Please Note: This course is open to US and Canadian Based Companies only. If you work outside the US or Canada, please contact your regional IATA office for a training location near you.
IATA/FIATA Course Outline
Classes run 0800-1700 Monday-Friday
Evening Study sessions Tuesday & Thursday 1800-2100
Who regulates international air transportation? What industry organizations manage and support international air freight activities. Discusses the role of government bodies (such as the United Nations, Federal Aviation Administration) and industry groups such as IATA and FIATA.
Study Units:
ICAO
National Aviation Authorities
IATA
FIATA
What are the responsibilities of an IATA Cargo Agent and how does this contrast with the activities of a "freight forwarder" or "consolidator". Explores the roles and services offered by Agents, Forwarders, Brokers and related companies. Introduces the concept of a carrier’s liability and why a shipper may have to pay a forwarder an additional fee to raise that liability.
Study Units:
The IATA Cargo Agent
The Consolidator
Operations
Service Functions
Organization
Liability
A critical section, this unit will introduce the student to world geography and the concept of time zones and the international date line. The student is required to memorize many, if not most, of the major airport and city codes in the world and identify them on practice maps, along with cities and countries on six continents. Understanding geography and the calculation of transit-times across a multitude of time-zones is crucial to passing Exam 1. Student will learn how to use time-charts in the OAG and ABC guides.
Study Units:
Geography and IATA 3 Ltr Codes
Time Differences
Calculation of transit time
An important section of the training program, this unit trains the student to use industry guides, such as the OAG Air Cargo Guide. This is the foundation for being able to determine flight schedules, aircraft type, cargo capabilities, flight routings etc.
Study Units:
OAG Air Cargo GuideWorldwide OAG
This unit describes some of the physical characteristics of current aircraft used in transportation. A critical aspect of this training is understanding which are wide-body and capable of handling ULDS and which are narrow-body "conventional" aircraft that can only handle loose or "bulk" cargo.
There is a section in here that covers aircraft weight and balance along with technical considerations such as fuel loads, etc.. That is not covered in the training and is informational only.
This unit describes the range of facilities normally available at major airports. The exercises cover customs clearance, storage and loading/unloading facilities. The focus is on training the student to look up the appropriate information in the TACT guide to determine available facilities.
This starts the student into the actual process of handling a shipment and leads off with a discussion of the role of the shippers letter of instruction and continues with exercises on actually reviewing an SLI and cross-referencing the TACT and other guides to determine if the shipper’s requirements can be met. The unit also provides an overview of the acceptance of "special cargo" such as Dangerous Goods, Perishables, Valuables, etc.
Study Units:
Instructions for Carriage
Acceptance Based on Shippers Letter of Instruction
Acceptance of Special Cargo
Covers an introduction into airline cargo booking procedures and a discussion of the emerging "cargo community systems" that allow automatic forwarding updates to the agent/freight forwarder.
Continues the previous subject matter and expands on the main functions of SITA, Cargo-IMP and UN/Edifact and EDI. Provides an overview only.
This unit is the most comprehensive and challenging of the training program, and requires the longest study time.
Study Units:
The Air Cargo Tariff (TACT)
IATA Areas and sub-areas
Chargeable weight
Currencies
Rates and Charges
General Rules
Minimum Charges
General Cargo Rates (GCR)
Specific Commodity Rates (SCR)
Class Rates
Lower charge in higher weight category
Precedence of rates and charges
Valuation charges
Charges collect shipments
Disbursements
Other charges and fees
Study Units:
The airline air waybill
The neutral air waybill
Functions of the airline air waybill and the neutral air waybill
Completion of the airline and the neutral air waybill
Labelling and marking
Transportation Development Group
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