Foundation Diploma in Time Charterparties - distance education course

A complete and detailed guide to time charters, building on a solid foundation of legal principles with practical knowledge of negotiation and management. 

Develop your expertise in all aspects of the time charterparty, from supporting legal principles to parties’ rights and obligations. This six month Foundation Diploma training course combines comprehensive legal theory with practical tools to give a global understanding of how time charters are formed, how they are applied, and how problems can be resolved.

Become a time charter party expert by gaining:

• Clear understanding of the owner's rights and charterer's obligations
• A greater insight into Charterparty contract negotiation
• Knowledge of speed and consumption claims
• Critical information about safe ports, berths and places
• Detailed familiarity with Bills of Lading

The Foundation Diploma in Time Charterparties course syllabus can be downloaded by clicking here.

Ten modules are delivered over 26 weeks, with breaks for holidays, extra study time and assignment preparation. Full tutorial support is delivered via the online learning management system.

Topics covered include:

• An Introduction to Time Charter parties
• Understanding Owner’s Obligations
• The Charterparty Period: Problems
• The Charterer and the Chartered Vessel: The Charterer’s Rights
• Safe Ports, Berths and Places
• Introduction to Charterparty Contract Negotiation
• Hire and the Right of Withdrawal for Late Payment
• A Guide to Off-Hire Clauses
• Speed and Consumption Claims
• Bills of Lading and Time Charterparties

For further syllabus details of the Foundation Diploma in Time Charterparties syllabus, click here or the 'Course Content' tab above.

We also offer tutor supported self study courses on Tanker Charterparties, Voyage Charterparties plus Admiralty Law and Practice.