Did you know that in the past 3 years, 1116 participants from 137 countries have taken this course with IATA?
Safety is paramount in the aviation industry: Ensure that you know how to read and apply the regulations for the transport of dangerous goods by air. These regulations include legal requirements, operational restrictions, packaging instructions, marking, labeling, and documentation to ensure the safe transportation of these goods. Gain the competencies to accept, handle and process shipments containing dangerous goods according to the current edition of the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) manual.
This course is available at IATA Training Centers and Regional Training Partner locations, and on-demand as in-house training.
Course code: TCGP-03
IATA Dangerous Goods training is evolving from traditional learning to competency-based training and assessment (CBTA) as agreed by ICAO. We have already begun the move to this skills-based approach and therefore you might choose to register instead for the new corresponding courses: Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) for Accepting DG Consignments - Initial.
Find out more about the CBTA approach well-defined functions, current courses and previous corresponding categories
Categories 3 & 6 will correspond to CBTA DGR Reference H.6.3 | Accepting Dangerous Goods Consignments & Processing Dangerous Goods Consignments
The 63rd edition of the Dangerous Goods Regulations includes the provisions on competency-based training and assessment (CBTA) as agreed by the ICAO Dangerous Goods Panel in DGP/27 (September 2019). There is a two-year transition period and therefore, the training provisions from the 61st edition may continue to be used until 31 December 2022.
Please note that this course will be retired by 30 September 2022.
To arrange in-house training for your company: Complete the in-house training request form or contact the salesperson in your region.
The IATA Training Center in Miami is ACCET Accredited
A regional course discount (up to 10% discount) is available for classroom courses at IATA Training Centers in the Americas (excluding Canada).
To claim the discount, enter 'LatAmTraining' in the promotional code field during your registration. The discount will be deducted automatically from the course price. This discount will be applied in addition to any qualifying early bird promotion.
On completion of this course you will be able to:
The key topics that are covered during this course include:
This course is recommended for:
Note: This course meets the training requirements for personnel listed in category 6 as per Table 1.5.A of the IATA DGR.
An IATA Certificate of Completion is awarded to participants obtaining a grade of 80% or higher on all exercises and exams. A special distinction is awarded to participants obtaining a grade of 90% or higher. Please note: this certificate is valid for 24 months.
You will be equipped to train all categories of dangerous goods training, including instructing a variety of staff engaged in the shipment of goods by air.
Learn the regulatory requirements to handle the air transport of dangerous goods.
Safely and efficiently handle special commodities.