Includes essential information on the international maritime dangerous goods code

The Diploma for the Ship Agent qualification equips potential ship agents with all the relevant skills associated with this specialised profession.

This distance learning course explores the complex role in depth and looks at the commercial, legal and financial skills required by the ship agent as well as the new communications technology needed to be competent in today’s market.

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This Diploma for the Ship Agent qualification also provides an essential explanation of the IMDG code and the requirements of the ships agent’s knowledge and competence within it.

This distance learning programme is recognised by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) as contributing to the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) needs of its members.


Diploma for the Ship Agent Distance Learning Course Programme

• Introduction to the shipping world and the role ship agents play
• Commercial relationships and examining issues relating to ports
• Law section A: International regulations
• Law section B: Bills of Lading, Hague, Hague-Visby, Hamburg and Rotterdam Rules
• What ship agents need to know about chartering
• Public relations and communication skills
• Ship agents and e-commerce
• Finance, accounting and credit management
• The ship operator’s insurances
• Ship arrest
• Case study: How ship agents meet the challenges of the changing shipping environment