| PROFESSIONAL QUALIFYING EXAMINATIONS |
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| INSTITUTE
OF
CHARTERED SHIPBROKERS SYLLABUS |
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The ICS syllabus is divided into the Groups as
below.
To achieve PQE, candidates must
pass, or gain an exemption from, all Group 1 subjects plus 3 others
from Group
2/3.
Candidates may select the following options in respect of
Groups 2 and 3 |
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Group 2 |
Group 3 |
| Option
A |
Two Subjects |
One Subject |
| Option
B |
Three Subjects |
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| Option C |
One
Subject |
Two
Subjects |
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| Shipping
Business must be taken in the first year. The remaining subjects may be
taken in any order but candidates must sit a minimum of three subjects
at their first attempt ('sitting' means a genuine effort to answer five
questions in each paper). Holders of the Foundation Diploma only have
to take 2 subjects (Shipping Business plus one other) in their first
sitting for PQE. The PQE must be completed within five years from the
first sitting. See the Syllabus pages under the Education section for a
full breakdown of each subject area. |
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Group 1 |
Introduction to Shipping
Legal
Principles in Shipping Business
Economics
of
Sea
Transport & International Trade
Shipping
Business
(compulsory
in first year) |
Group 2 |
Dry Cargo Chartering
Ship
Operations & Management
Ship
Sale & Purchase
Tanker
Chartering
Liner
Trades
Port
Agency
Logistics
&
Multi-modal
Transport
Port
and Terminal Management
Offshore
Support
Industry |
Group 3 |
Shipping Law
Marine
Insurance
Shipping
Finance
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