ICAO/ Dangerous Goods Training
Courses
Language: English
Description:
The dangerous goods training programme
consists of two training courses which will assist States in complying with the
principles governing the international transport of dangerous goods by air
outlined in Annex 18 — The Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air and detailed in the Technical
Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air (Doc 9284)
(the Technical Instructions).
The first training course, Part 1 — Understanding
the Technical Instructions, provides students with the knowledge and skills
to navigate through and interpret the provisions in the Technical Instructions.
The second training course, Part 2 — Dangerous
Goods State Employees, provides students with a foundation for establishing
and maintaining a dangerous goods oversight programme.
The programme is directed towards safety
inspectors responsible for dangerous goods, but it would benefit anyone with a
need for knowledge of the detailed provisions in the Technical Instructions.
Individuals who successfully complete a course receive a certificate directly
from ICAO.
Part 1 — Understanding the
Technical Instructions
Goal:
This course provides State
employees with the knowledge and skills required to determine when a
consignment of dangerous goods is prepared, handled, stored and transported in
accordance with Annex 18 and the Technical Instructions.
Objectives:
Identify, classify, pack, mark, label and document dangerous goods in accordance with the Technical Instruction
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).
Duration of the course: 5 Days
Target Audience:
The course is designed to address
the training needs of current and prospective State employees involved in the
oversight and administration of regulations related to the transport of
dangerous goods by air but it would benefit anyone with a need for knowledge of
the detailed provisions in the Technical Instructions including:
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
Registration: For detailed information on
scheduling a course for this programme, please contact: AviationTraining@icao.int.
Part 2 — Dangerous Goods State
Employees
Goal:
This course provides a foundation for
establishing and maintaining a dangerous goods oversight programme through
application of provisions in Annex 18 and the Technical Instructions and related
provisions in Annexes 6 — Operation of Aircraft and 19 — Safety
Management.
Students will be given the
knowledge and skills to evaluate operator dangerous goods programmes and to
conduct dangerous goods-related inspections and investigations of operators and
shippers.
Objectives:
Establish and maintain a dangerous goods oversight programme
Evaluate an operator’s dangerous goods training programme
Evaluate the dangerous goods component of an operator’s operations manual
Conduct dangerous goods inspections of operators and shippers
Conduct dangerous goods investigations
Duration of the course: 10 Days
Target Audience:
The course is designed to address
the training needs of current and prospective State employees involved in the
oversight and administration of regulations related to the transport of
dangerous goods by air.
Registration: For detailed information on scheduling a
course for this programme, please contact: AviationTraining@icao.int.