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Shipper’s Declaration for Dangerous Goods

How to prepare an air consignment with DGAssistant

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What the video shows

  1. Every consignment starts here. The labels in bold identify the mandatory data.
  2. If mandatory data is missing, the application states exactly what is required.
  3. Select the consignment type and the mode of transport. The application then asks only for the data that air transport requires.
  4. Shippers, consignees and carriers are defined once and then selected from the address book.
  5. Enter the air waybill number, the airports and the signatory of the declaration.
  6. A new consignee can also be created without leaving the consignment.
  7. Search the complete catalogue of dangerous goods by UN number or by name.
  8. Define the packaging. The application calculates the net quantity per package.
  9. Every rejection states the reason: 40 L per package exceeds the 30 L allowed by Packing Instruction 855.
  10. With the quantity corrected, the packing instruction is selected automatically.
  11. 4 L per package exceeds the 1 L limit for passenger aircraft, so Packing Instruction 855 for cargo aircraft only is assigned.
  12. Mixed packing: several dangerous goods can travel in the same outer packaging.
  13. Add each dangerous good with its inner packaging.
  14. Each addition is checked, including the limit of the Q value for the package.
  15. Indicate the number of packages and add the mixed packing to the consignment.
  16. The shipping remarks report segregation incompatibilities and the gross weight as the goods are added.
  17. Packages can be grouped in an overpack: create it and include the goods.
  18. Select the documents to issue and finish the consignment.
  19. The Shipper's Declaration for Dangerous Goods is issued automatically from the data of the consignment.
  20. Cargo aircraft only, the packing instructions, the overpack and the Q value are completed by the application.
  21. The package marking shows the proper shipping name, UN number, net quantity, shipper and consignee.
  22. The checklist lists the marks and labels of each package and the checks to make before loading.

IATA Shipper's Declaration for Dangerous Goods and Chemicals IATA: air transport

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