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Course Information
Schedules
- 10 Mar 2026 (Tue) - 19 May 2026 (Tue) 6:45 PM - 9:45 PM
Registration period
9 Feb 2026 (Mon) - 9 Mar 2026 (Mon)
Price
HKD 4,120
CEF Reimbursable
CEF Reimbursable
Course Level
Study Mode
Duration
30 Hour(s)
Language
English
Location
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Course Overview
Entry Requirements:
- Five HKDSE subjects at Level 2 or above, including English Language and Chinese Language with 2 or more years’ relevant full-time work experience; OR
- Five HKCEE subjects at Grade E / Level 2 or above, including English Language** and Chinese Language with 3 or more years’ relevant full-time work experience; OR
- Equivalent
- Mature applicants, i.e. those aged 23 or above, with 2 or more years of relevant full-time work experience may also be accepted subject to a satisfactory admission interview.
** HKCEE English Language taken in 2006 or before should be at Grade E orabove (Syllabus B) / Grade C or above (Syllabus A)
Continuing Education Fund
This course has been included in the list of reimbursable courses under the Continuing Education Fund (CEF). CEF claimants would be eligible for fee reimbursement upon their successful completion of any 4 modules selected from PDI (CEF Course Code: 33F11053A), with the fulfillment of both the minimum attendance requirement of 70% AND 50% or above of the overall mark for each of the 4 modules. This course is recognised under the Qualifications Framework (QF Level 4).
What You’ll Learn
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the module, students are expected to be able to:
- outline and assess the principal factors involved in the assessment of marine cargo risks according to different business activities;
- define and analyze the scope and the start-to-end practice of principal marine documents and insurance contracts according to the nature of business and the need of the company;
- interpret and perform calculations on insurance matters including underwriting, average loss and claims recoverable according to requirements of the insured and the insurer under different factors of consideration; and
- apply concepts of marine hull risks and basic insurance coverage related to insurance in hull, aviation and space scenarios.
Learning Contents
- Overview of marine insurance
- The need for marine insurance
- Definition of marine insurance contract
- Hong Kong Marine Insurance Ordinance (Marine Insurance Act 1906)
- Marine policydocument, Incoterms etc.,
- Types of marine policies
- Subject-matters of marine insurance
- Legal principles as applied to marine insurance and liability
- The marine insurance market, P&I clubs and overseas trade
- Introduction to contracts used for international sale of goods, bills of lading
- Information and factors for risk assessment and underwriting on hull and cargo insurance
- Underwriting conventional and containerized shipments, bulk cargoes
- Common causes of hull and cargo damage
- Methods of loss prevention and reinsurance
- Insured and excluded perils
- Types of loss
- Expenses incidental to marine claims
- Documentation for hull and cargo claims
- Roles of organisations relating to marine claims
- Introduction to General Average, York-Antwerp Rules, Hague-Visby Rules, Warsaw Convention
- Introduction to Institute clauses
- Introduction to Institute Clauses, Coverage, Extensions, Exclusions, etc.
- Institute Cargo Clauses (A, B & C)
- Institute Cargo Clauses (Air)
- Institute War Clauses
- Institute Time Clauses (Hulls)
- Institute Yacht Clauses
- Institute Speedboat Clauses
- The aviation insurance market
- Scope of cover for hull policy
- Other kinds of aviation insurance
- Information and factors for risk assessment and underwriting on aviation insurance
- Space (satellite) insurance
