Introduction to Shipping

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
Exam & Certification
  • Exam on Introduction to Shipping
  • Introduction to Shipping Training Certificate
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

Assessment methods

Hours

% contribution to final mark

% Minimum passing grade

Exam on Introduction to Shipping

1

100

60

Outcomes/Certificates

On successful completion of the course assessment, participants will be issued with a ‘Certificate of Success’

  100% Online course
   CPD Accredited eCertificate – Global acceptance
   Downloadable course material
   E-learning Mobile App
   Enrolment: 3 months
   Flexible schedule
   Language: English


150,00 € each



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