Examination for Insurance Surveyors Marine Hull course is taught in the institutes that provide training to get an insurance license in order to become an insurance agent. It ensures that the basics are known to each student. The fundamentals must be known in order to get a license as the basics are needed by any aspiring insurance surveyor.

Importance of the paper

The course and mainly the theory part provide a clear back ground of marine hull for every student of insurance in the long run. Professionals trained in marine hull ensure that they have the edge needed to get a license.

Format

The format of the paper is such that it covers all the aspects of the subject. It differs from a normal question paper pattern as it has ten questions and one has to answer 8 overall. No question is compulsory and the choice is the candidate’s entirely. The first question carries 16 marks but the others carry 12 marks.

Paper pattern

The paper covers every chapter be it basics of marine hull and liability risks, legal salvage, towage, environment as well as safety and pollution, protection and Indemnity (P&I) insurance.  The weightage varies with the number of hours given to each chapter in the lectures.

Marking

The paper is marked such that the first question carries 16 marks but the others carry 12 marks. No question is compulsory. The total marks are 100.

Time

The paper has to be completed by 3 hours.

Recommended books

• A guide to marine hull insurance claims by Rogers and Ahern, Marine insurance claims
• By J. Kenneth Goodacre, Law of marine insurance by Susan Hodges, P. & I. clubs
• Steven J. Hazelwood