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 goods. It also provides an understanding of procedures that will help detect hidden hazards when accepting air freight and passengers baggage.

This course will not qualify you to accept, package or document dangerous goods and is not valid for Flight Crew or Cabin Crew.

 

Course Category

• This is a short course for aircraft ground handling personnel on:

• Acceptance of non-dangerous air cargo;

• Recognition of dangerous goods;

• Hidden dangerous goods

• Passenger and crew baggage allowances

• Correct handling and stowage of dangerous goods intended for air transport in accordance with the CASA and IATA regulations.

 

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:

• The Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia (CASA).  Approvals can be found in the menu above.

 

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?

This course is suitable for anyone who requires a general understanding of transporting dangerous goods by air for group B & E personnel (IATA category 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 & 12).
The course is required under CASA legislation for airline and air freight forwarder staff involved with acceptance and/or handling of air freight and passengers baggage.

• Aircraft Loading Personnel

• Helicopter Landing Officers (HLO)

• Passenger Check-in Staff

• General Air Cargo Acceptance Staff

• Security Personnel

• Baggage Handling Staff

• Warehouse Personnel

 

Level of Competency

No previous knowledge or experience with air transport is required for this course.

 

Course Fee

• Online: AUD $90.00 (GST Free)

• Classroom: Contact AIRSAFE Transport Training for a quote

 

Payment is required in advance by credit card, EFT or cheque.
We accept Mastercard and Visa.

 

Availability

• Online Training - 4 hours approx.

 

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.

 

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.