Container Inspector Certification Examination
Course Details
Credits: N/A
Available Until: 5/26/2018
Base Price: $475.00
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Spring 2018
Examination Period EXTENDED: 14 April - 27 May 2018
The IICL Container Inspector's Certification Examination is held around the world at nurmerous locations. No
preparatory classes or courses are available from IICL; self-study is required. The 2.5 hour computer-based
Container Inspector's Examination (in English only) will consist of 100 multiple choice questions based on the
IICL guides and manuals listed in the Container Examination Test Information Bulletin (also in English only).
NOTE: A few weeks after you've taken the examination, you will need to log back into this education
portal to view your score. If you pass the examination you will have the capability to print your own
certification in the transcript section.
Spring Test Information Bulletin
(http://www.iicl.org/education/pdfs/spring2018ContainerInformationBulletin.pdf) Required for each
candidate. Container Inspector's Test candidates must download and read this bulletin. This document may
take several minutes to download because of graphics.
The Container Inspector Certification Examination is based on the following Five (5) IICL Dry Van
Publications, the CSC Guide and IICL Technical Bulletins 002 & 013:
Visit https://www.iicl.org/store/storeform.cfm (https://www.iicl.org/store/storeform.cfm) to purchase
the examination package, Item# 1198 in the IICL Online Store
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Guide for Container Equipment Inspection, 6th edition (IICL-6) (published 1996) (reprinted 2006 & 2016)
Repair Manual for Steel Freight Containers, 5th edition (published 1999) (reprinted 2006)
General Guide for Container Cleaning, 2nd edition (published 2000)
Supplement on Container Inspection and Repair: Gray Areas, 2nd edition (published 2003)
Guide for Open Top Container Equipment Inspection (published 2005) (reprinted 2007)
International Convention for Safe Containers, 1972 (CSC) (published 2014)
7. Preferred Electronic Data Interchange Standards (EDIS), Technical Bulletin 002, (February 2003)
8. New IICL 6 Inspection Criteria for Dry Van Containers, Technical Bulletin 013, (July 2016)
TB-002 and TB-013 are the only study references available electronically.
Please visit https://www.iicl.org/techcorner/dryvan.cfm
(https://www.iicl.org/techcorner/dryvan.cfm) to download Items # 7 & 8 noted above.
Scholarship form (https://www.iicl.org/education/pdfs/spring2018ContainerScholarshipForm.pdf)
Links by Pearson to help ready candidates for the computer-based exam experience:
Exam Taker Tutorial (https://home.pearsonvue.com/test-taker/security.aspx)
Non Disclosure Agreement (https://www.iicl.org/education/IICL-3-Step_NDA.pdf)
All candidates who pass the exam receive an IICL certificate. The certification is valid for five years, after
which, an inspector must pass the exam again to become re-certified. Certified inspectors are listed in the
IICL Inspection Directory, which is updated annually. The Directory also includes companies that employ IICLcertified inspectors, and features professional advertisement listings by depot/repair and surveying
companies. The Directory is distributed to major ship lines, leasing companies, and others on a worldwide
basis.
The IICL has developed the Container Inspection Examination program to further promote important industry
wide matters of proper inspection, repair, maintenance and operational issues. The exam, which is based
upon various IICL manuals, allows the student to understand technical aspects and the complexities of
maintaining and operating various equipment types. In preparing for the exam the applicant will be asked to
study study Five (5) IICL publications, the Convention for Safe Containers (CSC) Guide, and Technical
Bulletins 002 & 013 which is the bases for all questions contained in the exam. Individuals who pass the IICL
container inspection examination will have a sound foundation for continuing their education in the container
industry and allow them to move on to more specialized industry related issues.
More than 3,700 container inspectors, in 69 countries, are currently certified by IICL, and more than
1,200 companies and company branches employ IICL-certified container inspectors.
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