| This is the
main membership category gained by examination
or dissertation. |
| Once a
student has passed the ICS Professional Qualifying Examination (or
submitted a written dissertation), they become eligible for membership.
Please note ICS bye-law 7:
To be eligible for election as a Member a person
shall comply with the following conditions:
a) he shall be engaged as a principal, director, or employee in a
Shipbroking Company or in a business having a bona fide connection with
Shipbroking at the time of his application for election. Employment
afloat in the merchant marine shall be considered as business having a
bona fide connection with Shipbroking.
b) he shall, unless granted a dispensation therefrom under these
Bye-Laws, have passed the Examination or have submitted to the
satisfaction of the Education and Training Committee a dissertation in
lieu thereof, and
c) in addition he shall produce such evidence or submit to such
additional oral or written examination as the the Education &
Training Committee shall require to determine or test his practical
ability with the Royal Charter Paragraph 2(1)
Membership via dissertation is only available to
applicants aged over 35.
|
| Benefits of membership for MICS members are
outlined on the ‘Membership
benefits’ page at the end of this section. |
| Once eligible, applicants may
apply as follows: |
| Complete and sign the
application for membership form online or obtain one from the local
Branch. |
| Print, sign and submit
it either to your local branch or forward it direct to ICS head office
in London. |
| Your
application form has to be endorsed by your local branch and ICS
vetting committees before being forwarded to the Council for approval. |
| The following is an
extract from the ICS Byelaws outlining the conditions necessary to
become a Member. Although the Byelaws state 'shipbrokers', ICS
membership is much wider and applies to any member of commercial
shipping with a connection to shipbroking. We have lawyers, insurers,
brokers, agents, managers, liner and port agents amongst our
membership. |
| If in any
doubt please contact admin@ics.org.uk for
further clarification. |
| To be eligible for election as a
Member, a person needs to comply with the following conditions: |
| Shall not be less than
21 years of age |
| He/she shall have passed
the professional qualifying exams of the Institute or submitted an
acceptable Dissertation in lieu thereof, unless exempted therefrom
under these Byelaws: and |
| Shall have satisfied the
Controlling Council that he or she is a fit and proper person to become
a Member; |
Upon successful election
and payment of the appropriate fee, the candidate will receive a
certificate stating that he or she is a Member of the Institute of
Chartered Shipbrokers and will thereafter be able to add the initials
MICS after his or her name. The certificate shall at all times remain
the property of the Institute and has to be returned if
for any reason the person ceases to be a Member (at which time the
right to be called a Member will cease). |
| Those persons meeting the
above conditions may apply for election to become a Member of the
Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers. |
| ANNUAL
SUBSCRIPTIONS 2007/2008 |
| Please note
that subscription fees are being held at the same price as last year
and that a discount of 10% for early payment is being introduced. |
| Subscriptions
are
set
each year by the Executive Council. The subscription year lasts
from 1 June to 31 May. |
MICS
membership - £100
[non UK members please check with your local branch as you may be
eligible for a discount] |
| For the Application Form Click Here |
