ACTION:  Army personnel have priority registration for this Army-funded class.  Non-Army personnel can register 55-50 days before class start date (space available). 

Course Scope:  This 80-hour/2-week course satisfies the mandatory training requirement for persons who certify hazardous materials and conduct function-specific training for subordinate personnel as specified in the Defense Transportation Regulation. Course content includes a comprehensive review of regulations governing the transportation of hazardous materials by all modes (i.e. land, vessel, and commercial/military air). International regulations covered include the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code and the International Commercial Air Transport Association Dangerous Goods Regulations. United States regulations include the Department of Transportation (DOT) 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and U.S. military regulations. Course materials include emphasis on shipping papers, marking, labeling, placarding, packaging, compatibility, and emergency response information. Students successfully completing the course will understand the requirements for shipping hazardous materials by all modes of transportation to include highway, rail, vessel, and both commercial/military air.

Special Information: Personnel who successfully complete this course may be appointed to certify hazardous material shipments by land, vessel, and both commercial and military air. Certification must be a written directive from the local commander. There will be four stand-alone examinations for the course. Students must pass each examination with a minimum score of 75%.

Course Prerequisite:  This course is considered to be certification training as mandated by Public Law and DoD 4500.9-R for those individuals required to sign hazardous material (HAZMAT) transportation documentation. Attendees should be personnel who perform duties in some phase of transportation of hazardous materials. These phases include any functions performed in shipment planning, equipment selection and inspection, shipment receiving or release, documentation, or any other aspect of traffic management. Certification is good for two (2) years.

Certification training is provided IAW DoD 4500.9-R, DoDI 5160.68, 49 CFR, IMDG and the IATA to personnel from all services who require detailed technical information pertaining to all phases of transportation for hazardous materials.