- Description
- Curriculum
Course Outline:
This course is suitable for anyone involved in the transportation of dangerous goods by air. The course includes information on the legal responsibilities for transportation of dangerous goods or hazardous materials via air and the special considerations that need to be taken. This course is a suitable pre-requisite for OPITO approved Helideck Operations Initial Training (HOIT) courses.
Learning Objectives:
- LO1: Define dangerous goods and legalities for the carriage of dangerous goods
- LO2: Identify the different characteristics, classes and types of dangerous goods
- LO3: Recognize the effects of air travel upon the transportation of dangerous goods
- LO4: Describe the different methods and types of packaging which are appropriate to the safe transportation of each type and class of dangerous goods
- LO5: Describe the correct storage methods of dangerous goods
- LO6: Identify the recognized standards for labelling and marking required to distinguish each class of dangerous goods
- LO7: Define the correct documentation requirements LO8: Define the loading and handling requirements
- LO9: Define the safe handling and emergency information
