Professional Certificate in Marine Insurance is recognized under the QF
Professional Certificate in Marine Insurance is recognized under the QF
QF Level: 4
QR Registration Number: 19/000100/L4
Validity Period: From1 March 2019 to 31 August 2026
Objectives:
Targeted at adults who would like to acquire a systematic body of knowledge of insurance and
the related laws applicable to their positions of insurance/claims administrator or manager of a
maritime company, this programme has the following objectives:
1) Develop students’ understanding of how marine insurance functions in the execution of a
maritime company’s policy on insurance; and
2) Develop students’ capability of performing the jobs of purchasing marine insurance and
pursuing or handling marine insurance claims for a maritime company.
Features:
• After-hours Classes : so as to overcome working learners’ common time constraint.
• Modular Structure : 2 modules of 30 and 42 class contact hours respectively, to be taken
without pre-determined prioritization. Yet starting with the 30-hour
module will be beneficial to overall learning effectiveness.
• Professional Teaching : classes are taught by experienced professionals.
Mode of Study:
(1) Face-to-face tutorials (3 hours per weekly lesson, on weekday evenings or weekend afternoons)
- 30 hours for module “Essential Legal Knowledge for Marine Insurance Administrators”
- 42 hours for module “Marine Insurance and Claims for Ship Operators”
(2) End-of-module examination: 3 hours
Programme Assessment:
(1) One assignment 30 % of module mark
(2) One 3-hour final examination 70 % of module mark
• To be eligible to sit the final examination for a module, a student must attain a minimum attendance rate of 70% for the
tutorials, failing which he will have to retake the module.
• The module pass mark is 40%. A minimum score of 40% in both the assignment and the final examination are required in order
to pass a module.
• Reassessment may be allowed subject to prescribed restrictions.
• A student is required to successfully complete both modules within a maximum 3-year registration period for graduation and
for the award of Professional Certificate in Marine Insurance.
Programme Structure:
Students are required to complete both modules.
PSE4801 Essential Legal Knowledge for Marine Insurance Administrators#
PSE4802 Marine Insurance and Claims for Ship Operators#
#This course has been included in the list of reimbursable courses under the Continuing Education Fund. The mother course
(Professional Certificate in Marine Insurance) of this module is recognised under the Qualifications Framework (QF Level 4).
The offering campus of this programme is IVE in collaboration with PEAK. The assessment result, transcript and certificate will be issued by IVE