IATA Dangerous Goods Training (Air)

IATA Dangerous Goods by Air Training Courses UK, Europe and Worldwide with llewellyn Europe


It is a legal requirement that all those involved in the consigning, handling and packaging of Dangerous Goods by Air are required to hold IATA recognised qualification.  This includes shippers, freight-forwarders, cargo agents and acceptance staff.


The International Air Transport Association (IATA) publish the Dangerous Goods Regulations each year, which is widely accepted as the industry standard.  Llewellyn Europe instructors are CAA approved to run IATA Dangerous Goods initial training and refresher courses.


Public courses are run from our Head Office in Wellingborough on a regular basis, check out the dates below.  In-house courses can be arranged anywhere in the world at your request.

What does the initial IATA dangerous goods by air training course involve?

Our Initial IATA dangerous goods training course is for shippers, freight-forwarders, agents and acceptance staff of operators, with little or no IATA training experience.  It is a three day course covering:

  • General philosophy
  • Limitations
  • Classification
  • Identification
  • Packing and Packaging
  • Marking and labelling dangerous goods
  • Documentation
  • Acceptance procedures

What does the refresher IATA dangerous goods by air training course involve?

It is a legal requirement that all those involved in the handling and packaging of Dangerous Goods By Air are retrained every 24-months to refresh their existing knowledge and to be made aware of any new developments.  Our Refresher training course usually takes one to two days, covering the following:

  • General philosophy
  • Limitations
  • Classification
  • Identification
  • Packing and Packaging
  • Marking and labelling dangerous goods
  • Documentation
  • Acceptance procedures

Course Completion Certification

Upon completion of either our Initial or Refresher training courses, we present successful candidates with a Certificate containing a CAA student registration number.  This in turn authorises them to legally ship dangerous goods by air.

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