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Starting Out in Air Cargo – Basics for Newcomers to Logistics

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Provider

Aeroclass
Pricing

Paid Course
Languages

English
Certificate

Certificate Available
Effort

1 hour
Sessions

Self-Paced
Level

Beginner

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Add to your skill set and be proficient and efficient with air cargo geography, codes and abbreviations.

Syllabus

Air Cargo Shipment Journey

International trade definitions and terms
Typical journey of an air cargo shipment

Aircraft Types and Characteristics

Cargo Bookings

General information

Closing Remarks

Test your knowledge

Code and Decode

IATA areas and sub-areas
City and airport
Coding and decoding of airlines
Country codes
State/Province codes by country

Course Introduction

Documentation

Shipper’s Letter of Instructions
Commercial Invoice & Packing List
Additional documents
Special cargo documents
Summary

Freight Acceptance

‘Ready for carriage’ process overview

Special Handling & Dangerous Goods Codes

Miscellaneous abbreviations

Unit Load Devices - ULDs

General overview
Identification codes
Common pallets
Quiz

Taught by

Paul Backstrom

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