Basic Skills & Procedures for Air Cargo (4 days)

Time frame Topic Sub-topic  
Day 1 (AM)      
09:00-10:15 Welcome    
  Self Introduction    
  Course introduction Smoke free building  
    Facilities  
    Course Adminstration  
    Briefing for Exam  
    Course Objectives  
    Introduce the Table of Contents of Rule and Rate Books  
  Section 2 Acceptance for Carriage  
    * Benefits being an IATA cargo agent  
    * Shipper’s responsibility 2.1.2
    * Instructions for carriage 2.2.1A
    * Shipper’s letter of instruction 2.2.1B
    * Packing, Marking & Payment of cargo for acceptance 2.3.1
    * Consignment ready for carriage 2.3.2
    * Embargoes and cargo not acceptable 2.3.3.D-E
    * Shipper’s right of disposition 2.6
    * Undelivered Consignments 2.8
10:15-10:30 Morning Break    
10:30-12:30 Section 1 IATA Areas  
    * Introduce IATA Map 1.2.1
    * Definitions of IATA Areas 1.2.2
    * Coding & Decoding of Cities and Airport 1.2.3-5
    * Abbreviations & Special Handling Codes 1.3
    * Coding & Decoding of Airlines 1.4
    * Terms 1.5
    Exercise 1-2 & Checking  
  Section 3 Computation of Charges  
    * Volume Weight 3.9.4
    * Chargeable Weight 3.9.3
  Section 5 Rounding off Regulations  
    * Rounding Off Procedures 5.7.2
    Exercise 3-6 & Checking  
12:30-14:00   LUNCH  
Day 1 (PM)      
14:00-15:15 Section 3 Minimum Charges  
    * General rules for minimum charges 3.4.1
    * Introduce table for minimum charges 3.4.2
    Precedence of Rates and Charges and exceptions 3.1 & 3.3
15:15-15:30 Afternoon Break    
15:30-17:00 Section 3 Introduce Break Back Point Rule handouts
    Introduce rate book Green and red book
    General Cargo Rate 3.5
    Exercise 7-11 & Checking  
    Specific Commodity Rates 3.6
    * introduce SCR number in Rate book 2.3-2.4
    * Description Guildelines of Rate Book 2.2
    Exercise 12-16 & Checking  
Day 2 (AM)      
09:00-10:15   Class Rates 3.7
    * Calculation of AVI shipment 3.7.2-3
    Exercise17-18 & Checking  
    * Calculation of VAL Shipment 3.7.4
    Exercise 19-22 & Checking  
  Section 3 * Calculation of HUM shipment 3.7.9
    Exercise 23-26 & Checking  
10:15-10:30 Morning Break    
10:30-12:30   * Calculation of baggage shipment 3.7.8
    Exercise 27-28 & Checking  
    * Calculation of NWP shipment 3.7.7
    Exercise 29-30 & Checking  
12:30-14:00   LUNCH  
Day 2 (PM)      
14:00-15:15 Section 3 Unitized Consignments  
    * General 3.10.1
    * Introduce ULD Types 3.10.7-8
    * Bulk Unitization Charges 3.10.5.1-3
15:15-15:30 Afternoon Break    
15:30-17:30   * Introduce Pivot Weights & Exceptions 3.10.5.4
    * Introduce Rate Book under ULD Rating Green or Red book
    * Calculation of ULD Rates  
    Exercise in powerpoint & Checking  
Day 3 (AM)      
09:00-10:15   Construction Rate (Add-on Rate) 3.8.1
    * Introduce general list of Construction Rates 5.2 of Green book
    Exercise in powerpoint & Checking  
10:15-10:30 Morning Break    
10:30-12:30   Combination Rate 3.8.2
    Exercise in powerpoint & Checking  
  Section 6 Functions of Air Waybill 6.1
    Completion of Air Waybill example from ppt
    Charges Code 6.2.f
    Functions of House Air waybill  
    Inco-Terms  
12:30-14:00   LUNCH  
Day 3 (PM)      
14:00-15:15 Section 2 Carriers Liabilities 2.1.3
    * How to calculate carrier’s liabilities refer handout
    Exercise 31 & Checking  
  Section 3 Valuation Charges 3.2
    Exercise 32-36 & Checking  
15:15-15:30 Afternoon Break    
15:30-17:30 Section 4 Documentation Charges 4.4
    Charges for shipments of DG 4.5
  Section 4 Disbursements and Disbursements Fees 4.2
    Exercise 37 & Checking  
Day 4 (AM)      
09:00-10:15 Section 7 Charges Collect 7.2
    Exercise 38 & Checking  
    Import/Transit/Export Regulations 7.3
    * explain 1-2 countries as examples  
10:15-10:30 Morning Break    
10:30-12:30 Section 8 Interline agreements between Carriers 8.1
    Loading Charts 8.2
    Informations by Carrier 8.3
    * explain 1-2 carriers as examples  
    Exercise 39-40 & Checking  
12:30-14:00   LUNCH  
Day 4 (PM)      
14:00-17:00   Examination