This course provides State employees with the knowledge and skills required to determine when a consignment of dangerous goods is classified, packed, marked, labelled, documented, accepted, handled and transported in accordance with Annex 18 and the Technical Instructions.

• Identify, classify, pack, mark, label and document dangerous goods in accordance with the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air (Doc 9284);
• Understand the legal obligations related to the transport of dangerous goods by air;
• Identify whether appropriate emergency response information can be correctly extracted from the Emergency Response Guidance for Aircraft Incidents Involving Dangerous Goods (Doc 9481).

The training is most beneficial for State employees involved in the oversight and administration of regulations related to the transport of dangerous goods by air. However, it would benefit anyone with a need for knowledge of the detailed provisions in the Technical Instructions including and not limited to:

• State inspectors
• Directors or managers of operations
• Airport operations supervisors
• Cargo operations managers and frontline supervisors
• Dangerous goods acceptance agents
• Cargo agents/Shippers/Packers
• Freight forwarders/Operator and ground handling agents
• Security staff

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