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GROUND SERVICE
PROVIDERS

All photos courtesy of Hactl

How the
Industry is
Charting
a Course
for Cargo
Handlers
IATA's Cargo Handling Manual and Smart Facility Operational Capacity
program aim to standardize cargo handling and reduce complex audits.

By Josh Smith

G

uidelines for cargo operations evolve to
assist best practices for handling freight
as well as ensure the safety of the personnel loading and unloading bulk shipments
from aircraft.
To assist ground handling agents (GHAs) with
these objectives, the International Air Transport
Association (IATA) regularly updates working
parameters in the IATA Cargo Handling Manual
(ICHM) and recently launched a new program to
improve global standards across cargo operations.
Now in its fourth edition, the ICHM is a highlevel cargo handling procedural manual designed
for airlines and GHAs that do not have one, or
would like to deploy a uniform standard for all
their locations, explain officials at Hong Kong Air
Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl).
Hactl, along with seven other GHAs and eight
airlines, is a member of the IATA Cargo Handling

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Council (ICHC) and assists in the creation of new
guidelines within the ICHM.
"Hactl had created its own operating manual
over 30 years earlier, when such manuals were
almost non-existent," a Hactl spokesperson says.
"It has been regularly updated ever since to take
account of changing regulation, industry environment, technology, etc.
"Hactl conducted mapping of ICHM against
its own operating manual in 2018 using the
mapping tool provided by IATA, which revealed
that over 95 percent of content was already covered: with the only significant variance being
content in Hactl's manual relating to Hong Kong
industry practices and specifics," the Hactl
spokesperson adds.
Adoption of practices outlined in the ICHM
has increased since its creation and continues to
advance thanks to industry feedback.



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Business Buzz
Industry Expert Column: FBO - The Accelerating Danger of Diesel Exhaust Fluid Contamination
Know the Rules
How the Industry is Charting a Course for Cargo Handlers
An Analytical Approach to Ground Damage
Stay Ahead of the Weather
A Reel Solution for PCA Hose Storage
Product Hangar
Editor's Note: An Industry in Need of Support
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Ground Support Worldwide - How the Industry is Charting a Course for Cargo Handlers
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Ground Support Worldwide - An Analytical Approach to Ground Damage
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Ground Support Worldwide - A Reel Solution for PCA Hose Storage
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