IATA IMDG 3-Day Initial Syllabus

The 3-Day Initial course for air and ocean shipments is designed for basic shippers, freight forwarders, third party logistics entities, carriers and freight broker preparing dangerous goods shipments for ocean and air. Prior IMDG certification is highly recommended as this is a fast-paced course. 

Please Note: Security Awareness Training is no longer conducted in the classroom. We are now offering it for FREE on our website.

Note if you ship Explosives or Radioactive Materials:

• Explosives: This course fulfills the requirements for anyone shipping explosives, div. 1.4 already classified with a UN#. Other class 1 explosives including 1.4 unclassified, additional training is required. Please see our explosives course.
• Radioactive Materials: This course also fulfills the requirements for shipping radioactive exempted items, for example smoke alarms. For anything else additional training is required. Please see our radioactive courses.

Included with Classroom training:
IATA Regulations
IMDG Excerpts
Classroom Workbooks
Daily Lunch

Included with Webinar Training:
Printable Classroom Workbook
(IATA & IMDG Code must be provided by student for webinars)

Day 1 - IATA
8:30A - 12:00N	IATA Lesson 1 - Introduction, Format of the Regs, Symbols & Abbreviations, Industry Terms, Applicability IATA Lesson 2 - Identify Forbidden Dangerous Goods, DG carried by passengers & crew, Limitations IATA Lesson 3 -  Classification criteria for 9 classes of DG's, Recognize hazards posed by each class. IATA Lesson 4 - Dangerous Goods list, Numerical Cross Reference, Special Provisions
12:00N - 1:00P	Lunch (included with seminar)
1:00 - 4:30P	IATA Lesson 5 - Packing Instructions, General Packing Requirements, State & Operator Variations IATA Lesson 6 - UN Specification Packaging IATA Lesson 7 - Mark & Label IATA Lesson 8 - Documentation
4:30P	Session ends
Day 2 - IATA
8:30A - 12:00N	Review IATA Lessons 1-8 IATA Lesson 9 - Limited Quantities IATA Lesson 10 - Overpacks IATA Lesson 11 - Excepted Quantities IATA Lesson 12 - Dangerous Goods Acceptance Checklist
12:00N - 1:00P	Lunch (included with seminar)
1:00 - 2:00P	Review
2:00 - 4:30P	IATA Exam
4:30P	Session ends

Day 3 - IMDG    8:00 - 8:30A Registration 8:30A - 12:00N Review IMDG Lessons 1-5: Lesson 1 - General Provisions, Definitions and Training Lesson 2 – Classification, The Nine Classes of Dangerous Goods  Lesson 3 - Dangerous Goods List and Index Lesson 4 – Specification Packaging, Packing & Tank Provisions Lesson 5 – Consignment Procedures, Marking, Labelling and Placarding Lesson 6 – Transport Operations Lesson 7 – Limited Quantities & Excepted Quantities 12:00N - 1:00P Lunch (included with seminar) 1:00 - 3:00P Lesson 8 - Compliance With 49 CFR (Overview) Review Lessons 1-8 3:00 - 4:30P IMDG Exam 4:30P Session ends