For special air cargo, you need an air transport specialist. Transportation of dangerous goods by air requires careful preparation, competent handling and proper certification.
Special Cargo Services can provide storage, packaging, preparation for shipment and transportation of your dangerous air cargo. Get unburdened with your air cargo transportation and contact us directly. Or first read about the ways we can help you.
Important factors in dangerous goods air cargo
When transporting dangerous or otherwise special goods by air, you must consider several factors:
- Strict regulations: because of the danger to human health and the environment, there are strict national and international regulations governing the transportation of dangerous goods by air. It takes a lot of expertise and valuable time to meet all the requirements for packaging, labeling, documentation and handling.
- Packaging and labeling: dangerous goods must be properly packed and labeled to ensure safety during transport. Because of the wide variety of dangerous goods, each with their own requirements and hazard labels, this can be particularly challenging.
- Required personnel training: all workers involved in transportation must be trained to handle materials safely.
- Safety measures: to minimize the risk of incidents in the transportation of dangerous goods, additional safety measures are needed. This includes requiring special equipment and vehicles, as well as proper precautions when loading and unloading cargo.
Therefore Special Cargo Services for your air freight transport
Special Cargo Services is the dangerous goods specialist. Our staff is experienced and highly skilled in all facets of dangerous air cargo transportation.
Of course, Special Cargo has the necessary certifications and permits:
- ISO 9001 certification: the international standard for quality management
- AEO-S (Authorized Economic Operator): sign of reliability as a carrier within the EU, with privileges in customs clearance of shipments
- Authorization for transport of radioactive materials: in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg
- Ability to store dangerous goods: if it takes some time for your air cargo dangerous goods to be ready for transport, we can safely store them in our special warehouses
- A comprehensive range of services: Special Cargo Services can take care of every step of the transportation process.
Our services in air cargo transportation
Shipping preparation
Preparing dangerous goods for shipment is no easy task, but our specialists don’t turn their hand to it. Every day they pack, label and document multiple hazardous air cargoes for transport. It does not matter whether the cargo weighs only a few pounds or several hundred pounds.
E-recognition
To transport dangerous goods by air, you as a freight forwarder must have the proper accreditation. If you don’t have one, Special Cargo can take over full legal liability through our E-recognition, issued by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management.
Custom packaging and encasing of special goods
Cargoes that are too large, fragile or expensive for regular packaging, or require alternative packaging for other reasons, we can custom pack for air transport. We think along with your wishes and take into account the specifics of the cargo. In our workshop, we then make custom wooden formwork.
Courses on air transport dangerous goods
Want your staff to have the proper training to work safely and certified to handle dangerous goods for air transport? Then, too, you’ve come to the right place. Special Cargo College has large and diverse course offerings in dangerous goods s and safety.
For example, we offer the following courses, among others:
- 7.1A Classification and Preparation of dangerous goods for Air Transport.
- 7.1B Preparing dangerous goods for transport by air
- 7.1 & 7.3 Transport of Radioactive Materials by Air
- 7.2 Acceptance of general cargo
- 7.3 Acceptance and softening of dangerous goods shipments
- 7.4 Loading and unloading of aircraft and ULDs
- 7.5 Acceptance and handling of baggage
- 7.6 Planning aircraft loading
- 7.7 Flight crew
- 7.9 Cabin crew
- 7.10 Security personnel
In addition to these courses on the transportation of dangerous goods by air, we offer a wide range of courses on air cargo safety and security. You can find these in our course offerings.
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Competency-based Training & Assessment from IATA.
Competency-based Training & Assessment (CBTA) is a new methodology for training and assessment in the transportation of dangerous goods by air. CBTA is regulated by the international aviation organizations ICAO and IATA.
Basically, CBTA training focuses on competencies associated with specific jobs. That means employees are trained for their duties and responsibilities, and less on topics they will never use in practice. CBTA went into effect worldwide on January 1, 2023, in the Netherlands from July 1, 2023.
Last year, IATA recognized Special Cargo College as the first CBTA-accredited training organization in the Netherlands. We are now working hard to integrate this new training method into our available courses. In the course offerings, these are identified by the codings 7.1 through 7.10 – which stand for the functions they belong to.
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Let Special Cargo take care of your air cargo concerns
With everything involved in transporting hazardous or special materials by air, it is wise to leave it to the specialist.
Want to make sure your air cargo transport is handled safely and according to guidelines? Then engage Special Cargo Services to take care of all your needs. We know exactly what is required and can serve you with customized service. Contact us today.
