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    Diploma for the Ship Agent
    Including essential information on the international maritime dangerous goods code
    Commences: 24th February 2010 - Enrolling Now
    Product of Lloyd's Maritime Academy

    Dear Colleague,

    This Diploma for the Ship Agent course is designed to equip potential ship agents with the relevant skills associated with this specialised and complex profession. The course explores these complex roles in depth and looks at the commercial, legal and financial skills required as well as the new communications technology needed to be competent in today's market.

    From the 1st January 2010, ship's agents arranging the shipment of hazardous cargo will be required to show competence in understanding the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG) and some flag states may insist on agents have obtained a certificate that they have completed a course on this subject. This Ship Agents training course now provides an essential explanation of the IMDG Code and the requirements of the ship's agents knowledge and competence within it.

    During the last few years there has been an incredible change in how the world's commerce is conducted. Internet technology now enables electronic commercial relationships to be established between shippers, freight forwarders and carriers as well as the other elements in the transport chain. Most of the world's ports are now available via the internet, and shipping managers can be in direct contact with the port authorities.

    Despite the development of this new technology, the need for ship's agents has not declined. The personal presence of competent ship's agents is as important today as at any time during the last two centuries. Most ship owners have improved the efficiency of their operation by reducing both their own management resources ashore and manning levels on board ship. They are therefore even more dependent on having competent agents in each port where they trade.

    Unfortunately, the reduction in operational maritime staff has also cut back the natural recruitment of experienced mariners into the ship agency profession. Therefore the need for a deeper knowledge of shipping operations and how it integrates with modern communication technology is very important for anyone wishing to make a career in ship agency.

    This professional Ship Agent qualification is recognised by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) as contributing to the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) needs of its members. Successful students can obtain up to 60 credits at Level 3 to go towards further work-based learning qualification at Middlesex University if desired.

    I am sure you will find this Diploma course of great benefit to your long-term career, and I look forward to receiving your application to enrol.

    Captain Rodger MacDonald MSc
    Secretary General of the International Federation of Shipmasters' Associations, UK

    Course Programme
    1. Introduction to the Shipping World and the Role Ship Agents Play
    2. Commercial Relationships and Examining Issues Relating to Ports
    3. Law Section A: International Regulations
    4. Law Section B: Bills of Lading, Hague, Hague Visby, Hamburg Rules and Rotterdam Rules
    5. What Agents Need to Know about Chartering
    6. Public Relations and Communication Skills
    7. Ship Agents and E-Commerce
    8. Finance, Accounting and Credit Management
    9. The Ship Operator's Insurances
    10. Ship Arrest
    11. Case Study : How Agents Meet the Challenges of the Changing Shipping Environment

    "The course is full of real examples and will enhance one's practical experience to analyse situations and will help in making strategic decisions. In my opinion it is a 'must' course for anyone who is looking for a career in shipping". 
    Fadi Nasser, (GAC Jordan)

    COURSE DIRECTOR:

    Captain Rodger MacDonald MSc
    Secretary General of the International Federation of Shipmasters' Associations, UK

    Captain MacDonald served initially with British India up to acting Chief Officer. After a year as Flight Planner, he left to return to the maritime industry and from 1967 to 1970 was appointed Surveyor of Ships for the New Zealand Government at the Port of Lyttleton. Initially to gain command experience, he took a leave of absence from the New Zealand Government to join Straits Steamship Ltd as Master. He was asked to set-up a new Offshore Supply Vessel in Borneo, which was the forerunner of Ocean Inchcape Ltd. After 25 years of senior management positions within Ocean Inchcape Ltd, Captain MacDonald was appointed Director of Faculty at the National Sea Training Centre, part of North West Kent College, an Associate College of the University of Greenwich. In August 2006, he retired from North West Kent College and continues to represent the interests of Ship Masters in his role as Secretary General of IFSMA which is a non-governmental organisation with consultancy status at IMO. He is also very active in supporting students in a number of Lloyd's Maritime Academy courses, and in 2005 Captain MacDonald was awarded the LSM Lifetime Achievement Award at the Asia Pacific Manning and Training Conference in recognition of his contribution in the sphere of education and training.

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