Air Cargo Acceptance and Handling

Course details

This is a TRAINAIR Plus Standardised Training Package which provides cargo agents with the necessary knowledge and skills required to accept and handle cargo appropriately in an efficient and safe manner according to the TACT Rules and other regulatory manuals i.e. Dangerous Goods Regulation (DGR) and Live Animals Regulations (LAR).

Course Benefits

By the end of the program, participants will be able to:

• Perform cargo acceptance
• Perform cargo build-up
• Complete export cargo documents
• Perform cargo breakdown
• Complete import cargo documents
• Perform cargo delivery 

Who Should Attend

• Newly appointed Cargo Agents
• Cargo Agents with experience but without training for basic air  cargo
• Sub contractors performing cargo operational activities 

Course Outline

• Acceptance principles and requirements
• Dangerous Goods Awareness
• Special loads carried by air
• Aircraft Types and Unit Load Devices (ULD)
• Compatibility of Loads and Build-up procedures.
• Load plan/load record/cargo manifest and various documents used in the air cargo industry
• Cargo Irregularities
• Cargo Delivery
• Manuals used in the air cargo industry (TACT Rules, DGR and LAR)

Course Prerequisite (s)

• Basic English