CTU Code Training Inhouse – Packing containers safely

Who needs a CTU code training?

Whoever loads or unloads cargo transport units (CTUs) must be instructed according to 1.3.1.2 IMDG in accordance with the CTU Code. The seminar is therefore aimed at all persons who handle containers:

Shipping personnel, dangerous goods supervisors, shipping company employees, container packing companies, and loading personnel in a wide variety of fields;

in particular to persons who load containers or are involved in the loading process.

The person who packs and secures the cargo into/onto the transport unit (CTU) is often the last person to take a look inside the unit until it is opened at its final destination. Consequently, many people in the transportation chain will rely on the skills of these individuals, including:

• Drivers of motor vehicles and other road users if the cargo unit is being transported by road;
• Railroad employees and others if the unit is transported by rail;
• Crew members of inland vessels, if the loading unit is transported on inland waterways;
• Terminal handling personnel if the cargo unit is being transferred from one mode of transportation to another;
• Dock workers, if the cargo unit is being loaded or unloaded;
• Crew members of an ocean-going vessel during transportation;
• Persons required by law to inspect the cargo; and
• Persons unpacking the cargo unit.

All of the above persons, passengers, and the public may be endangered by a poorly packed cargo container, swap body, or vehicle.

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Why is CTU code training important?

The aim of the CTU Code is to provide the persons responsible for packing and loading of transport units (so-called CTUs – i.e. e.g. cargo containers or swap bodies) with tips and procedural rules of cargo transport units with CTU Code for safe packing. Both the theoretical measures and practical tips are given. In addition, the CTU Code also receives advice for all other participants in the supply chain – in particular also for the persons unpacking the transport unit.

Problems arise in particular from improperly packed and thus also unsecured cargo, incorrect information on the gross mass and the contents of the goods, as well as insufficient control of humidity – due to missing information on the transport document.

Special attention is also paid to the issue of responsibilities. According to GGVSee, the person signing the container packing certificate is personally liable for the correctness of the documents and the proper securing of the cargo in the container.

er CTU-Code soll die Industrie, die Arbeitgeber- und Arbeitnehmerorganisationen sowie die Regierungen bei der Schulung ihres Personals im Hinblick auf die sichere Verstauung von Ladung in Containern unterstützen. Der CTU-Code könnte auch als Referenzgrundlage für nationale Vorschriften dienen und zu einem Modell für international harmonisierte Rechtsvorschriften in diesem Bereich werden, sollten sich solche Anforderungen ergeben.

Der CTU-Code ist derzeit neben Deutsch und Englisch auch in Französisch, Arabisch, Chinesisch, Spanisch und Russisch (zum Download) verfügbar.

Procedure of the CTU Code training

Appointment coordination

You coordinate with us a date on which we will visit you on site. We will discuss details, contents and the exact procedure with you. We will gladly take up your individual wishes.

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CTU Code training on site at your location

On the date we educate up to 10 participants. The participants do not have to meet any special requirements. The training is aimed at responsible drivers and shippers, shipping managers, responsible employees from transport, scheduling and fleet, i.e. all persons who are responsible for congestion, shipping as well as the transport of containers.

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Certificate of Participation

At the end of the training, all participants will receive a certificate of attendance for official positions.

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