Study Planner

The Certificate for Documentary Credit Specialists (CDCS®) has a total of 29 credits and consists of 1 unit. Typically this course takes
around 29 weeks, studying up to 10 hours per week. This study planner provides a timeline that will help you keep on target with
your studies.

WEEK TOPICS COMPLETED

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1 Introduction week
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• Familiarise yourself with MyLIBF, the course site and KnowledgeBank;
• Watch the course introduction video and complete the ‘Getting Started’ section of the
course site;
• Remember to book your examination directly with Pearson VUE. This can be booked up to
3 months in advance. Ensure you can complete all reading prior to the exam date and allow a
revision week before taking the exam.
2 Topic 1 – This history and use of documentary credits
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Topic 2 – The role of the ICC and the development of the UCP

3 Topic 3 – Roles and responsibilities – defining terms and conditions

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4 Topic 4 – Documentary credits and other methods of settlement
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5 Topic 5 – The sale contract
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6 Topic 6 – Pre-issuance considerations and requirements
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7 Topic 7 – Issuing a documentary credit
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8 Topic 8 – Amendments from an issuing bank perspective
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9 Revision & Specimen Paper A – Review of justifications
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Topic 9 – Advising a documentary credit

10 Topic 10 – Confirming a documentary credit

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11 Topic 11 – Advising amendments to a beneficiary
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12 Topic 12 – Document characteristics and preparing documents
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13 Topic 13 – Examining documents
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14 - 15 Topic 14 – Examining transport documents
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16 Topic 15 – Examining insurance, financial, commercial and official documents
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17 Topic 16 – The role of the nominated bank
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Topic 17 – Honour or negotiation

18 Break from studies

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19 Topic 18 – Refusing documents
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20 Topic 19 – Transferable credits, back-to-back documentary credits and assignment of proceeds
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21 Revision & Specimen Paper B – Review of justifications
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WEEK TOPICS COMPLETED
(Mark as done)
22 Topic 20 – Selected features and conditions of documentary credits
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23 Topic 21 – Standby letters of credits
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24 Topic 22 – Bank-to-bank reimbursements and reimbursement from multilateral development
finance institutions
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25 Topic 23 – eUCP
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26 Topic 24 – Dispute resolution
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Topic 25 – Overriding considerations

27 Revision & Specimen Paper C – Review of justifications

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28 Revision week
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29 Revision week
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