NMPA’s Capt Sami Modak earns prime honours in ICS examination

Capt Sami Modak, Senior Pilot of the New Mangalore Port Authority (NMPA), has gained the Port of London Authority award for acquiring the best marks within the ‘Port and Terminal Administration’ paper within the Skilled Qualifying Examination (PQE) carried out by the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS), London.

ICS, London, carried out the ICS PQE exams for 2024 in Mangaluru between Could 13 and 23. Of seven candidates (six males and one lady) who appeared for 16 papers from the the Mangaluru centre, 4 — Capt Sami Modak, Capt Jewel Fernandes, Capt Lijoy, and Shrinath — had been declared profitable and can qualify for membership to the institute.

A media assertion by Capt John P Menezes, Chairman of ICS East India Department, Chennai, mentioned there have been 4 worldwide prize winners from examination centres underneath the East India department, Chennai. The Kolkata centre bagged two prizes, and New Delhi and Mangaluru one every.

Stating that the ICS PQE is a properly revered academic qualification of the delivery and marine trade worldwide, he mentioned the syllabus is repeatedly revised to cater to the newest in delivery enterprise, authorized rules of delivery, economics of sea transport and worldwide commerce and 12 specialised disciplines. The ICS query papers are set in London, reply sheets are additionally evaluated in London.

Ever since Mangaluru turned an examination centre in 2010, as many as 30 candidates have efficiently handed the ICS exams to be admitted as Members of the ICS (MICS).

Mangaluru is among the 105 ICS PQE centres internationally and the fifth centre in India. He urged the youthful era in Karnataka and Kerala to utilize the chance out there in Mangaluru. ‘Menezes and Associates’, Mangaluru, has been declared the official examination centre.

The Mangaluru centre is now getting ready candidates for the Could 2025 ICS exams. Aspirants excited by a profession in shore-based delivery, port, offshore and logistics trade can go online to www.ics.org.uk or name the Mangaluru centre organiser Prashant CG or the regional consultant, Manfred Karkada, MICS of ICS Madras Department, for steering, Capt Menezes added.