Syllabus
The Institute's academic year opens on 17 June 2024.
To sit exams during the 2024/25 academic year, you will need to
register as a student. This can be done online at https://shipbrokers.org/.
The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers' syllabus for its
Diplomas and Professional Qualifying Examinations (PQE) is designed
to examine students on a wide range of commercial shipping
activity.
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advice from the education team please complete our course enquiry
form.
Compulsory subjects - group 1
These subjects are compulsory because they represent the
fundamental underpinnings of all activity within the commercial
shipping industry:
Introduction to Shipping
Legal
Principles in Shipping Business
Economics of
Sea Transport & International Trade
Shipping
Business
Specialisms - group 2
These papers cover a wide range of practical shipping
disciplines in considerable detail:
Dry Cargo
Chartering
Ship
Operations & Management
Ship Sale &
Purchase
Tanker
Chartering
Liner
Trades
Port
Agency
Logistics
& Multi-modal Transport
Port & Terminal Management
Offshore
Support Industry
Shipping
Law
Marine
Insurance
Shipping
Finance
