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Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) for

Loadmasters and Load Planners


e-learning course (4 hours of study)
This course is recommended for 'Personnel Responsible for the Planning of
Aircraft Loading'

A safe and efficient air transport system is dependent on a competent workforce, meaning that you must be
trained in the functions for which you are responsible – whether or not this is noted in your job title. IATA
recognizes that this is best achieved through a Competency Based Training and Assessment approach (CBTA).
This interactive course will guide you in the tasks and responsibilities to ensure that you are competent to
perform your job function and be in full compliance with the regulations. It has been designed as per IATA's
DGR - section 1.5 and in accordance with function 7.6 in IATA's 'Dangerous Goods Training Guidance'.

Objectives Key topics


Upon completion of this course, you will be able to: ▪ Understanding the basics of dangerous goods
▪ Recognizing dangerous goods
Identify and classify dangerous goods ▪ Identifying forbidden and hidden dangerous
goods
Interpret hazard communication
▪ Plan loading of an aircraft
Detect hidden dangerous goods in cargo and mail ▪ Issuance of NOTOC

Plan loading in case dangerous goods are involved


Recommended level
Prepare and issue NOTOC ▪ Entry-level
▪ Intermediate
Target audience
▪ Airline and ground handling personnel Course format
responsible for planning of aircraft loading This course requires approximately 4 hours of study
▪ Operator's and ground handling staff with roles to be completed in 6 months from the purchase
of loadmaster or load planner date (enrolment validity). After the enrolment validity
▪ Operations managers and frontline supervisors expires, the users will not have access to the course
of ground handling content and will not be able to take the exam.
Student performance will be based on an
examination.

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Exam information Certificate awarded
Please note that access to the current IATA DGR
is required to complete the exam. Upon successful completion of the exam, you will
Non-supervised online-based exam. Exam can be achieve an IATA “Award of Completion” available for
taken any time at your convenience. you to print for your records.
▪ You will be given 75 minutes to complete 30
multiple choice questions. Associated diplomas
▪ Passing grade is 80% correct answers. You may also apply this course toward an IATA
▪ You will be given 2 attempts to successfully Diploma in Dangerous Goods Specialist.
complete the final exam.

Table of contents
Understanding the basics of dangerous goods Transporting Cargo/Baggage
▪ Recognizing dangerous goods ▪ Load aircraft
▪ Identifying the general limitations ▪ Provide NOTOC information to pilot-in-
▪ Positioning different roles and responsibilities command and flight operations officer/flight
dispatcher
▪ Understanding the criticality of classification
and packaging
▪ Interpreting the hazard communication Collecting safety data
▪ Familiarizing with basic Emergency Response ▪ Report dangerous goods accidents
▪ Report dangerous goods incidents
▪ Report undeclared/mis-declared dangerous
Managing cargo pre-loading
goods
▪ Determine stowage requirements
▪ Report dangerous goods occurrences
▪ Determine segregation, separation and
aircraft compartments limitation
▪ Verify passenger baggage requirements
▪ NOTOC required information
▪ Verify conformance with load plan
▪ Transmit information to loading personnel

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Please contact us at www.iata.org/training-contact if you have any questions

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