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Air Cargo

AIR CARGO At present the aviation world is divided into two parts:

 

  • Passenger aircraft, namely aircraft specifically for carrying passengers, baggage and cargo (letters and documents)
  • Cargo aircraft, namely aircraft specifically for carrying cargo only.

Air cargo is goods sent without being accompanied by passengers. Shipping can be done through airlines or freight forwarders. Packaging done by sea is called a container. Air packaging is called a pallet.

The documents needed in shipping goods / cargo are two:

  • SMU (Air Waybill) specifically for domestic flights
  • AWB (Air Way Bill) specifically for international flights.

The cargo shipping process can directly contact the airline company as the carrier through a freight forwarder to handle shipping goods. After the requirements are met, the sender will get the necessary documents according to the shipping destination of the goods, after which cargo reservations are made through the "booking procedure". Before that, goods are checked by customs officials, whether the goods are suitable for shipping, in the sense that they do not violate customs regulations. After cargo reservations, the goods will be stored in warehouses waiting for shipping according to cargo reservations.

There are several procedural requirements that must be met in shipping goods, namely:

SHIPPING GOODS

If we want to ship goods by cargo, several things must be noted:

  • Coming to the cargo office with the goods of course. After that the goods will be
    weighed and checked *packing-*annya. After everything is fine, then An air waybill is made.
  • Air waybill and goods are brought to customs to be checked and approved. If
    everything is in order, the goods are ready to ship.
  • Goods are stored in export warehouses until the time comes for loading onto the
    plane.

WITHDRAWING GOODS

The process of withdrawing goods received is:

  • After being unloaded from the aircraft, the goods will first be stored in the import warehouse (except for goods withdrawn the same day, such as newspapers, newsreels for TV, perishable goods such as meat, vegetables, fruit, etc.).
  • The recipient of the goods will receive a notice of arrival of the goods (Notice of
    arrival).
  • With this notice, the recipient of the goods will come to the cargo office or agent who sent the notice to get the air waybillnya, after which go to customs to get approval for withdrawing goods from the import warehouse.
  • Goods in the import warehouse can only be withdrawn after being checked by customs officials and payment of taxes on the shipped goods has been completed.

Types of aircraft using pallet baggage:

  • Airbus
  • Boeing
  • Jumbo Jet

Shipping and transporting cargo by air is based on:

  1. The carrying capacity of the aircraft (payload)
  2. Cargo Space in the aircraft
  3. Size of the aircraft door
  4. Maximum floor board

In receiving cargo by air, flight safety is very emphasized (safety flight) because of this,
cargo acceptance must pay attention to:

  1. The contents of the cargo to be shipped (content)
  2. Cargo weight (weight)
  3. Dimensions (dimension)
  4. Packaging (packing)

The contents must be:

  1. Not prohibited goods.
  2. Not valuable goods
  3. Not perishable goodsNot easily broken goods
  4. No live animals
  5. No other dangerous goods.

Packaging (packing) must not open during transportation and scatter.
Dimensions must match the cargo door (smaller than the aircraft door)

 

 

 

TYPES OF AIR CARGO

  • General Cargo

Generally has properties that are not dangerous, not perishable, not easily dead. Examples: bags, cars, motorcycles

  • Special Cargo

Cargo that requires special attention in shipping, storage, and transportation. Example :

Live Animal

  • The condition of live animals must be healthy. Required is a quarantine permit from
    the local airport authority.
  • If for export, a permit from the livestock agency is required.
  • For shipping protected animals, a permit from the nature conservation and forestry
    agency is required.
  • Cages (places to carry animals) or containers must be strong to prevent the escape
    of animals to be shipped.
  • Shipping must meet the requirements of the international aviation authority (IATA /
    ICAO)
  • Drinks and food for animals must be available during shipping.
  • The sender must sign a letter of release of liability.

 

Human Remains

Uncremated in coffin

is still in the form of a corpse and its transportation uses a coffin lined with zinc (to prevent leakage and prevent the smell of the corpse)

  • The size of the coffin must match the size of the aircraft door.
  • The corpse cannot be transported if the cause of death is caused by an infectious
    disease.
  • Documents required in transporting corpses are:
    1. Statement of cause of death
    2. Death certificate / death certificate
    3. Permit to take out a corpse
    4. If foreign nationals must have permission from the local embassy.
    5. A letter from the health department stating that the coffin meets the requirements.
    6. A guarantee letter from the sender that the corpse will be picked up at the
      destination, unless accompanied.

Note: In addition to the above requirements, the corpse has been injected with decay injection and embalmed.

Cremated in coffin

is a corpse that is already in the form of ashes, usually in the form of an urn / box.

Perishable Goods

  • Goods that are easily perishable. Examples of fruit, vegetables, fish, seafood
  • Shipping perishable goods requires special attention in acceptance and shipping so
    that it arrives at the destination in good condition and still fresh.
  • Recipients of perishable goods are informed by airlines at the point of departure to
    the airport of destination using telex or telephone.
  • Any goods shipped with a value of USD1,000 / kg or more.
  • Gold, platinum, diamonds, pearls.
  • Legal bank notes
  • Stamps and dies
  • Shipping these valuable goods must be with strong packing and the sender must
    get an answer to the shipment of these goods stating "OK to forward" from the
    departure station to the destination station.

Strongly smelling goods Shipping such goods requires good packing so that the smell is not smelled. Dangerous goods Shipping must be guided by:

  1. Dangerous goods regulations issued by IATA
  2. How much, how many liters or kg per package to be transported by aircraft.
  3. How to place in warehouses and in aircraft.
  4. Appropriate labels that must be attached to the goods.
  5. Documents that must be fulfilled by the sender (consignee) dangerous goods.

Goods included in dangerous goods are:

  1. Class 1: easily explosive materials / goods.
  2. Class 2: goods that ignite when compressed (compressed deeply refrigerated)
  3. Class 3: flammable liquid goods, tinner, alcohol
  4. Class 4: powder goods that ignite / contact water (carbon dioxide, carbide)
  5. Class 5: volatile goods that when inhaled by humans / animals will drowsiness /
    fainting.
  6. Class 6: goods containing very dangerous poisons if contaminated with food
    (pesticides, fertilizers)
  7. Class 7: goods containing radioactive / helium and mercury substances.
  8. Class 8: goods containing rust / salts
  9. Class 9: goods that can cause magnets that will affect aircraft compasses if the
    loading method is wrong (large cylindrical iron)

Payment of freight charges and additional fees can be made based on:

  1. Cash: all costs have been paid by the shipper (shipper) at the departure station.
  2. Collect: All costs are paid by the recipient at the arrival airport at the time of picking
    up the shipment, but collect payments do not apply to some goods and are rejected
    if any conditions apply.