Washington Aviation Group, P.C.
and the
Law Offices of Jason A. Dickstein

Agenda for Two Day Initial and Recurrent Training (Web-Based)

Summary:

Initial attendees will attend from 10:00 -16:30 on day one and from 10:00 to 15:20 on day two. They do not need to attend other sessions in order to be trained under course parameters. Note that this includes some offline time when participants will be working on their own to complete exercises.

Recurrent Trainess will attend from 10:00 -13:00 on day one and from 14:00 to 17:10 on day two. They do not need to attend other sessions in order to be trained under course parameters.

All participants are welcome to join in for sessions that are not "theirs" (for example, recurrent trainees are welcome to join us for the Initial only sessions).  This can be helpful in order to reinforce training.

Frequently Asked Questions:

• WHY ARE THERE DIFFERENT SESSIONS FOR INITIAL AND RECURRENT? Recurrent trainees are those who have done this before and are comfortable shipping hazmat, but need to know how the regulations have changed and need a refresher on the standards. The initial training sessions offer more exercises and discussion in order to help make the Initial trainee more comfortable with the elements that go into shipping hazmat
  
  
• WHAT IF I AM NOT SURE IF I SHOULD TAKE INITIAL OR RECURRENT? We have established a "pay-one-price" policy for this online course. This means that you can participate in any of the sessions. So if you are uncertain, then please feel fee to participate in the slower-and-more-in-depth sessions offered for inital trainees.
  
  
• WHY IS THIS SO COMPLICATED? Because we are trying to economically fit two classes into one set of times - a class for recurrent trainees and another one for initial trainees. This permits companies to get all of their people trained at once, to a single, uniform standard.
  
  
• DO I NEED THE LATEST IATA BOOK? Yes. We train to the latest version of the IATA regulations. The IATA standards change every year. You need this year's IATA book in order to make sure you are learning (and using) the current guidance.
  
  
• DOES THIS TRAINING MEET US DOT REQUIREMENTS FOR HAZMAT TRAINING? Yes. This training teaches you how to ship hazardous materials by air in compliance with ICAO, IATA, and applicable US DOT requirements.  US law specifically permits this to meet US training standards.
  
  
• I AM FROM OUTSIDE THE US. DOES THIS TRAINING MEET MY COUNTRY'S REQUIREMENTS FOR DANGEROUS GOODS TRAINING? Probably. We have had a number of non-US participants take our on-line and in-person classes. This training teaches you how to ship dangerous goods by air in compliance with ICAO and IATA requirements. So if your country follows the ICAO or IATA standards then this class should work for you.
  

Other Notes:

All times are approximate. Additional time may be used on various subjects to facilitate efficient and timely understanding of course material. This flexibility permits the instructor to spend extra time on any subject that is a concern to the students. Please do not hesitate to ask questions about any matter that seems confusing!

Both the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations and Title 49 CFR require that employees affecting the transportation in commerce of Dangerous Goods be trained and tested. There will be a test at the end of the course. Passing this course will require attendance at all applicable sessions of the course as well as correctly answering at least 80% of the questions on the exam.