Latin American Air Cargo Program Handbook Edition1
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Effective 1 September 2021 Latin American Air Cargo Program Handbook Edition 1 IATA AREAS ARCTIC OCEAN GREENLAND Jan Mayen Is Iceland Faroe Is St. Lawrence Is ASIA EUROPE Aleutian Is NORTH AMERICA Azores Is PACIFIC PACIFIC OCEAN OCEAN Bermuda Is Canary Is MENA Marcus Is Northern Mariana Is Hawaiian Is ATLANTIC Wake Is OCEAN AFRICA Marshall Is Micronesia Fanning Is Kiribati Christmas Is Galapagos Is SOUTH Ascension Is AMERICA Cocos Is French Polynesia St. Helena Is INDIAN Fiji Is Henderson Is Easter Is OCEAN AUSTRALIA New Caledonia Is Madagascar Pitcairn Is New Zealand Prince Edward Is South Georgia 1 Antarctica 2 3 AREA 1 • NORTH, CENTRAL, SOUTH AMERICA AND ENVIRONS AREA 2 • EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA AREA 3 • FAR EAST, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, PACIFIC ISLANDS Effective 1 September 2021 Latin American Air Cargo Program Handbook Edition 1 International Air Transport Association Montreal - Geneva NOTICE DISCLAIMER. 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TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Foreword............................................................................................................................................................ vii How the Latin American Air Cargo Programme Works .................................................................................1 Key Features of this New Programme...........................................................................................................1 How to Apply for Registration as an IATA Cargo Intermediary .....................................................................2 IATA Numeric Code ....................................................................................................................................... 2 What to do When Changes in Your Company Require IATA Approval.........................................................3 IATA International Cargo Agents Training Programme .................................................................................4 Use of IATA Logo........................................................................................................................................... 6 Certificate of Registration............................................................................................................................... 7 Section 1.............................................................................................................................................................. 9 Criteria for Registration and Retention of Intermediaries.............................................................................11 Section 2............................................................................................................................................................ 13 Financial Criteria—Argentina .......................................................................................................................15 Financial Criteria—Brazil.............................................................................................................................. 15 Financial Criteria—Chile ..............................................................................................................................17 Financial Criteria—Colombia .......................................................................................................................19 Financial Criteria—Costa Rica..................................................................................................................... 19 Financial Criteria—Ecuador ......................................................................................................................... 20 Financial Criteria—Mexico ...........................................................................................................................20 Financial Criteria—Peru ............................................................................................................................... 21 Financial Criteria—Uruguay ......................................................................................................................... 22 Financial Criteria—Remaining Countries in Latin America..........................................................................23 Air Cargo Security and Asset Protection......................................................................................................23 Air Waybill Specifications and Completion...................................................................................................24 Acceptance of Dangerous Goods, Live Animals and Perishable Goods.....................................................25 IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations...........................................................................................................25 IATA Live Animals Regulations....................................................................................................................27 Perishable Cargo Regulations Manual (PCR) .............................................................................................28 Infectious Substances Shipping Guidelines.................................................................................................29 The Cargo Accounts Settlement Systems—CASSlink ................................................................................29 Changes within an Agency Requiring IATA Approval..................................................................................31 Air Cargo Claims Procedures ......................................................................................................................32 Valuation Charges........................................................................................................................................ 32 Chargeable Weight ...................................................................................................................................... 33 Volume Weight............................................................................................................................................. 33 New Air Waybill Completion Process...........................................................................................................34 Calculation of Weight Charges ....................................................................................................................34 Dangerous Goods in Electronic Format (eDGR) .........................................................................................35 Charges Collect............................................................................................................................................ 35 Unit Load Device (ULD) ............................................................................................................................... 36 Cargo Interchange Message Procedures (Cargo-IMP) ...............................................................................36 Air Cargo Automation................................................................................................................................... 37 Conventions/Protocols ................................................................................................................................. 40 IATA Membership List.................................................................................................................................. 69 Latin American Air Cargo Program (LAACP) Handbook Page Statement of General Concurrence .............................................................................................................72 IATA Member Airlines Appointing by General Concurrence........................................................................73 Section 3............................................................................................................................................................ 77 CSC Resolution Number 600 The Consignment .......................................................................................................................