BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE



BARTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS

January 2008

GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION

Course Number: HZMT 1977

Course Title: International Air Transport Association (IATA) Dangerous

Goods Regulations (DGR)

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite: None

Division/Discipline: Hazardous Materials Management

Course Description: This course provides a detailed review and familiarization of how to prepare dangerous goods for commercial airlift in accordance with the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulation. Topics include identifying the dangerous goods that can be transported on a commercial aircraft, identify the different restrictions and variations for air carriers and host nations, preparing shipping documents, selecting appropriate containment devices and recognizing their immediate limitations, and selecting the correct markings and labels that are used to communicate the hazard(s) of the items.

CLASSROOM POLICY

Students and faculty of Barton Community College constitute a special community engaged in the process of education. The College assumes that its students and faculty will demonstrate a code of personal honor that is based upon courtesy, integrity, common sense, and respect for others both within and outside the classroom.

The College reserves the right to suspend a student for conduct that is detrimental to the College's educational endeavors as outlined in the College catalog.

Plagiarism on any academic endeavors at Barton Community College will not be tolerated. Learn the rules of, and avoid instances of, intentional or unintentional plagiarism.

Anyone seeking an accommodation under provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act should notify Student Support Services.

COURSE AS VIEWED IN THE TOTAL CURRICULUM

This course serves as an introduction on how to use the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations that provide the guidelines for preparing hazardous materials and other dangerous goods to be transported by commercial aircraft.

The transferability of all college courses will vary among institutions, and perhaps even among departments, colleges, or programs within an institution. Institutional requirements may also change without prior notification. It is the student's responsibility to obtain relevant information from intended transfer institutions to insure that the courses the student enrolls in are the most appropriate set of courses for the transfer.

ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING / COURSE OUTCOMES

Barton Community College assesses student learning at several levels: institutional, program, degree and classroom. The goal of these assessment activities is to improve student learning. As a student in this course, you will participate in various assessment activities. Results of these activities will be used to improve the content and delivery of Barton’s instructional program.

Course Outcomes

Understand the purpose of the IATA DGR regulation and the general philosophy of the International Air Transport Association.

1. Show how the IATA DGR applies to the responsibilities of the shippers and operators.

2. Explain the limitations of certain dangerous goods Demonstrate how and why the carriers and host states restrict certain dangerous goods.

3. Determine the criteria for a hazard classification for any dangerous good item.

4. Use the IATA DGR to identify which dangerous good items can be transported on commercial aircraft and how their unique special conditions.

5. Determine the appropriate package and containment devices and recognize the specifications for the packages.

6. Determine the necessary package markings and hazard warning labels needed to identify package contents and communicate the hazards of the dangerous good item

7. Determine the appropriate shipping form and format used to document the dangerous goods cargo.

8. Identify the requirements for operators accepting, handling, and loading dangerous goods on a commercial aircraft.

COURSE COMPETENCIES

Students will learn to:

Understand the purpose of the IATA DGR regulation and the general philosophy of the International Air Transport Association.

a. Explain why the IATA DGR was published.

b. Explain why the IATA DGR training is necessary.

c. Identify the reasons for declaring dangerous goods cargo and reporting incidents and accidents involving dangerous goods.

1. Show how the IATA DGR applies to the responsibilities of the shippers and operators.

a. Define the term “dangerous goods” and the context of the word being used in the IATA DGR.

b. List to whom the IATA DGR applies to and their responsibilities.

c. Describe what dangerous goods or other materials that are excepted from the IATA DGR.

d. List who must comply with the IATA DGR and their specific training requirements for those individuals.

2. Recognize the limitations of certain dangerous goods and the restrictions put in place by the carriers and host states.

a. List the dangerous goods that are forbidden to be carried by any commercial aircraft.

b. List the items that might be considered as “hidden dangerous goods.”

c. List the items that can be carried by both passengers and crew members on a commercial aircraft.

d. Describe the conditions for dangerous goods to be carried as baggage.

e. List the items that are permitted to be in “excepted quantities” or “limited quantities.”

f. Describe many of the restrictions put in place by specific aircraft carriers and specific host states.

3. Determine the hazard classification and criteria for any dangerous good item.

a. List the nine different hazard classifications.

b. Describe the criteria for the hazard classifications.

c. Describe how to demonstrate the severity of the hazard classification for a dangerous good.

d. Describe the procedures for describing items that are uncertain to be a dangerous good

4. Use the IATA DGR to identify the dangerous good items that can be transported on a commercial aircraft and their unique special conditions.

a. Find the “List of Dangerous Goods” that contains the names of the items that can be carried by a commercial aircraft in the IATA DGR.

b. Select a dangerous good from the list and find the packaging instruction for the item in the IATA DGR.

c. Describe the specific packing requirements for the item on a commercial passenger or cargo aircraft.

d. Identify the special conditions that are applicable to each on the list.

e. Describe how to select a name for a dangerous good that is not on the “List of Dangerous Goods”

5. Select appropriate package and containment devices and recognize the specifications for the packages.

a. Decipher the codes that have been assigned to the specification packages.

b. Use the IATA DGR to demonstrate the format and placing of the codes on the packages.

c. Use the IATA DGR and describe the requirements for packages that have to be reconditioned for reuse.

d. Demonstrate how to select a specification package.

e. Use the IATA DGR to select packages that are authorized to be used for containing a specific dangerous good.

f. Use the IATA DGR to describe the standards for a specification package.

g. Use the IATA DGR to describe the testing procedures for a specification package.

6. Determine the necessary package markings and hazard warning labels needed to identify package contents and communicate the hazards of the dangerous good item.

a. Identify the shipper’s responsibility for marking and labeling the outside of a package.

b. Use the IATA DGR to list what markings the shipper is required to place on the outside of a package.

c. Use the IATA DGR to select the markings that are applicable to a specific dangerous good item.

d. Identify which hazard warning label is required on the outside of package containing a specific dangerous good.

e. Use the IATA DGR to select the correct hazard warning and handling label(s).

f. Use the IATA DGR to describe where the hazard warning and handling label(s) are placed on the package.

g. Use the IATA DGR to describe the standards and dimensions for the hazard warning and handling labels.

7. Use the IATA DGR to select an appropriate shipping form and format that is used to document the dangerous goods cargo

a. List the shipper’s responsibility for documenting dangerous goods cargo.

b. Use the IATA DGR to select a specific format for a shipping document.

c. Use the ITAT DGR to explain which shipping document form is appropriate for certain dangerous goods cargo.

d. Describe the different specifications for a shipping document.

e. Describe the specific information required for certain dangerous goods.

f. Use the IATA DGR to fill out a shipping document completely.

g. Use the IATA DGR to describe a dangerous good on a shipping document

8. Identify the requirements for operators accepting, handling, and loading dangerous goods on a commercial aircraft.

a. Use the IATA DGR to list requirements for an operator to accept a dangerous good cargo.

b. Use the IATA DGR to determine the storage and segregation of dangerous goods on an aircraft.

c. Use the IATA DGR to list the inspection standards for packages containing specific dangerous goods.

INSTRUCTOR'S EXPECTATIONS OF STUDENTS IN CLASS

TEXTBOOKS AND OTHER REQUIRED MATERIALS

REFERENCES

METHODS OF INSTRUCTION AND EVALUATION

ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS

COURSE OUTLINE

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