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To answer this need, London Waterloo Academy provides a distance-learning programme for the range of ICM Maritime Management Diplomas.
The Distance learning programme allows each of our students maximum flexibility and choice to study at their own pace, setting their own timetables towards achievement of diplomas.
It allows to study for awards that interested
in to enchance a career or particular
area of under pinning knowledge.
London Waterloo Academy delivers the ICM Maritime Management program by distance learning. LWA is an approved ICM learning and examination centre.
The Distance Learning Programme
The syllabus for the Maritime Management Diplomas, and their subject units have been developed by ICM - the examining and awarding body. London Waterloo Academy provides highly skilled and experienced tutors with the relevant under-pinning knowledge for each subject.
For each subject there is a recommended professional reading text book which London Waterloo Academy will supply as part of the course materials.
Each subject is made up of 12 units for which students will be set work by their tutors and asked to answer a series of questions and submit assignments or a project for the unit, which will then be marked and returned with comments. Students will submit assignments to tutors through the London Waterloo Academy centre.
Course assignments will always relate to the syllabus materials. Completion of assignments forms a key component of exam preparation. Tutors will mark and return assignments with comments and advisory hints that will aid students in furthering their investigations and supplementing their study. Upon completing the set assignments - and obtaining marks indicating successful knowledge attainment - the student will be advised of the next available assessment dates and offered entry for examination.
Students also receive a course certificate at the end by LWA to prove they have undertaken a distance learning programme of professional studies.
The London Waterloo Academy administration system provides the primary communication link between students and tutors. It is the route for mailing assignments and providing student feedback. The administration system also processes student registration for ICM examinations.
The administrators will endeavour to resolve course related problems and facilitate student/tutor contact for the course duration. The first point of contact for students must always be their appointed tutor.
About the Award
ICM is an examining and awarding body and has developed programs which meet approval by UK Government regulators of external qualifications OFQUAL. The Maritime Management Program under ICM offers three levels of Diploma, each of which have OFQUAL approval (
www.register.ofqual.gov.uk registration number RN5258 - academic award levels 5 & 6).
Maritime Management Diplomas are both academic and professional in content. The distance-learning programme is designed for individuals who are in full time work but who wish to enhance their skills and qualifications, or for those who are thinking of a career in the maritime industry.
The Maritime Management Diploma can be undertaken as an integrated programme of study. Alternatively, the subjects contained within each Diploma level program may be studied separately, as Single Subject Diplomas (certificate award).
The Programme
The ICM Maritime Management program is a valuable, exciting and interesting qualification comprising of groups of subjects that can be studied for as a Diploma (see below).
Alternatively a specific subject (listed below) can be studied for as a single subject Diploma (certificate award) allowing the individual a range of study for specific subjects (which can be later grouped to obtain a Diploma). Flexible study arrangements can be designed to suit individual students.
The titles of levels and subjects are as follows, but for full course syllabuses please go to
www.icm.ac.uk and click on maritime management programme:
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Diploma (Level 5)
The Business of shipping
Maritime Operations
International Trade & Transport
Maritime Economics
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Advanced Diploma (Level 6)
Maritime Law
Marine Insurance
Maritime Safety & Security Management
Marketing planning and Decision making
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Graduate Diploma (Level 6)
Finance of International Trade
Ship Broking and Chartering practises
Port Operations and Management
Logistics and supply chain management
The full syllabuses can topics can be viewed on
http://www.icm.ac.uk/icm- qualifications/professional- courses/maritime-management- diploma-advanced-diploma-and- graduate-diploma/ ( using menu and click functions on the link)
Syllabus and Core Topics
· The Business of Shipping
· The Ship, Types of Ships,
· The Crew, Navigation,
· Types of Cargo,
· Costs and Freight Rates,
· World Tonnage,
· Shipping Finance, Charters,
· The Liner Market, Safety,
· Documentation, Ports
Maritime Operations
Introduction to Shipping and to the Ships, Ship design and construction, Manning of Vessels, Customs house and ship’s papers, Maritime canals and inland waterways, Services generated by principal shipping organisations, Passenger fares and freight rates, Liner conferences, Ship operation, Bills of lading, Cargoes, The shipping company, Charter parties, Containerisation, Seaports, Multi-modalism: global supply chain management and international logistics, The international consignment, Political aspects
International Trade & Transport
Physical Distribution in Perspective, The Export Office, The Export Quotation, Inland Transport, International Transport Modes, International Transport Documentation, International Customs Controls, Risk Management, Methods of Payment, The Future
Maritime Economics
Introduction to Shipping, The Organization of the Shipping Market, Shipping Market Economics, Supply, Demand and Freight Rates, The Four Shipping Markets, Shipping Company Economics, Financing Ships and Shipping Companies, Risk, Return and Shipping Company Economics, Seaborne Trade and Transport Systems, The Principles of Maritime Trade, The Transport of Bulk Cargoes, The Transport of Specialized Cargoes, The Transport of General Cargo, The Merchant fleet and Transport Supply, The regulation of the Maritime Industry, Maritime Forecasting and Market Research
Maritime Law
Introduction to different types of contracts, Implied obligations in a contract of affreightment, The voyage charterparty, The time charterparty, Bills of lading and their functions, Application of the Hague/Visby Rules, Bills of lading – Hamburg Rules, Bills of lading issued under charterparties, Exceptions, Limitation of liability, Freight, Shipowners’s liens, Dispute settlement, Dispute settlement, Breach of contract
Maritime Insurance
History of Marine Insurance, The Principles of Marine Insurance, The UK & International Marine Insurance, Hull Insurance, Cargo Insurance, Protection and Indemnity (P&I) Clubs, Salvage and General Average, Claims, Pollution, War and Strikes Risks, Reinsurance
Maritime Safety and Security Management
Commercial Seaports and Modes of Maritime, Documentation, Financial Transactions, and Business Entities in Commercial Maritime Transportation, International Maritime Security Regulation and Programmes, Vulnerabilities in the Cargo Supply Chain, Plagues of the Seas: Piracy and Stowaways, Drug Smuggling via Maritime Cargo, Containers and Vessels, Terrorism and Commercial Maritime Transportation, Strategic Blueprint for World-Class Seaport, Port Security Management, Threat Mitigation Strategies, Information Security and Assurance
Marketing Planning and Decision Making
Marketing Management, Analysing Marketing Opportunities, Researching & Selecting Target Markets, Designing Marketing Strategies, Planning Marketing Programmes
Finance of International Trade
International Trade, Country & Buyer Risk, The Quotation, Foreign Exchange, Agreeing a Method The of Payment, Documentary Collections, Documentary Credits - Obtaining the Credit, Documentary Credits - Securing Payment, Banker’s Guarantees (Bonds) & Indemnities, Finance for International Trade, Other Trading Methods
Ship Broking and Chatering Practices
Introduction to Chartering and Shipbroking, Chartering Activities, Voyage and Time Charterparties, Voyage estimating, Laytime calculations, Dry Cargo Chartering, Tanker Chartering
Port Operations and Management
Introduction to ports and their functions, Legal aspects of port management, Port planning, Port ownership, Finance of port operations, Port equipment, Port management, Port security management, Port competition and marketing, Port pricing
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Logistics & the Supply Chain, Serving the customer, Value & Logistics Costs, Managing logistics internationally, Managing the lead time frontier, Just-In-Time & Lean thinking, The Agile supply chain, Managing the supply chain, Partnerships in the supply chain, Logistics future challenge
Course programme provides:
* Course syllabus
* Free recommended reading text book for each subject
* Student registration with ICM (examining and awarding body)
* Exam registration for each subject
* Setting, Submission, marking and feedback of 12 assignments and questions
* Submission, marking and feedback of past exam paper
* ICM award Diploma
* LWA course achievement certificate
About the awarding and examining body:
ICM is a leading global professional institute which is a recognised examining and awarding body to an internationally consistent standard.
The ICM website can be viewed at
www.icm.ac.uk
Study Assistance
London Waterloo Academy not only offers the Maritime Management Diploma distance learning program, but also organises special study events that will assist students in preparing for ICM examinations. Students may elect to enhance their London Waterloo Academy learning experience by participating in these organised study events. Study events provide students with the opportunity to fully engage with tutors and other students, as they are prepare for examination.
Study events may comprise:
* Study weekends
* Seminars or workshops
* Summer Schools (external to London Waterloo Academy)
* Extra tutorials and assignments with tutors
Student Information Notes:
Student registration with ICM and the London Waterloo Academy distance learning program is for a period of 12 months from the course start date.
Examination dates are fixed by ICM and are held in the London Waterloo Academy, sometimes alternative examination centres can be found in countries but students must recognise that the agreement will be that they are registered for the exams in the London Centre (London Waterloo Academy, 99 Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8UL, United Kingdom) for which they will be required to travel too on the exam dates set by the ICM examination calendar. Students are responsible for any Visas required for the journey to the exam centre.
Examination registration fees cover one attempt per subject
The Diploma award is a 100% examination route. The Diploma is awarded after successful completion of the ICM examination. The London Waterloo Academy distance learning program acts as a learning service providing tutor guidance and support.
In the event that a student is unsuccessful in passing an examination, London Waterloo Academy can organise further examination attempts. Appropriate registration fees will apply.
ICM is an examining and awarding body and therefore students must register with them. London Waterloo Academy will process the appropriate registration and administration forms. To comply with ICM requirements, students must sign and return ICM registration documents. For the higher levels of Diplomas students may be required by ICM to submit qualification, evidence of work experience and a C.V.
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