Module 2 would familiarize the colleagues with a higher degree of academic knowledge about carriage of shipments by air. Explanations and inter- active discussions would form the basis to understand the processes of handling. Responsibilities, rights, duties and liabilities of the consignor, consignee and the carrier would be discussed.
Module 2 is designed for colleagues in the airline industry as well as agents/sub agents involved in after-sales activities of cargo handling.
Acceptance of Cargo for Carriage
- Value Limits for one Aircraft
- Packaging and Labeling of the Cargo; Declaration of Value
- Permissible Cargo
- Carriage of Special Cargo under special, specified conditions
- Cancellation of Carriage
- Carrier’s Right of Inspection
- Responsibility to pack – whose is it?
Consignments in Transit
- Compliance with orders of Competent Authorities – whose responsibility is it
- Cash expenses and Customs Formalities
- Flight Schedules, routing, aircraft, cancellation of flights
- Explanation of the term “Force Majeure”
- Carrier’s exclusion from liability resulting from “Force Majeure” conditions – discussion
- Carrier’s rights to hold/ disposal of consignments in transit
- Exercise of the disposal right
- Right to exercise disposal – consignor vs. consignee – scope of consignor’s right
- Payment thereof
- Is carrier obliged to follow all instructions of the consignor/consignee?
Delivery
- Delivery to consignee shown on the air waybill
- What is delivery against a “clean receipt”?
- What is the meaning of a “bank” shipment?
- What happens if a shipment is delivered without a bank release?
- Explanation of the term “deem”
- Explanation of carrier’s responsibility to carry documents along with the shipment
- Arrival Notifications
- Place of delivery
- Failure of Consignee to take Delivery
- Explanation of the term “jointly and severally liable”
- Disposal of Perishables
Pick Up, Delivery
- Availability of Service – upon request
- Special Agreements for Special Handling of Cargo
- Limitation of Delivery Services
Forwarding and Re-forwarding of shipments
Successive Carriers
Liability of the carrier
Exclusion of liability
- Indirect consequential damage – what is the meaning of the term?
- Direct consequential damage – what is the meaning of the term?
- Consignments exposed to deterioration or decay
- Death of animal/animal attendant – explanation
Liability for Delay in arrival of Cargo
- Discussions on the meaning of the term “delay”
Liability for Loss of Cargo – full and partial
- Discussions on the topic