Safety remains IATA's top priority. The best strategy for safety is prevention, and our manuals can help your organization to properly plan and implement appropriate standards to be ready when faced with safety challenges.

This portfolio of manuals provides guidance on operational safety matters directly impacting airlines operations, supporting both the standards for operations and advising on best practices for implementation around those standards that are relevant to each airline.

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Manuals & Regulations

IOSA Standards Manual (ISM)
IOSA Standards Manual (ISM)
The ISM contains the IOSA standards, recommended practices (ISARPs), and associated guidance material. This material makes up the assessment criteria for the IOSA audit, used by operators to successfully prepare for an audit.
Cabin Operations Safety Guide (COSG)
Cabin Operations Safety Guide (COSG)
The COSG provides a central reference point for best practices, sample policies and procedures as well as recommended practices and regulations relating to the delivery of safe and efficient cabin operations.
ISAGO Standards Manuals
ISAGO Standards Manuals
These manuals are a comprehensive collection of best practices and standards designed to improve ground safety by reducing ground damage, accidents and incidents.
Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR)
Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR)
The globally accepted industry reference for airlines, freight forwarders, ground handlers and shippers to make sure dangerous goods are transported by air safely.
Lithium Battery Shipping Regulations (LBSR)
Lithium Battery Shipping Regulations (LBSR)
The manual with all the information manufacturers, retailers, wholesalers, freight forwarders and others in the supply chain need to ensure compliance when shipping lithium batteries.
Infectious Substances Shipping Regulations (ISSR)
Infectious Substances Shipping Regulations (ISSR)
The manual with all the detailed provisions applicable to shipping infectious substances by air, such as documentation and packaging examples, checklists for every step of the process and more.
Airport Handling Manual (AHM)
Airport Handling Manual (AHM)
The AHM contains all the industry-approved policies and standards to support safe and efficient ground operations above and below the wing.

 

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