Professional Certificate in Marine Insurance (QF Level 4)

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#