Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air and Sea (5 days)

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Course Aim

The aim is to enable personnel to classify, identify, pack, mark, label, document, accept and handle shipments of dangerous goods by air and sea as required by the ICAO/IATA Regulations and the IMDG Code for air and sea respectively. The air element lasts for three days and the sea element lasts for two days and can be taken separately

Participants

Shippers, freight forwarders, operator and ground handling agents as detailed in categories 1-12 in IATA Table 1.5.A.

Certification

There is an exam for each mode and is certificated by Irvine Meres Ltd approved both by IATA and the CAA UK. The certificate for air lasts for two years and the certificate for sea has a recommended refresher date of two years

Refresher Training

Refresher training is offered over two days but the air and sea elements may be taken separately over one day. If any candidate has not used the certificate it is recommended that an initial course is taken NB! The transport of radioactive material is not covered