Chartered Shipbroker
- Regulators
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- Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers
- Nations
- United Kingdom
- Sectors
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- Transport
Regulatory or professional bodies
Chartered body
- Regulatory authority
- Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers
- Address
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2nd Floor, Warwick House
65-66 Queen Street
London
EC4R 1EB - Email address
- enquiries@ics.org.uk
- Website
- https://www.ics.org.uk
- Phone number
- +44 (0)2073 579 722
Regulation
Regulation summary
The Institute offers 16 discrete subject-specific syllabuses, all relevant to shipbroking and indeed more general aspects of commercial shipping. Full details are available on our website www.ics.org.uk/learning/syllabus
Each subject is examined by a three hour written exam, where candidates answer a choice of 5 questions out of 8. In order to become eligible for membership, students must pass 4 compulsory subjects and 3 further chosen subjects - 7 subjects in total.
Regulation type
Reserved activities
None - restrictions apply to use of title only
Protected titles
Chartered Shipbroker
FICS - Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers
MICS - Member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers
Qualifications and experience
New professionals
- Routes to qualification
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Individuals are required to sit and pass three hour written examinations in 7 of the 16 subjects offered.
Full details of the subjects offered are available on our website www.ics.org.uk/learning/syllabus
In order to become eligible for membership, students must pass 4 compulsory subjects and 3 further chosen subjects - 7 subjects in total.
The Institute offers a distance learning programme and an Online Academy to prepare students for the examinations.
www.ics.org.uk/learning/tutorship
www.ics.org.uk/online-academy
Professionals from outside the UK
- Recognition for professionals outside the UK
- All - there are routes to recognition for professionals from all countries
- Summary of routes
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The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers offer the same examinations globally so anyone may sit and pass the three hour written examinations in 7 of the 16 subjects offered.
Full details of the subjects offered are available on our website www.ics.org.uk/learning/syllabus
In order to become eligible for membership, students must pass 4 compulsory subjects and 3 further chosen subjects - 7 subjects in total.
The Institute offers a distance learning programme and an Online Academy to prepare students for the examinations.
www.ics.org.uk/learning/tutorship
www.ics.org.uk/online-academy
Legislation
- Title of relevant act or charter
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The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers exists by incorporation under Royal Charter.