IATA AIR CARGO DIPLOMA

duration

112 hrs

Admission Eligibility

Minimum 10+2

Course Objective

Familiarisation with cargo agencies, airline operations, industry terminology & abbreviations, world geography, air cargo acceptance, basic rating principles and airway bills.
This course is recommended for:

students kick starting a career in this industry | cargo agents and air freight forwarders | sales reservation acceptance & marketing professionals | junior level managers at cargo agencies, airlines and manufacturers

With over 52 million tonnes of cargo shipped annually, the air cargo industry is the place to be. A student undertaking this course will learn about basic IATA cargo rules & procedures, how freight forwarders & airline cargo units operate. This course is mandatory for IATA cargo agents and is in accordance with the IATA Cargo Agency Resolutions.
  • guide clients on IATA rules & procedures for airfreight shipments
  • complete air waybills accurately
  • apply published rates and charges for air cargo shipments
  • arrange air cargo shipments in accordance with IATA rules & procedures
  • prepare shipments ready for carriage
  • Industry regulations I CAO, IATA, FIATA
  • Air cargo agency – the cargo agent, the consolidator
  • World geography and IATA geography; time zones
  • OAG air cargo guide
  • Aircraft bulk loading limitations
  • Device handling & cargo terminal facilities
  • Air cargo acceptance
  • Cargo booking procedures
  • Cargo automation — as a management tool (Cargo IMP, EDI, UN, EDIFACT, CASS, CCS)
  • Air cargo rating
  • Air waybill completion