In a bid to improve cargo handling operations in line with global standards, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched a new programme. The programme, which is called the Smart Facility Operational Capacity (SFOC), would reduce audit complexities and duplication for cargo handling facilities.
According to the association, the programme entailed two aspects that include the Standardised Global Audit Programme and Committed Audit Reduction with a certification at the end of it.
For IATA, the Smart Facility Operational Capacity Audit certification was introduced to assure airlines that the SFOC-certified facilities were adhering to IATA’s resolutions and recommended practices in cargo handling and with IATA’s cargo handling manual. There would be revisions and analysis to determine the audit standards that is needed to assess the SFOC-certified facilities as well as the ones not needed. After which, the revised audit scope is then defined through the ARC.
Source : Various Agencies