Study Planner
The Certificate for Documentary Credit Specialists (CDCS®) has a total of 29 credits, based on this
and previous analysis of time taken by students we have created a course study planner.
Below gives you a breakdown of your course study planner for CDCS®. Typically this course takes
around 29 weeks studying up to 10 hours a week, therefore if you follow this planner you should
keep on track with your studies.
Week Topics Completed
(Mark as done)
1 Induction Week – Familiarise yourself with MyLIBF and the student
handbooks; watch the introduction webinar
2 Read Chapter 1 & 2 – This history and use of documentary credits
The role of the ICC and the development of the UCP
3 Read chapter 3 – Documentary credits and other methods of settlement
4 Read chapter 4 – Definitions
5 Read chapter 5 – The sales contract
6 Read chapter 6 – Pre- issuance consideration and requirements
7 Read chapter 7 – Issuing a documentary credit
8 Read chapter 8 – Amendments from an issuing bank perspective
9 Revision & Specimen Paper A- Review of justifications
Then read chapter 9 – Advising a documentary credit
10 Read chapter 10 – Confirming a documentary credit
11 Read chapter 11 – Advising amendments to a beneficiary
12 Read chapter 12 – Document characteristics and preparing documents
13 Read Chapter 13 – Examining documents
14 - 15 Read Chapter 14 – Examining transport documents
16 Read Chapter 15 – Examining insurance, financial, commercial and official
documents
17 Read chapter 16 & 17 – The role of the nominated bank
Honour or negotiation
18 Break from study
19 Read chapter 18 – Refusing documents
20 Read chapter 19 – Transferable credits, back to back credits and
assignment of proceeds
21 Revision & Specimen Paper B- Review of justifications
22 Read chapter 20 – The features of documentary credits
23 Read chapter 21 – Standby letters of credits
24 Read chapter 22 – Bank-to-bank reimbursements and reimbursement
from aid agencies
25 Read chapter 23 – eUCP
26 Read chapter 24 & 25 – Dispute resolution
Overriding considerations
27 Revision & Specimen Paper C- Review of justifications
28 Revision
29 Revision
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