Curriculum
ADVANCED CERTIFICATION IN COMMERCIAL SHIPPING OPERATIONS
ADVANCED CERTIFICATION IN COMMERCIAL SHIPPING OPERATIONS
Course Summary
The ADVANCED CERTIFICATION IN COMMERCIAL SHIPPING OPERATIONS programme is built in 2 stages. In the first seven months are focused on building the foundation and in depth understanding of the shipping & logistics industry and also training the students to excel in computing and communication skills. The next five months, focus will be to impart hands-on training in the real world with internship & a thesis.
The learning and teaching will consist of a variety of elements such as lectures, tutorials, workshops, animated/non-animated video, practical work, seminars and trips. The assessment strategy will include individual/group reports and/or presentations, case studies, essays, open/closed book exams, portfolio development, reflective journals and experiential work based activities.
- 100+ hours of delivery from industry professionals and subject matter experts.
- Dedicated placement assistance throughout the program.
- Hands-on learning with industry projects.
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INTRODUCTION TO MARITIME BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Ship Brokering
Ship Chartering
Port Agency Operation
Ship & Crew Management
Ship Operations
Port Management
Maritime Logistics & Maritime Law
Disertation & Internship
Ship Brokering
Ship Brokering
AT THE END OF THIS SEMESTER,
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO
- Provide students with a thorough understanding of the ships and its particulars
- To gain an insight into the financial aspects in day-to-day vessel’s operations and special operations.
- To understand the process of Marine claims, Insurance, and ship owner’s position with regards to financial liabilities, and the participant’s role in protecting the owner’s interests.
- To apply the above knowledge towards effective cost-saving measures for ship owners
- Thorough understanding of Voyage Estimation
Curriculum includes
Unit 1
Introduction to Ship Brokering
- Basics of ship brokering practice
- Introduction to top ship brokering houses
- Job of a ship broker
- Skills and qualification required & advantage IMBA
Unit 2
Market Study
- Dry market study
- Baltic report
- Platts report
- Study of various routes
- Market report study for various size of vessel
- Study of market influencing factor
Unit 3
Client Development
- Charterers and owners database exploring
- Consolidating list of owners and charterers
- Consolidating list of in-house brokers, contacting the prospective clients
- Build your own client base.
Unit 4
Negotiations
- Firm offers from Charterers and owners
- Thorough study of the offers
- Passing the counters
- Consolidating and colour coding of the counters
- Negotiating on terms not agreed
- CP analyses
- Consolidating counters
- Prepare clean recap
- Prepare clean fix recap after lifting of subs
Unit 5
Charter Party
- Understanding of sea contracts
- Contract of carriage
- Various Charter parties
- Legal aspect of charter party
- Preparation of Voyage and Time CP
- Understanding of various clauses
Unit 6
Pre/Post Fixture Operation
- Passing of voyage orders
- Allotment of the agent
- Issuance of LOI
- B/L, Switching B/L
- Laytime checking and preparation
- Passing of invoices
- Timely payment of hire/freight
- Raising of brokerage invoices
Unit 7
Claim settlement
- The legal rights and duties of parties including the charterers and the owners
- Procedure for amicable claim settlement
- Settlement of laytime
Ship Chartering
Ship Chartering
AT THE END OF THIS SEMESTER,
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO
- Provide students with a thorough understanding of the principles of ship chartering.
- Provide students a good understanding of chartering terms.
- Deep understanding of economics of sea transport.
- Deep understanding of financial planning & analysis
- Make students proficient in laytime calculations.
- Thorough understanding of Risk Analysis & Management.
Curriculum includes
Unit 1
Introduction to Ship Chartering
- Ship charterer
- Role and purpose
- Different types of chartering Shipping asset
- Shipping company
- Multiple players
- Integrated logistics
Unit 2
Economics of Sea Transport
- Ship business overview
- Major and minor dry commodities
- Supply vs demand
- Various cost involved in sea transportation
- Cost analysis and economies of scale
- Shipping and International trade
Unit 3
Types of Chartering
- Different types of chartering
- Demise and Bareboat charter
- Voyage Charter
- Time charterer
- Charter parties
- Obligation of owner and charterers
- COA, Chartering participator
- FOB&CIF contract
Unit 4
Cash Flow Analysis
- Vessel operational costs
- Freight calculation
- Various commission
- Revenue
- Voyage cash flow
- Annual cash flow
Unit 5
Laytime Calculation
- Understanding of Laytime
- CP terms
- Dispatch, Demmurage, Terminology, Laytime clauses
- Understanding of Laytime from Owners/Charterers perspective
Unit 6
Chartering process
- Timeline of events
- Completion of contracts
- Chartering Market report
- Various parties involved
- Role of a charter broker
- Cargoes and trouble
Unit 7
International Regulations
- Various international regulations
- ISM, SOLAS, MARPOL, Port state control
- Effect of these regulations on ship business
- Impact of the regulations on ship owners and charterers
Port Agency Operation
Port Agency Operations
AT THE END OF THIS SEMESTER,
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO
- Provide students with a thorough understanding of the principles of Port Agency Operation
- Give students a good understanding of port agency terminology
- Make students fully proficient with major and minor ports
- In-depth know-how of PDA calculation.
- Make students Proficient in factors influencing port charges
- Thorough understanding of invoices and book keeping
- Knowledge of port restrictions
Curriculum includes
Unit 1
Introduction to Port Agency
- Basics of port agency operations
- job of a port agent
- skills and qualification required
Unit 2
PDA calculation
- PDA for different ports
- factors influencing PDA
- explanation of the factors
- GRT, NRT
Unit 3
Port Rules and Regulations
- Different rules pertaining to ports
- National Ports act
- Harbour Master authority
- Arrival and departure in ports
Unit 4
Custom House Procedure
- Arrival of goods
- Cargo manifest
- Bill of entry
- Custom duty
Unit 5
Duties & Responsibility of Port Agent
- Appointment by the owner
- responsibility for goods
- arrangement of pilots
- tugs, responsibility for repairs
- documents for custom and harbour services
- crew sign on-signoff
Unit 6
Port Operations
- OPA, Charterers Agent
- Various surveys
- SOF, MR and B/L preparation
- Loading, Discharging operations
- Cargo care, spillages, P&I club
- Issuance of LOP
Ship & Crew Management
Ship & Crew Management
AT THE END OF THIS SEMESTER,
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO
- Explore the management interrelationship between a shipping company, their crew and vessels
- Explain the functions of ship management, Identify the functions of the ship operations and crew management departments
- Describe the role of human resource management in a shipping company
- Apply core human resource management skills for managers
- Support them when they need your help
Curriculum includes
Unit 1
Introduction to crew management
- Basics of seafarers job roles and responsibilities as per their ranks
- Seafarer ranks introduction, ship joining and planning, courses planning
Unit 2
Flag State requirements
- Panama, Liberian, Marshall Island, Libya, Mauritius, Malta, Hongkong, Singapore, Bahamas
Unit 3
Documentation
- Courses requirement under STCW 2010 and MLC 2006, STCW documents, vessel flag documentation
- ship joining documents, Vessel requirement documents, Travel documents, Medical documentation
Unit 4
Sign on/Sign off procedures- 5 hrs
- Course matrix, rank matrix, joiner & reliever planning
Unit 5
Ship shore communication – 5 hrs
- Emails, sign off requests, phone calls, ship emergencies
Ship Operations
Ship Operations
AT THE END OF THIS SEMESTER,
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO
- Provide students with a thorough understanding of the ships and its particulars
- To gain an insight into the financial aspects in day-to-day vessel’s operations and special operations.
- To understand the process of Marine claims, Insurance, and ship owner’s position with regards to financial liabilities, and the participant’s role in protecting the owner’s interests.
- To apply the above knowledge towards effective cost-saving measures for ship owners
- Thorough understanding of Voyage Estimation
Curriculum includes
Unit 1
Introduction to Ship operations
- Basics of shipping industry
- commercial and technical operation of the vessels
- organisation of a shipping company
- characteristic of the shipping company, ship segments
Unit 2
Pre & Post Fix Operations
- Preparing of vessel position
- updating the tonnage
- managing day to day operational activit
- liaising with external agents
Unit 3
Voyage Performance
- Voyage costs, factors which lead to rise of cost
- minimising the costs, managing payment to charterers
Unit 4
INCOTERMS
- Basics of INCOTERMS, explanation of various terms,
- usage of the terms, relationship between Buyer & Seller
- export and import clearance, rights and duties of buyer and seller
Unit 5
Voyage Estimation – 15 hrs
- Basics of Voyage estimation, PDA, Bunker, Hire
- Components, Break even calculation, TCE
Unit 6
LOI / BOL – 20 hrs
- Concepts of LOI, issuance, formats, validity, legal implications of LOI
- Functions of BL, Endorsement, format, issuance, legality of BOL , Letter of Credit UCP 500vs UCP 600.
Port Management
Port Management
AT THE END OF THIS SEMESTER,
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO
- Understand the role of shipping and ports in the global logistics supply chain.
- Explore commodities transported, ship types and changes in trade routes due to globalization.
- Discuss the characteristics of different port and terminal types.
- Identify the legal basis for the establishment of ports.
- Understand the need, principles and structure of insurance requirements for ports.
- Review port cost structure, income and pricing tariffs
Curriculum includes
Unit 1
Introduction to Port Management
- Roles and responsibility of a port manager, characteristics of a port and terminals
- various port administration models, port authority vs terminal operators
Unit 2
Marine Operations Management – 10 hrs
- Roles and responsibility of harbour master, safe and efficient pilotage services
- maritime safety in context of environmental management
Unit 3
Economics of port operations – 10 hrs
- Analyses of Port Economics Landscape, Review of port cost structure, income and pricing tariffs
- Review of financial management practices for port managers
Unit 4
Port Labour and People Management
- Describe the historic and current port labour environment
- Discuss the effective management of staff in ports
Unit 5
Current Indian Port Development
- Inland waterways, Sagarmala project, optimal utilization of port resources
- Major and Minor Indian ports, Public and Private partnership
Unit 6
Case Study- East and west coast Indian ports
- Integrate learning from across the course to a topical case study situation
- Produce a detailed and well-structured written business report
Maritime Logistics & Maritime Law
Maritime logistics & Law
AT THE END OF THIS SEMESTER,
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO
- Upon successful completion of this module the student will be able to
- Discuss the role of shipping in the wider logistics and supply chain.
- Explore port management and operations
- Understand and implement Charter Party Clauses
- Understand the principle of Merchant Shipping Act
- Apply the UNCLOS in daily practice
Curriculum includes
Unit 1
Introduction to International Maritime Logistics
- Basics of maritime transport, various modes of transportation via sea
- organisation of sea and land transport, supply chain management of sea transport
Unit 2
Major & Minor Commodities – 10 hrs
- Categories of Dry bulk Commodity, Grain, Minerals, steel products
- Stowage factors, IMSBC code, Port v/s Commodity, Coal, Iron Ore and Wheat
Unit 3
UNCTAD Report
- Latest UNCTAD report, Economics of transport
- Maritime trade in different countries, Numbers and sizes of bulk carriers
Unit 4
Charter Party Clauses
- Bunker clause, Sistership clause, New Jason Clause, Hague-visby rules
- Both to blame collision clause, Himalaya clause
Unit 5
Merchant Shipping Act
- Application of MSA, registration of Ship, Unseaworthy Ship
- Unsafe Ship, Articles of Agreement, Marine Casualty, duties of a master
Unit 6
UNCLOS
- Demarcation and delimitation of the boundaries, Freedom at high seas
- duties of flag state, nationality of the ship, Piracy at high seas, Innocent passage
Disertation & Internship
Internship & Dissertation
AT THE END OF THIS SEMESTER,
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO
- Upon successful completion of this module the student will be able to
- Discuss the role of shipping in the wider logistics and supply chain.
- Explore port management and operations
- Understand and implement Charter Party Clauses
- Understand the principle of Merchant Shipping Act
- Apply the UNCLOS in daily practice
Curriculum includes
Unit 1
Introduction to Ship Brokering
- Basics of ship brokering practice
- Introduction to top ship brokering houses
- Job of a ship broker
- Skills and qualification required & advantage IMBA
Unit 2
Market Study
- Dry market study
- Baltic report
- Platts report
- Study of various routes
- Market report study for various size of vessel
- Study of market influencing factor
Unit 3
Client Development
- Charterers and owners database exploring
- Consolidating list of owners and charterers
- Consolidating list of in-house brokers, contacting the prospective clients
- Build your own client base.
Unit 4
Negotiations
- Firm offers from Charterers and owners
- Thorough study of the offers
- Passing the counters
- Consolidating and colour coding of the counters
- Negotiating on terms not agreed
- CP analyses
- Consolidating counters
- Prepare clean recap
- Prepare clean fix recap after lifting of subs
Unit 5
Charter Party
- Understanding of sea contracts
- Contract of carriage
- Various Charter parties
- Legal aspect of charter party
- Preparation of Voyage and Time CP
- Understanding of various clauses
Unit 6
Pre/Post Fixture Operation
- Passing of voyage orders
- Allotment of the agent
- Issuance of LOI
- B/L, Switching B/L
- Laytime checking and preparation
- Passing of invoices
- Timely payment of hire/freight
- Raising of brokerage invoices