Knowledge of:

- functional duties of a Sea Agent, as well as a freight forwarder, surveyor, ship chandler;

- norms of international maritime law contained in international agreements and conventions, as well as national legislation on the implementation of norms of international law;

- requirements provided by regulatory authorities;

- commercial conditions of cargo transportation in the international shipping market;

- principles of charging Port Dues;

- impact of cargo features on the safety of human life in the port and on ships.

Ability to:

- perform the functions of agents in practice;

- apply relevant international rules, codes and standards relating to ship servicing, safe cargo handling;

- draw up documents for registration of arrival and departure of ships; declaration of a Sea Protest and regarding claim activities;

- make applications for supply;

- negotiate with ships by radio;

- calculate Disbursement Accounts.

The main goal of studying the academic discipline "Agency of sea vessels" is to form in cadets / students basic knowledge of the organization of agency services for domestic and foreign vessels in ports, the peculiarities of relationships between participants in sea transportation, freight brokers, forwarders, shipowners, charterers, traders.

- Section 1. Agency relations and their participants;

- Section 2. Legal regulation of agency activities;

- Section 3. Organizational measures of the Agent for the clearance of vessels and control over them;

- Section 4. Interaction of the Agent with service enterprises;

- Section 5. Financial operations of the Sea Agent;

- Section 6. Interaction of the Agent with the ship's Captain.