Beginners’ shipping course attracts wide enrolment

”Eleven years since its launch, the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers’ Understanding Shipping course has seen more than a thousand students qualifying for this beginner’s certificate. The course – which covers chartering, maritime geography, the bill of lading, documentation and port agency – was updated at the end of 2009, with the chapter dealing with SA content extensively revised to cover the changes made to local infrastructure and general port information. Students are required to complete nine compulsory assignments followed by the final assessment, an oral exam, which determines the final pass or fail. Many of the students, having completed this basic beginners’ course, continue with further studies through the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and ultimately become members of the Institute.