1 day — 7 hours
FIT 4.1.F
Passenger and Crew Baggage Acceptance
Dangerous goods provisions for passengers and crew, for check-in, gate and baggage staff.
Course overview
The GCAA FIT 4.1.K Dangerous Goods Training – Course is designed for personnel responsible for the security screening of passengers, crew, baggage, cargo and mail.
The course provides the essential knowledge required to recognise dangerous goods, identify potential hazards during security screening and take the appropriate action in accordance with applicable GCAA requirements and organisational procedures.
Who should attend
- Aviation security-screening personnel
- Passenger and crew screening officers
- Checked-baggage and cabin-baggage screening personnel
- Cargo and mail security screeners
- Airport security personnel
- Security supervisors responsible for screening operations
- Personnel operating X-ray and other security-screening equipment
Course objectives
Upon successful completion, participants should be able to:
- Understand the basic principles of dangerous goods
- Recognise the nine classes of dangerous goods and their hazards
- Identify dangerous goods that may be carried by passengers or crew
- Understand restrictions applicable to checked and carry-on baggage
- Recognise hidden or undeclared dangerous goods
- Identify dangerous goods through markings, labels, documentation and screening images
- Detect suspicious or prohibited items during passenger, baggage, cargo and mail screening
- Follow the correct procedures when dangerous goods are discovered
- Report dangerous-goods incidents in accordance with organisational procedures
- Perform security-screening responsibilities safely and in compliance with GCAA requirements
About the course
This course is designed for airport and cargo handling staff and security supervisors and operations managers involved in screening baggage.
Often taken with
Functions most 4.1.K delegates also hold.
1 day — 7 hours
FIT 4.1.C
Processing or Accepting General Cargo
Identify hidden and undeclared dangerous goods in cargo and mail presented as general freight.
Duration on quote
RECURRENT
Recurrent Training — 4.1.K
Certificates expire at 24 months. Recurrent delivery scheduled inside your renewal window.
Frequently asked
Who needs GCAA 4.1.K training?
Personnel responsible for security screening of passengers, crew, baggage, cargo and mail. That covers screening officers, X-ray operators and search personnel working at airports and at cargo screening facilities in the UAE.
How long is the 4.1.K course?
1 day, delivered at the DGR Aviation training centre in Port Saeed, Dubai, or in-house at a screening facility so that duty rosters can be maintained.
Why do security screeners need dangerous goods training as well as security training?
Because the two disciplines look for different things. Security screening targets prohibited items and threats. Dangerous goods training teaches screeners to recognise hazardous items such as aerosols, lithium batteries, flammable liquids and compressed gases, which are restricted for safety reasons in air transport.
Does this apply to cargo screening as well as passenger screening?
Yes. The function covers screening of passengers, crew, baggage, cargo and mail, so it applies to regulated agent and cargo terminal screening operations as well as passenger terminal checkpoints.
What is the difference between 4.1.K and 4.1.F?
4.1.K is the screening function: examining passengers, baggage, cargo and mail at a screening point. 4.1.F is the passenger handling function: check-in, boarding areas and direct passenger contact. A screening officer and a check-in agent need different certificates.
How long is the certificate valid?
All dangerous goods training certifications are valid for two years. Screening operations with high staff turnover generally find a rolling in-house recurrent programme more practical than tracking individual expiry dates.
How do we book training for a screening team?
Contact DGR Aviation on +971 4 267 6745 or +971 56 534 9234, or email info@dgraviation.com, with headcount and preferred dates.
Can 4.1.K be delivered at our facility?
Yes. This function is regularly delivered on-site across the UAE, on your shift pattern and using your own documentation as the worked examples. The
approval, assessment and certificate are identical to the classroom course.
What is the pass mark?
80% for a pass and 90% for a distinction, assessed on Knowledge, Skills and
Attitude by the training provider. Where applicable, an employer assessment should be
completed within 12 months.
How do I confirm this is the right function for my staff?
Use the Course Finder to map a job role
to its GCAA function, or contact us and we will return a written training
matrix for your team.
