Aims & Objectives

• Familiarize delegates with maritime industry and international trade: develop knowledge and understanding of ship, cargoes carried by ships and the commercial use of ships
• Equip participants with the basics of ship management
• Provide an overview of the maritime industry’s legislative control, conventions, regulations and insurance

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course participants will able to:

• Understand the importance of the shipping industry as a global economic activity
• Learn about main parts of the vessel, differentiate characteristics of cargoes and relate types of cargoes with types of ships
• Understand the critical aspects in ship selection, purchase and breaking
• Understand the alternative forms of vessel employment
• Demonstrate basic knowledge on the methods of ship investment and management for ship owning, registering, insuring and using the ship
• Know the role of the key authorities and organizations involved in the shipping industry
• Identify the structure and contents of the key maritime codes and conventions

Who should attend?

• Personnel within the shipping industry
• Prospective employees in shipping industry
• Crew / Shore personnel (entry level)
• Anyone who wishes to get a basic idea of shipping industry

Available in-house/distant learning? Yes

Created by: LiberoAssurance Continuous Professional Development Training Centre Level 1 - Accredited by Univab

Course Contents

Introduction

• Historical Retrospection
• Shipping today

Key concepts

• The market
• Basic Ship Categories
• Basic Parts of the Vessel
• Terms & Abbreviations

Ship selection, purchase and breaking

• Choosing the ideal vessel
• Ship-Owner & vessel Marketability
• Methods of investment in shipping
• Sale & Purchase (S&P)
• 2nd Hand Tonnage
• New building Tonnage
• Chartering
• Ship breaking

Ship management

• Ship management overview
• Crewing
• Storing
• Technical support
• Insurance
• Operations & commercial

Conventions, Codes and Certificates

• The international Maritime Organization
• IMO Key Conventions
• IMO Key Codes
• Ship Certificates

Flag states, Class and Insurance

• Key authorities
• Flag types
• Classification
• Marine Insurance

Annexes

• Annex A – Useful Links
• Annex B – Revenue & Expenses
• Annex C – Baltic Indices

Teaching Methods

• Detailed seminar presentations (available for download)
• Glossary with key terms
• No. of slides: 172

Resources

• Reading lists and resources available in presentations

Study time allocation

• Private study hours: 21
• Trainer contact hours: Availability and competence of instructors upon request
• Enrolment duration: 90 days (starting from date of purchase)

Credits

• CPD Points: 21
• ECTS/ECVET Points: 0.7