Introduction to the Shipping Business
- Importance of international trade and the role of shipping in this vast trading network.
- Type of ships and type of cargo they carry. Essential Shipping Knowledge and Shipping Terminology
- How the different types of cargo are categorized, stored on board the ship and transported over the seas.
- Key Customers and Players of the Maritime Industry
- Role of the Maritime Administration in Port Operations
Ports, Ship registry and Insurance in shipping industry
- Different types of port and their roles in the shipping industry.
- Power of Authority for Flag State Control / Port State Control.
- Dry docking & repairs at shipyards.
- Ship registries and the importance / need for classification.
- Marine Insurance, P&I Club
- Dry docking & repairs at shipyards.
international maritime bodies and conventions
- Various commercial surveys for ships and cargoes.
- Key Maritime Organisation (IMO, ILO, IHO and ITF etc)
- Various Non-Government Shipping Organisation (NGO)
- Overview of international conventions and regulations related to shipping.
- Maritime courts and Arbitration centres
Maritime and Commercial Law, the Carriage of Goods by Sea and Liability
- Fundamentals of law: the legal system
- Fundamentals of law: Law of Contract
- Maritime law: origins
- Aspects of maritime law
- International institutions and legislation
- Commercial shipping law
- International regulations
Maritime safety, security and environment marine protection
- SOLAS Convention overview and recent updates (E.G. POLAR CODE, III CODE, ETC.)
- Managerial aspects of safety: the ISM Code
- Marine environment protection fundamentals - Sustainable Shipping
- MARPOL Convention overview and updates
- Managerial aspects of marine pollution control