Dangerous Goods By Air:
Awareness – Cabin crew
Purpose
Have you been told you need an Awareness? No, it’s not a new age expression – it’s about learning the basics about the safe transportation of dangerous goods by air.
Based on the current edition of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR), this course covers recognition, handling and stowage of dangerous packages. It also provides an understanding of procedures that will help detect hidden hazards when accepting air freight.
This course will not qualify you to accept, pack or document dangerous goods and is not valid for Flight Crew or Ramp personnel.
Course Category
This is a short course for aircraft cabin crew on:
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Recognition of dangerous goods;
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Hidden dangerous goods;
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Passenger and crew baggage allowances;
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Incident handling procedures.
Note: Customised modules containing specific company procedures, and only accessible by that companies employees, can be created for a one time flat fee.
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Course Qualification and Recognition
This course is approved by:
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The Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia (CASA). Approvals can be found in the menu above.
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A certificate is issued on successful completion of an end-of-course questionnaire and the qualification is valid for TWO YEARS.
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Who Should Attend?
Cabin Crew: This is a customized course, which provides information to cabin crew on how to identify if a passenger may be carrying a dangerous good, what the passenger allowances are and what response should be taken if dangerous goods are detected.
The course is required under CASA legislation for airline Cabin Crew staff (Employee Group D personnel, IATA Category 11) involved with acceptance and/or handling of air freight (but not the acceptance of dangerous goods).
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Level of Competency
No previous knowledge or experience with air transport is required for this course.
Course Fee
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Online: AUD $90.00 (GST Free)
Payment is required in advance by credit card, EFT or cheque.
We accept Mastercard and Visa.
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Availability
This course can be undertaken by:
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Online training – 4 hours approx.
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Correspondence - paper-based, 4 hours approx.
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Classroom training – on demand – no scheduled courses, 4 hours approx.
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Note: minimum numbers apply for classroom requests.
We can schedule Virtual courses or classroom courses in Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin, Melbourne, Perth & Sydney at request, but we’ll go (almost) anywhere. (Dependent on number of participants and availability)
To request a classroom course or correspondence kit, email us by clicking the "CONTACT AIRSAFE". To see our other course dates open the pdf below.
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Important
By registering and logging in to this course you confirm that you are the person who will read and complete the course modules and be responsible for individually completing and submitting the end of course questionnaire.
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You also acknowledge that you understand it is an offence to falsify or misrepresent the information provided by you and that you have a duty of care when dealing with dangerous goods and that failure to comply with the relevant regulations surrounding the sending of dangerous goods may result in legal penalties.