Course Content
Unit 1: Introduction to Cargo and Logistics and Supply Chain Management 6 hours
Introduction to Cargo, mode and means of transportation, air cargo operation in Nepal. Introduction to Logistics and Supply Chain Management: definitions and activities.
Unit 2: Evolving Role of Freight Forwarder 4 hours
Introduction and functions of the freight forwarders
Unit 3: Introduction to Documentary Credit 6 hours
Introduction, international sales contract, advantages of documentary credit, requirements of buyer and seller, different types of documentary credit
Unit 4: The Fourteen INCOTERMs 4 hours
Introduction, objectives, developments of INCOTERMs
Unit 5: Air Cargo Rates and Documentations 8 hours
Publication of air cargo tariffs, different types of air freight rates, types of other charges, Documentations: Custom clearing documents, accompany documents, shipper’s letter of instruction, delivery order, transport documents, the airway bill of lading.
Unit 6: Cargo and Packaging 4 hours
Introduction, methods of cargo carriage, cargo in different forms
Unit 7: Cargo Handling and Acceptance 4 hours
General cargo, special cargo, weight & dimension, packing, marking, labeling, handling label, coding and decoding, all types of cargo requiring special handling (AVI/VAL/LHO/HUM/HEA/PER/VUN/OBX/AOG/U-AG/AV7/DIP)
Unit 8: Dangerous Goods 6 hours
Introduction, classification, limitation, identification, packing, documentation, unitization, handling, acceptance and the carriage of dangerous goods.
Unit 9: Cargo Warehouse and Buildup 4 hours
Unit Load devices (ULD) – Introduction, types of ULDs, introduction of cargo warehouse, cargo build up procedure, cargo manifest
Unit 10: Insurance Claim and Scope of Liability 4 hours
Introduction, principles and rules governing liability, the liability of freight forwarder, carriage of Goods by Sea, the Hague rules, Hamburg rules, Warsaw convention, Montreal convention
