IATA Dangerous Goods Awareness Course for Category 4 & 5 Personnel

The Dangerous Goods Awareness course is an introductory course for personnel employed by or working on behalf of operators, freight forwarders, cargo agents and agencies acting on behalf of operators involved in the acceptance of general cargo (non Dangerous Goods). This course allows participants to gain a basic understanding of the classification, identification and handling of Dangerous Goods.

This course is mandatory for general cargo acceptance personnel and warehouse and transportation personnel of freight forwarders. Hong Kong Legislation (Regulations 7A and 7B of the Dangerous Goods (Consignment by Air)(Safety) Regulations, Chapter 384A) stipulates that category 4 and 5 personnel* of freight forwarders need to undergo Dangerous Goods Awareness training every 24 months. In addition, all relevant training records or certificates shall be made available upon inspection carried out by authorized officers from the Civil Aviation Department.’

*Category 4 personnel of freight forwarders are those involved in processing air cargo (other than DG), i.e. those involved in DIRECT CHECKING of packaging, marking, labelling and documentation of cargo consignments.

*Category 5 personnel of freight forwarders are those involved in handling, storage or loading of any air cargo, i.e. those involved in actions other than processing, such as loading, transporting and storage of cargo consignments, with gives them the opportunity of having physical or close visual contact with the cargo consignments or perusal of their documentations.

Dates: Classes are held once to two times each month, view our 2017/18 schedule here

Duration: 0.5 day, 9:00 - 13:00 and/or 14:00 - 18:00

Venue: Unit 1909, 19/F, Kowloon Plaza, 485 Castle Peak Road, Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon (Lai Chi Kok MTR Exit B1)

Medium of instruction: Cantonese supplemented with English terms

Course notes: Bilingual dangerous goods training notes which are based on IATA Dangerous Goods Workbooks 4 & 5

Accreditation: The course is an IATA accredited course and approved by the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department

Requirements: Participants must be able to understand and write English or Chinese

Assessment: a short 20-question multiple choice test will be given at the end of the course, the test is in Chinese and English

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dgtraining@chemfreight.com.hk

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