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Professionalism couples
trust and integrity with
knowledge of one's business.
The Institute is uniquely
placed in combining these 2
tenets.
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ICS
sets, after consultation
with the industry, the
syllabus for the
Professional Qualifying
Examinations (PQE) for
membership. |
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Its
members agree to abide by
the motto “Our Word Our
Bond”. |
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Membership is the proven
demonstration of
knowledge through
examination and the
agreement to conduct
one’s business to high
ethical standards that
mark members of
commercial shipping’s
professional body as
professionals. |
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One can
have excellent business
ethical standards and
limited knowledge or
alternatively be very well
acquainted with one’s
business but have limited
ethical behaviour. There
are some very well educated
crooks! Equally there are
many of the obverse
persuasion too!! |
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Although ICS prepares
candidates for their
Professional Qualifying
Examinations through its
distance and e-learning
programmes and in
co-operation with many
other education
providers but in a
nutshell, it is
professionalism that is
the Institute’s Unique
Selling Point (USP). |
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Membership is the only
internationally respected
professional qualification
in shipping. |
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ICS is
the professional body for
commercial shipping
worldwide. Established in
1911 and incorporated by
Royal Charters in 1920 and
1984, it is charged with
raising professional
standards within the
shipping industry through
education and example. |
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