“If anything, the rules are becoming harder, not easier. And the airlines have become probably more cautious in what they accept”
encourage more misdeclaration. IATA also requires its registered
agents to have a minimum of two personnel who have taken and passed an appropriate dangerous goods course. The main issue, he says, is to ensure that the course in question incorporates both the ICAO and IATA rules. One of the conditions of IATA membership for forwarders is having that minimum of two staff that have completed a recognised DG course, whether or not the forwarder concerned intends to handle hazardous goods. However, many shippers of DG will also have staff trained on an
appropriately approved course. In fact, Ceva’s Sou Ping Chee noted: “Whereas ten or 15 years ago, you would have found mainly forwarders taking the IATA dangerous goods courses, nowadays a third or even half the candidates come from shippers.”
Finding the time For some forwarders, sparing the staff for three days while they go on the training course can be difficult and there are also issues with staff turnover. If one – or both – of the DG-trained personnel leave the company, strictly speaking the company would not be complying with
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