Air Cargo Operations and Management

Paper Code: 
MTM 423
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

This course will enable the students to –

  1. To impart knowledge on basic cargo handling.

 

Course Outcomes:

Course

Course outcome (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

MTM 423

 

 

Air Cargo Operation and Management

CO 126To know  the World geographical location, their area, sub- areas, IATA  designated Airports  & their codes

CO 127To apply Cargo booking procedures , Cargo scanning, Document automation,

CO 128handling of various types of goods.

CO 129To understand various Air Cargo Laws.

CO 130To know about Various international of organization and their roles

 

Approach in teaching:

Discussion, Demonstration, Action Research, Project, Field Trip

 

Learning activities for the students:

Field activities, Simulation, Presentation, Giving tasks Field practical

 

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects
 

 

 

10.00
Unit I: 
UNIT I

Growth and development of air transport industry and freight industry. Relevance and importance of cargo industry.

Freedoms of air, Bermuda convention, Chicago convention, Warsaw Convention

Roles and functions of DGCA, IATA, and ICAO

14.00
Unit II: 
UNIT II

World Geography, IATA3 letter codes, time differences, calculations of transportation time/flying time. IATA airline codes, country codes, city codes, currency codes etc.

OAG Air cargo guides, TACT rates and rules.

12.00
Unit III: 
UNIT III

Air craft cargo configuration, capacity familiarization, limitations of weight and special loads

11.00
Unit IV: 
UNIT IV

Packaging, marking and labeling of consignment, acceptance of cargo, introduction of airway bill.

13.00
Unit V: 
UNIT V

Introduction to G.C.R, S.C.R, C.C.R, ADD ON and LCP rate structures.Dangerous Goods and Animals

References: 
  • Travel Industry- Chunk, James and Dexter.
  • TACT Rule Book
  • OAG and the Air Cargo Tariff both Red and Green
  • Travel Information Manual

 

Academic Year: 
2020-2021
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