Register yourself at:

http://www.shipbrokers.org

Pay the registration fee (to your local branch)

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https://www.ics.org.uk/exams-/education-prices-202425

Choose your qualifications

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• Foundation Diploma (FD*) ?

  • Introduction to Shipping + An optional subject (see item 6)​

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• Advanced Diploma (AD**) ?

  • Shipping Business + An optional subject (see item 6)​

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• Professional Qualification Examinations (PQE***) ?

  • 4 compulsory subjects + 3 optional subjects (see items 5 & 6)​

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*/** FD or AD will not make you a member (MICS)

*/** Can continue to PQE with exams passed

*** Only PQE leads to a membership (MICS) application 

Choose which session(s) to sit*

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• May Exams

• November Exams

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* Exams can be taken in random order

Pay your exam fees (Early bird discounts apply)​

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https://www.ics.org.uk/exams-/education-prices-202425

Get prepared for compulsory subjects*

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• Introduction to Shipping (IS)

• Legal Principles in Shipping Business (LPSB)

• Economics of Sea Transport & International Trade (EST)

• Shipping Business

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SYLLABUS: https://www.ics.org.uk/learning/syllabus

* Exemptions apply, please see: https://www.ics.org.uk/learning/exemptions

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Choose your optional subjects*

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• Dry Cargo Chartering (DCC)

• Ship Operations & Management (SOM)

• Ship Sale & Purchase (SP)

• Tanker Chartering (TC)

• Liner Trades (LT)

• Port Agency (PA)

• Logistics & Multi-Modal Transport (LMMT)

• Port & Terminal Management (PTM)

• Offshore Support Industry (OS)

• Shipping Law (SL)

• Marine Insurance (MI)

• Shipping Finance (SF)

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SYLLABUS: https://www.ics.org.uk/learning/syllabus​​

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* Exemptions apply, please see: https://www.ics.org.uk/learning/exemptions

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