ICS Exams Tutorials - Introduction to Shipping


Speakers :
Capt. Gaurav Rana
Seats :

10

Date & Time :
09/04/2025 at 6:30 PM IST
Price :
₹ 22000
Duration :
10 hrs
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Session 1 :
09/04/2025 at 6:30 PM IST   To   09/04/2025 at 7:30 PM IST  (1 Hours)


Session 2 :
11/04/2025 at 6:30 PM IST   To   11/04/2025 at 7:30 PM IST  (1 Hours)


Session 3 :
16/04/2025 at 6:30 PM IST   To   16/04/2025 at 7:30 PM IST  (1 Hours)


Session 4 :
18/04/2025 at 6:30 PM IST   To   18/04/2025 at 7:30 PM IST  (1 Hours)


Session 5 :
23/04/2025 at 6:30 PM IST   To   23/04/2025 at 7:30 PM IST  (1 Hours)


Session 6 :
25/04/2025 at 6:30 PM IST   To   25/04/2025 at 7:30 PM IST  (1 Hours)


Session 7 :
30/04/2025 at 6:30 PM IST   To   30/04/2025 at 7:30 PM IST  (1 Hours)


Session 8 :
02/05/2025 at 6:30 PM IST   To   02/05/2025 at 7:30 PM IST  (1 Hours)


Session 9 :
07/05/2025 at 6:30 PM IST   To   07/05/2025 at 7:30 PM IST  (1 Hours)


Session 10 :
09/05/2025 at 6:30 PM IST   To   09/05/2025 at 7:30 PM IST  (1 Hours)


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ICS Exam Tutorials: Introduction for Shipping Exam with Expert-Led Tutorials!

Are you preparing for the ICS Shipping Business exam? Then, here’s a way how you can navigate through the preparations and successfully complete the compulsory exam – Shipping Business.
 

This course is designed to give you the edge you need to succeed.

Our live Zoom classes, led by Capt. Ashok Gogia, FICS, will provide in-depth coverage of key topics, ensuring you understand complex concepts with real-world applications. Plus, you'll have access to recorded sessions on the Marine-Ed platform, allowing you to learn at your own pace.

 

With a structured schedule, this tutorial will help you grasp essential principles, improve exam performance, and advance your shipping career.

 

What You’ll Gain

 

✅ Live interactive sessions with industry experts
✅ Access to class recordings for revision anytime
✅ A structured approach covering all essential topics
✅ Practical insights to enhance your shipping knowledge

 

Course Curriculum:

 

DAY 1&2:    (1 Hr. each) - 9th and 11th April 2025

  1. Maritime Geography
  • Introduction, Oceans and seas
  • Continents, Latitude and Longitude, Charts, Time,
  • Tides, Currents, Wind and Weather, lce,
  • Waterways, Ports, Geography of Trade
  • Raw materials, Manufactured Goods

 

     2.The Shipping Business

  • Introduction, Why Ships?
  • The Theory of Trade, Shipping Markets
  • Liners, Dry Bulk Cargo, Bulk Liquids
  • Who Trades?, Conclusion

 

DAY 3&4:    (1 Hr. each) - 16th and 18th April 2025

     3. Practitioners

  • The Six Disciplines
  • The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers
  • Ship Sale and Purchase, Ship Management
  • Crewing, Storing, Technical, Insurance, Operations
  • ISM Code, the ISPS Code, Liner Trades, Dry Cargo Chartering
  • Tanker Chartering, Port Agency, Conclusion

 

     4. The supply of ships

  • A Brief History, the Supply of Shipping
  • Why Operate Ships?, Conserving Foreign Exchange
  • Control of Trade and Prestige
  • Earning Foreign Exchange, Strategic Needs
  • Protectionism, Ship Registration
  • Port State Control, Ship Classification

 

DAY 5&6:    (1 Hr. each) - 23rd and 25th April 2025

     5. The Ship

  • Tonnage and Load lines, Displacement Tonnage
  • Light Displacement, Deadweight (dwt), Load line, Draught,
  • Ship Measurement Based on Volume, Stowage, Types of Ship,
  • Bulk Carrier, Cape size, Panamax, Handysize and Harndymax, Tweendecker
  • Container Ship, Roll on/roll off (ro ro), Cargo handling Gear, Tankers,
  • Crude Oil and Product Tankers, Chemical and Parcel Tankers
  • Gas Carriers, Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), Liquefied NaturalGas (LNG)
  • Capesize Vessel, Panamax Bulker, Handysize Bulker, Multipurpose Vessel
  • Panamax Container Ship, Chemical and Parcel Tankers,
  • Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC), Suezmax Tanker, Aframax Tanker
  • Medium Range Tanker, Pressurised LPG Large Gas Carrier
  • LNG ship with Moss Spherical Tank Design
  • LNG with Prismatic Tank Design

 

     6. Dry Cargo Chartering

  • Introduction, Chartering, Voyage charter, Time charter,
  • Chartering Negotiations, Voyage Charter or Time Charter?
  • Chartering and the Internet

 

DAY 7&8:    (1 Hr. each) - 30th and 02nd May 2025

 

     7. Tanker Chartering

  • Introduction, Development of Tankers and the Tanker Market
  • Types of Tanker, Crude Carer, Product Carrier, Chemical Carrier
  • Parcel Tarker, Gas Markets, Other Liquid Cargoes, Tanker Charter Parties
  • Cvl Liabilrty and Fund Conventions, Negotiating the Charter, Charter Party Forms

 

     8. Liner Trades

  • Introduction, A Brief History of Liners, Containerisation
  • The Container, Container Progress, Conferences and Freight Tariffs
  • Liner Consortium Agreements, Alliances, Profile of a Typical Major Liner Operator
  • Liner Documentation, The Three Functions of a Bil of Lading
  • Receipt for Cargo, Evidence of a Contract, Document of Title
  • Accounts, Sea Waybills, Electronic Bills of Lading, Bill of Lading Terms and Conditions
  • Differences Between Liner and Charter Party Bills of Lading

 

DAY 9&10:    (1 Hr. each) - 07th and 09th May 2025

     9. Accounts

  • Introduction, Accounting, Capital, Credit
  • Management Accounting, Cash Flow, Costs
  • Types of Company, Sole Trader and Partnership
  • Limited Company, Conglomerate and Multinational Company
  • Exchange Rates, Company Accounts

 

     10. Law of Carriage

  • Introduction, Fundamentals of English Law
  • The Civil Court Structure, Criminal Law, Arbitration,
  • The Contract, Remedies for Breach of Contract, TORT
  • Contracts Relating to the Carriage of Goods by Sea
  • General, Charter Parties, Liner Bils of Lading, Hague-Visby Rules
  • Himalaya Clause, Hamburg Rules, Rotterdam Rules, Agency
  • Creation of a Relationship of Agency
  • Rights and Duties Imposed as Between Agent and Principal
  • Breach of Warranty of Authority
  • Protection and Indemnity Associations

 

Don't leave your exam success to chance. Join now and set sail towards your ICS certification!

 

Regards,

Sea and Beyond

 



About the Speakers


Capt. Gaurav Rana
Founder, Sea and Beyond,

Capt. Gaurav is the founder of Sea and Beyond and has

  • Promoter for Sea and Beyond which is a recognized partner of ICS.
  • Passed MICS with distinction in 2011 
  • Sailed for 13 years
  • Worked as Technical Director in British Maritime Technology for 4 years
  • Worked in IBM for 4 years where he program managed large data analytics projects
  • Passionate about Learning and development and growth of maritime community




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