Course Description

The IATA Dangerous Goods training course will help you stay up-to-date with the latest industry regulations and procedures, and ensure that your dangerous goods shipments comply with industry standards. Our courses will focus on best practices and change management to help your company navigate the complex air transport environment.

This course qualifies for the 2-yr dangerous goods shipping certification required in order to safely ship dangerous goods by air worldwide. This course covers all IATA required content for SHIPPERS of dangerous goods. This course takes approximately 4 hours to complete and includes learning assessments and issuance of a certificate at the end of the course. Certificate is valid for 2-years from the date of issue.

This course complies with the requirements of 49 CFR 172.704 and Sub-Section 1.5 of the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the course!

    • How to use this course

    • Before we begin...

  • 2

    IATA Module 1

    • IATA Module 1 - The IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations

    • IATA Module 1 Slides

    • Quiz Module 1

  • 3

    IATA Module 2

    • IATA Module 2

    • IATA Module 2 Slides

    • Quiz Module 2

  • 4

    IATA Module 3

    • IATA Module 3 - Classification of Dangerous Goods

    • IATA Module 3 Slides

    • Quiz Module 3

  • 5

    IATA Module 4

    • IATA Module 4 - Picking a Proper Shipping Name

    • IATA Module 4 Slides

    • Quiz Module 4

  • 6

    IATA Module 5

    • IATA Module 5 - How to Ship a Package by Air Steps 1-5

    • IATA Module 5 Slides

    • Quiz Module 5

  • 7

    IATA Module 6

    • IATA Module 6 - Packaging

    • IATA Module 6 Slides

    • Quiz Module 6

  • 8

    IATA Module 7

    • IATA Module 7 - Marking and Labeling

    • IATA Module 7 Slides

    • Quiz Module 7

  • 9

    IATA Module 8

    • IATA Module 8 - Shippers Declarations and Waybills

    • Module 8 SLIDES

    • Quiz Module 8

  • 10

    IATA Module 9

    • IATA Module 9 - Limited Quantities

    • IATA Module 9 Slides

    • Quiz Module 9

  • 11

    IATA Module 10

    • IATA Module 10 - Overpacks

    • IATA Module 10 Slides

    • Quiz Module 10

  • 12

    IATA Module 11

    • IATA Module 11 - Excepted Quantities

    • IATA Module 11 Slides

    • Quiz Module 11

  • 13

    IATA Module 12

    • IATA Module 12 - Lithium Batteries

    • IATA Module 12 Slides

    • Quiz Module 12

    • IATA Battery Guidance 2025

  • 14

    IATA Module 13

    • IATA Module 13 - Operator Duties

    • IATA Module 13 Slides

    • Quiz Module 13

  • 15

    IATA Module 14

    • IATA Module 14 - Emergency Response

    • IATA Module 14 Slides

    • Quiz Module 14

  • 16

    IATA Module 15

    • Module 15 Unidentified Dangerous Goods

    • IATA Module 15 Slides

    • Quiz Module 15

  • 17

    RESOURCES FILES

    • DOWNLOAD RESOURCE DOCUMENTS

  • 18

    Next steps

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