What is IATA?

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is an international industry trade group of airlines whose mission is to represent, lead, and serve the airline industry.

IATA represents some 240 airlines comprising 84% of scheduled international air traffic.

IATA regulates the shipping of dangerous goods and publishes the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations manual (DGR) yearly, a globally accepted (de facto) field source reference for airlines’ shipping of hazardous materials.

Any person involved in international airfreight and complying with appropriate license and legal requirements may apply for registration as an IATA cargo agent. Affording benefits to both airlines and agents, IATA accreditation provides agents with industry recognition of their financial and professional competence and airlines with a worldwide distribution network of approved agents to sell their product.

If you would like more information on becoming an IATA agent or gaining IATA accreditation for your business, click here to visit the IATA website.

IATA Courses

Training for Dangerous Goods by Air is changing, and IVS is proud to be delivering the new CBTA framework for IATA Dangerous Goods by Air.  IATA no longer offer Category 3 and 6 training and this has moved to the competencies listed in Dangerous Goods Training Guidance Edition 1 2023 Competency-based Training and Assessment Approach for Adapted Task Lists for Well-Defined Functions 7.1 7.2 and 7.3.

IVS is delivering a 3-day recurrent and 5-day initial training that covers the below job functions as they align with the old Category 6 framework. 

Areas of Dangerous Goods Training Guidance Edition 1 2023 Competency-based Training and Assessment Approach for Adapted Task Lists for Well-Defined Functions that are covered by IVS IATA training:

• IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) for Preparing DG Consignments - Function 7.1
• IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) for General Cargo Accepting and Processing Personnel - Function 7.2
• IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) for Processing or Accepting DG Consignments -Function 7.3

IATA CBTA (Competency Based Training Assessment) - 5-Day Initial Training

This course is designed for persons involved in Air Cargo processing and handling of Dangerous Goods who either have no prior DGR training or who have not updated their training during the past 24 months.

This course fulfills ICAO and IATA training requirements and qualifies you to handle and process dangerous goods for carriage by air for 24 months.

To find out when the next course is being run, pricing information and to register click here >

IATA CBTA (Competency Based Training Assessment). - Recurrent Training

The 3-day Recurrent Training:

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, labelling, and documentation regulation for dangerous goods, all in accordance with the current edition of the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations Manual 2023 64th edition.

This course is designed for persons involved in Air Cargo processing and handling of Dangerous Goods.

This course fulfills International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and International Air Transport Association (IATA) training requirements and qualifies you to handle and process dangerous goods for carriage by air for 24 months.

 

To find out when the next course is being run, pricing information and to register click here >

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