How to become a Member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers.

How to become a member: -

• Register as a student with the Institute
  
  
• Pass The Professional Qualifying Exams (PQE’s)
  

It formally comprises 7 exams,(4 exams from Group One and remaining from Group two and three) which you can do over 5 years (although many complete in a much shorter time). Embarking on the PQE’s will mean that you need to sit a minimum of 2 exams in the first year including Shipping Business and Excluding Introduction to Shipping.Many other degrees and qualifications may make you eligible for exemptions such as a Master Mariner will get excemption in at least 3 papers.

Once PQE's have been completed, you will be eligible to apply for Membership with the Institute.

Group One: (All the subjects compulsory)

 Introduction to Shipping

 Legal Principles in Shipping Business

 Economics of Sea Transport and International Trade

 Shipping Business (must be taken in the first year)

Group Two:

 Dry Cargo Chartering

 Ship Operations and Management

 Ship Sale and Purchase

 Tanker Chartering

 Liner Trades

 Port Agency

 Logistics and Multi-Modal Transport

 Port and Terminal Management

 Offshore support Group

Group Three:

 Shipping Law

 Marine Insurance

 Shipping Finance

• Apply For Membership to the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers.
  
  for additional information visit their websites: -
  
  
   http://www.icsmumbai.org/
  and
   http://www.ics.org.uk/