Revalidate your 24-month ICAO/IATA DGR requirement with the latest ICAO/IATA amendments and directives!

It is mandatory to undergo recurrent DGR training every 24 months on the latest regulations and trends related to the carriage of dangerous goods. This refresher course provides awareness of the current legal requirements, operational restrictions, packaging instructions, marking, labeling and documentation regulation for dangerous goods, all in accordance with the current edition of IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations manual.

 

Course format 

• This course is available at Our Classroom Training and on-demand as in-house training.

• This course provides 24 hours of instruction delivered by an official IATA Instructor. 

• Recommended level: Entry-level and Professional. 

• Prerequisites: Participants must  hold a valid DGR certificate to register for this course. If your certificate is older than 2 years, please register for the DGR - Initial course.

 

What you will learn

Upon completing this course you will be able to:

• Fulfil the 24-month ICAO/IATA recurrent dangerous goods training requirement

• Apply the recent updates of the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations

• Understand and utilize latest ICAO and IATA amendments and directives

• Review and share practical aspects of dangerous goods handling with your peers

 

Course content

 

Interpret and review the current IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations manual

 

• Limitations on Excepted and limited quantities

• State and operators’ variations

• Classification and identification of dangerous goods

• Packing, marking and labelling requirements, UN specifications, Limited quantities, overpacks, Compatibility and segregation of packages

• Shipment of radioactive materials 

• Procedures of loading, storage and inspection as well emergency procedures

• Update on the shipment of radioactive materials

• Update on air waybill, Shipper’s Declaration for Dangerous Goods, and Notification to Captain requirements

 

Certificate awarded

An IATA Certificate of Completion is awarded to participants obtaining a grade of 80% or higher on all exercises and exams. A special distinction is awarded to participants obtaining a grade of 90% or higher.

 

Who should attend

• Airline cargo acceptance and cargo agency staff

• Cargo operations and ground handling staff

• Station managers responsible for the safe transport of dangerous goods

• Shippers, cargo agents, consolidators, freight forwarders

• Instructional designers and instructors responsible for dangerous goods training

 

Note: This course meets the training requirements for personnel listed in category 6 as perTable 1.5.A of the IATA DGR.