Becoming a Member
Eligibility for
Membership
Becoming a Member of the
ICS demonstrates your professionalism and
commitment to the shipping industry.
We have two routes to
membership:
Membership by completing
our Professional Qualifying Examinations (PQE)
The first route, you must
have completed your Professional Qualifying Examinations
(PQE) and must
be employed in the commercial shipping
industry:
-
Complete your Professional Qualifying
Examinations (PQE)
-
Fill out the membership
application form, supported by two
Members/Fellows and your
local Branch (if
applicable).
-
Your application
will be considered by the ICS
Controlling Council, with meetings for membership
election typically taking place once a month.
-
Make payment of your
annual membership fee
Once you have completed these
steps and been approved as a Member you will receive your
membership card and certificate and can start using the MICS
postnominals.
Membership via the
Submission of a Dissertation
Alternatively, you can become a Member via the submission of a
Dissertation. The Dissertation is an opportunity to display the
depth of knowledge and experience equivalent to the Institute's
Professional Qualifying Exams (PQE).
The Dissertation should be an original research project related to
international shipping, logistics and supply chain management
based on relevant literature and appropriate empirical work. You
are required to appraise current research, deploy specialist
techniques and critically appraise results to
advance knowledge by presenting findings in a
dissertation.
Promotion to Fellow
Eligibility for
Fellowship
Members holding positions
of senior responsibility in the commercial shipping industry
can choose to apply
to become Fellows of the ICS.
Process of promotion to
Fellowship
- Fill out the Fellowship application
form,
supported by two Members/Fellows and your
local Branch
- Your application
will be considered by the
Controlling Council,
with meetings
for Fellowship election typically taking place
once a month
- Make payment of your
annual fellowship
fee
Once you have completed
these steps and been approved as a Fellow you will receive your
fellowship card and certificate, can start using the FICS
postnominals and are entitled to call yourself a 'Chartered
Shipbroker'.
