Dangerous goods courses
- Shippers
- Courses for people employed to send dangerous goods by air
- Full acceptance
- People who accept dangerous goods for transport by air
- Non-DG acceptance
- People who only accept general cargo and who do not accept dangerous goods
- Flight crew
- Cabin crew
Course details updated 5 September 2008
Who should do a dangerous goods course?
Shippers
People employed to send dangerous goods by air must do an approved course. This covers employees who do any of the following:
- enclose the goods in packaging
- mark or label the consignment
- prepare a shipper's declaration
Training Requirement
Readers should note that Part 92-120 of Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 requires that shippers of ALL dangerous goods be trained. This includes UN3373 prepared in accordance with Packing Instruction 650, whether or not it is packed with a medium or another substance that is dangerous goods. Training is also required for shippers who ship “exempt” material on or with a medium or substance that is dangerous goods; these include dry-ice, formaldehyde, alcohol etc.
For further information contact a CASA Dangerous Goods specialist on 131 757.
People who accept cargo for transport by air
This includes employees of aircraft operators, ground handling agents or freight forwarders.People who accept dangerous goods
These people must (in most circumstances) do a 'Full acceptance' course.
People who only accept general cargo and who do not accept dangerous goods
These people must do a CASA approved 'Non-DG Acceptance' course.
Flight crew, load planners and cabin crew
These people must all complete an appropriate approved course.
Other staff who handle cargo for transport by air
There are other employees of Operators, Ground handling agents, freight forwarders and security screening agents that are required to be trained before they commence their duties and re-trained every two years. These courses are not CASA-approved. Examples of employees are:
- Air operators
- check-in staff
- freight shed porters
- ramp employees.
- Ground handling agents and freight forwarders
- shed staff
- possibly drivers
- occasionally front reception staff.
- Security screeners employees who screen
- passengers in terminals
- baggage and freight after items have been accepted for carriage.
Course listing notes
These listings are a summary of the course approvals that have been issued by CASA, under the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998, to some training organisations.
These listings are provided to assist organisations, pilots, cabin crew, freight forwarders, ground handling agents, and organisations and people who send dangerous goods on by air find organisations that give dangerous goods training. Only organisations that have asked to be listed, have been listed. The courses are listed only in a general sense. You will need to confirm with the training agency that the course you are seeking is relevant to the duties that you undertake. You will also need to satisfy yourself that the course is still approved.
The New Zealand CAA maintains a list of New Zealand approved dangerous goods courses (PDF file)
Are you a training organisation which is not listed, but should be, or some of the details are wrong? Then let us know using the DG list update form.