Course details

Develop a solid foundation for your cargo career by learning the fundamentals of cargo skills and procedures.

Course Benefits

Upon completing this course you will have the skills to:

  • Identify air cargo terms and expressions
  • Control and maximize the use of space in aircraft holds
  • Understand aircraft routings and industry manuals such as TACT and OAG World Airways Guides
  • Apply basic rating principles and state and operator variation
  • Follow IATA standards to accept cargo and complete documents and improve customer service 

Who Should Attend

This course is recommended for:

  • Cargo agents
  • Freight forwarders
  • Cargo operations managers
  • Cargo training specialists 

Course Outline

The course programme includes:

  • Air Waybill completion and basic rating
  • The operation of freight forwarders
  • The operation of airline cargo units
  • IATA geography, TACT, AOG, and other cargo manuals
  • Basic Cargo procedures

Course Prerequisite (s)

  • Distance Learning with paper based exam
Updated on 08 November, 2015

About Gulf Centre for Aviation Studies(GCAS)

their team at the Gulf Centre for Aviation Studies (GCAS) offer employers and employees of the aviation industry the very finest in international standard training.

Based at Al Bateen Executive Airport in the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi, they at GCAS are equipped with outstanding facilities, a pool of international knowledge and the highest of accreditations.

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