The SCMA-SIArb Maritime Arbitrator’s Fellowship Course (“Course”) will be offered by the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (“SIArb”) in conjunction with Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (“SCMA”).
The Course will comprise SCMA’s Maritime Arbitrator Accreditation Programme (“MAAP”) held in conjunction with SIArb’s Fellowship Assessment Course (“FAC”) and is suitable for aspiring maritime arbitrators who meet the criteria for admission to the FAC.
COURSE SYNOPSIS
SIArb’s FAC 2021 will be held online from 1 October - 8 November 2021 and consists of 6 modules with a total of 9 lectures, 6 practical workshops and an Award Writing Examination:
For more details on the FAC course coverage, please click HERE.
For more details on the FAC Faculty, please click HERE.
Format and Delivery Method
Criteria for Admission to FAC
The FAC will focus on teaching candidates the practical aspects of acting as an arbitrator. To benefit from FAC, candidates should already have a sound grasp of the law of arbitration.
Accordingly, admission to the FAC is open to:
Completion of FAC
To complete the FAC successfully, a candidate must:
(b) Pass the open-book Award Writing Examination.
To enroll ONLY for your FAC, please register and pay HERE.
SCMA’s MAAP will be held online on 29 October 2021 and consists of 2 workshops and a Written Assessment:
Module 1: The Legal Framework: Litigation & Maritime Arbitration – 2.5 hours
This module will cover an overview of maritime arbitration and issues specific to maritime arbitration, in particular, a discussion on various ADR solutions (costs and time frames), litigation (why it is less suited to commercial parties), and arbitration (advantages and disadvantages of arbitration in a maritime context, fundamental features of maritime arbitration and others).
Module 2: The SCMA Framework – 2.5 hours
This module will cover the SCMA framework for maritime arbitration and will include the SCMA Model Arbitration Clauses, the Expedited Claims Procedure, the Expedited Arbitral Determination of Collision Claims (SEADOCC), managing arbitration and legal costs, and managing the arbitration procedure.
See MAAP outline HERE for the detailed programme structure.
For more details of the MAAP Faculty, please click HERE.
To complete the MAAP successfully, a candidate must:
FAC Schedule:
Lectures |
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Lecture videos (and the Introductory Video) will be accessible remotely and on demand during this |
9.00am on 1 October 2021 to |
Practical Workshops |
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Date |
Time |
Workshop |
15 October 2021 |
10.30am - 12.00pm |
Workshop 1 for Module 1 |
5 November 2021 |
9.00am - 9.15am 9.15am - 10.45am 10.45am - 11.00am 11.00am – 12.30pm 12.30pm – 1.15pm 1.15pm – 2.45pm |
Course Director’s Opening Remarks Workshop 2 for Module 2 Tea Break Workshop 3 for Module 3 Lunch Workshop 4 for Module 4 |
6 November 2021 |
9.00am – 10.30am 10.30am – 10.45am 10.45am - 1.15pm 1.15pm – 1.45pm |
Workshop 5 for Module 5 Tea Break Workshop 6 for Module 6 Course Director’s Closing Remarks & Briefing on Online Examination |
MAAP Schedule:
29 October 2021 |
10.00am – 12.30pm 2.00pm – 4.30pm |
Topic 1: The Legal Framework: Litigation & Maritime Arbitration Topic 2: The SCMA Framework |
3 November 2021 |
10.00am - 12.30pm |
Written Assessment |
ASSESSMENTS
CERTIFICATE(S) GRANTED UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION
*COURSE FEES
Member of SIArb or SCMA |
Non-Member |
S$3,500 (All Modules of FAC plus MAAP) | S$4,000 (All Modules of FAC plus MAAP) |
S$2,900 (Modules 2,3,4,5 & 6 of FAC plus MAAP) | S$3,400 (Modules 2,3,4,5 & 6 of FAC plus MAAP) |
S$600 (MAAP only, available to candidates who have already previously successfully completed FAC) | S$800 (MAAP only, available to candidates who have already previously successfully completed FAC) |
*MCF Training Grant is available for eligible course participants. Please refer to www.mpa.gov.sg/mcf for information on the MCF Training Grant.
For all enquiries relating to MPA cluster funding, please contact the SCMA Secretariat at the details below.
For all enquiries relating to MPA cluster funding, please contact the SCMA Secretariat:
Tel: +65 6324 0552
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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