Learn about container requirements, documentation requirements, and awareness of animals’ health. Learn how to comply with standards and international welfare regulations. Note: This awareness course meets the training requirements for handling and acceptance personnel, as per the Live Animals Regulations (LAR) Section 1.4
Course format
• This course requires approximately 1.5 hours of study to be completed in 6 months from the purchase date (enrollment validity).
• After the enrollment validity expires, you will not have access to the course content and will not be able to take the exam.
What you will learn
Upon completing this course, you will have the skills to:
• Protect the safety and welfare of animals on the ground and in the air.
• Describe container design principles for live animals.
• Determine which container requirement is applicable to the animal being transported.
• Describe carrier requirements and government regulations.
• Identify relevant documentation.
Course content
• Correct use of IATA’s Live Animals Regulations manual
• Shipper’s and Carrier’s responsibilities
• Government and airline regulations
• Documentation, marking and labelling requirements for live animal shipments.
• Classification of live animals and identification of the correct container requirement
Who should attend?
This course is recommended for:
• Cargo agents and freight forwarders
• Airline passenger representatives
• Cargo Operations personnel
• Customer Service
• Reservations and Operations staff
• Airline Handlers
Certificate awarded
Upon successful completion of the exam, you will be awarded a Certificate available for you to print for your records.
Exam information
Please read the General Information on self-study exams.
• Exam Delivery Method: Non-supervised online-based exam. The exam can be taken at any time at your convenience.
• Exam Format: Multiple choice questions
• Number of questions: 20
• Time Allowance: 1 hour
• Passing Grade: 80% correct answers
• Number of exam attempts: 2
