5-day (40 hours) classroom course
Here’s your opportunity to gain the essential knowledge every air‑cargo and ground‑operations professional should have about Unit Load Devices (ULDs) and their role in global air transport. In this instructor‑led course— with hands‑on learning during a warehouse visit—you’ll follow the full ULD journey, from identification and buildup to aircraft loading and final breakdown at destination. Throughout the course, you’ll learn the safety principles and operational best practices that keep air‑cargo operations secure and compliant worldwide. You’ll strengthen your knowledge of ULD regulations, airworthiness requirements, certification obligations, and the quality and risk‑management processes used across the aviation industry. You’ll also learn how to prepare and restrain cargo correctly within a ULD, understand airworthiness limits, and recognize common operational risks. By applying these skills directly during practical ULD handling and buildup exercises, you’ll be able to improve your daily routines, reduce errors, and increase efficiency in any warehouse or cargo environment—whether you work in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia‑Pacific, or the Americas. This course gives you the confidence to support safe, compliant, and high‑quality ULD operations across the global air‑cargo supply chain.
Course Code: CGC069VEEN03
Course format
Prerequisites
- Recommended level is Intermediate and Advanced.
- The recommended level of language proficiency is ICAO Operational Level 4 or the equivalent for courses held in languages other than English.
How to register
In-house training
To arrange in-house training for your company, please complete the
in-house training request form or
contact the Training Specialist in your region.
Upon completing this course, you will be able to:
- Develop knowledge of warehouse design, workflows, safety, security, and quality principles
- Comprehend the ULD airworthiness framework, including certification, post‑certification duties, and differences between certified and non‑certified ULDs
- Improve understanding of airworthiness requirements and processes for ULDs and supporting material
- Identify the roles of key regulatory authorities and industry bodies and understand quality and risk‑management processes in ULD and air‑cargo operations
- Apply industry best practices for safe, compliant ULD handling, recognize common errors, and demonstrate skills through practical buildup tasks
- Discuss and apply learned principles directly in the warehouse during ULD handling and buildup activities.
The key topics that are covered during this course include:
- Warehouse processes and safety
- The functions and certification requirements of ULDs
- Handling, storage, airworthiness/ serviceability and operating limitations of ULDs according to ICHM/ULDR
- Planning of ULDs to optimize size/contour and weight for different aircraft types according to ICHM/ULDR/AHM
- The build-up of ULDs for aircraft and cargo restraint according to the ICHM/ULDR/AHM
- The most common mistakes made during ULD build-up and their consequences with regards to safety
- Build-up of odd-shaped cargo, AVI, PER and dangerous goods
- Restraint of “Special Cargo”
- ULD build up exercises and calculations
- In-warehouse practical exercises.
Activities
- Poll questions, group and individual exercise
- Warehouse exercise
This course is recommended for:
- Warehouse staff engaged in ULD build-up tasks
- Staff engaged in warehouse supervision
- Staff involved in the load planning of aircraft and RFS services
- ULD control management staff
An IATA Certificate of Completion is awarded to participants obtaining a grade of 80% or higher on an assessment. A special distinction is awarded to participants obtaining a grade of 90% or higher. Please note: This Certificate is valid for 36 months.
My Training Account