (ULD)

• Utilization
• Storage
• Loading

Regulatory compliance

• Customs
• Dangerous goods
• Security

• Cargo operations and ground handling staff, supervisors and managers
• Consolidators, IATA agents and freight forwarders
• Instructional designers and trainers

Candidates must complete 3 Required courses and 1 Elective course within two years.

A candidate must achieve a passing mark of 70% on any assignment or exam (80% for Live Animals Regulations, Shipping Perishable Cargo and DGR Initial course). To achieve distinction, a candidate must obtain 90%.