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Initial Training in Dangerous Goods Handling

Objective

To ensure that you have the necessary skills to accept, handle and process shipments containing dangerous goods and are able to correctly apply all the provisions of the current edition of the mandatory IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) manual.

Who Should Attend

  • Personnel who act as shippers to ship DG
  • Personnel who act as forwarders to handle DG

Course Contents

  • General philosophy of the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR)
  • Shipper's / Operator's Responsibilities
  • Provisions for passengers and crew
  • Recognition of Undeclared Dangerous Goods
  • State and Operator Variations
  • Classification of Dangerous Goods
  • List of Dangerous Goods
  • Special Provisions
  • Packing instructions (methods)
  • Marking and Labeling
  • Shipper's Declaration and other relevant documentation
  • Acceptance procedures
  • Storage and loading procedures
  • Emergency response to DG incident and accident
  • Written examination

Course Duration

5 Days

Course Venue

Cathay Pacific Airways,
Training and Development Centre,
4/F., North Tower,
Cathay City, 8 Scenic Road
H.K. International Airport
Lantau, N.T.,
Hong Kong.

Tuition Fee

HK$5,000.00

Refund Policy

Should the learner need to cancel his/ her participation in the course, CX will refund:

  • 80% of the tuition fee when written advice received before 61 days of the course commencing.
  • 40% of the tuition fee when written advice received before 31 – 60 days of the course commencing.
  • 20% of the tuition fee when written advice received before 15 – 30 days of the course commencing.
  • No refund for any cancellation within 14 days of the course commencing.

Nomination

Please forward your nomination with details of the nominee i.e. full name, job title, contact number, fax number and address of the company to fax 2141-7016 or email cgotrn1@cathaypacific.com to Cargo Training Team.

For enquiries concerning course administration details, please feel free to contact Cargo Training Department on 2747-7016.

Award of Certificate

A certificate will be issued confirming successful completion of the test.

Note

CX reserves the right to cancel a course if there is insufficient enrolment or there are unforeseen difficulties arising from running the course.

Course Code / Date

Language Medium: Cantonese (Supplemented with English)
Course Manual will be in English

  • VHDGR-0908 / 19-23OCT09
  • VHDGR-0909 / 16-20NOV09
  • VHDGR-0910 / 14-18DEC09
  • VHDGR-1001 /18-22JAN10
  • VHDGR-1002 /15-19MAR10
  • VHDGR-1003 /26-30APR10
  • VHDGR-1004 /31MAY-04JUN10
  • VHDGR-1005 /19-23JUL10
  • VHDGR-1006 /23-27AUG10
  • VHDGR-1007 /04-08OCT10
  • VHDGR-1008 /01-05NOV10
Participants may join Initial Training in Dangerous Goods Handling course (Language Medium in English) on request, please contact cgotrn1@cathaypacific.com or fax to 2141-7016 or phone 2747-7016.


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