A.I.M.S. Membership Requirements

AIMS MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS

MEMBERSHIP:

For the purposes of these rules, a person is a Marine Surveyor and carries on the profession of Marine Surveying if that person engages in work in any of the following categories:

Cargo/Hull/Machinery Surveys, usually on behalf of Shipowners, or Operators, P & I Clubs, Classification Societies and Hull and Machinery Underwriters carried out on a continuing basis, including general average, on/off hire surveys and condition surveys of ocean going vessels.
Surveys for the Marine Sections of Insurance Companies covering cargo (whether by sea, land, or air provided that it is covered under a marine Policy), Hull and Marine Machinery, and
Surveys of Small Craft, whether government, commercial or privately owned, for condition, valuation, damage or as required by interested parties.

MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS:

Formal Qualifications: There shall be a mandatory requirement for formal qualifications resulting from prescribed learning and rigid independent examination by professional institutions as approved by the Executive Committee.
Code of Ethics: All members shall adhere to the Institute's Code of Ethics as published by the Institute from time to time.

TYPES OF MEMBERSHIP:

There shall be three types of active membership, namely: Fellows, Members and Associates. There shall also be two types of non-voting members, namely Probationary Members and Non-Active Members.

FELLOW (FAIMS):

A person elected at the discretion of the Executive Committee who:

1	has in the opinion of the council, made a significant contribution to the profession and
2 (i)	holds a qualification as Foreign-going Master (Master Class 1), First Class Engineer or other qualification which is considered by the Council to be equivalent, and
2 (ii)	Has at least ten (10) years full time experience as a Marine Surveyor and is currently engaged in marine surveying as a full time profession or
3	Has a qualification, which is acceptable to the council and has atleast fifteen (15) years full-time experience in marine surveying

Application form for Membership (AUSTRALIAN CANDIDATES) can be downloaded here.

Application form for Membership (OVERSEAS CANDIDATES) can be downloaded here.

MEMBER (MAIMS):

A person elected at the discretion of the Executive who, at the time of election:

(i)	(i) holds the qualification set out in clause 3(b)(ii) required for a Fellow, who has a least five (5) years full time experience as a marine surveyor and is engaged in marine surveying as a full time profession
	or
(ii)	(ii) holds a qualification which is acceptable to the Council and who has at least ten (10) years full time experience as a marine surveyor and is engaged in marine surveying as a full time profession

Application form for Membership (AUSTRALIAN CANDIDATES) can be downloaded here.

Application form for Membership (OVERSEAS CANDIDATES) can be downloaded here.

ASSOCIATE (ASSOC. AIMS):

(i)	A person elected at the discretion of the Executive who has between 2 years and 5 years full time experience as a marine surveyor and is otherwise qualified as a member, or
(ii)	A person elected at the discretion of the Executive who holds the prescribed formal qualifications and length of experience for election to membership but who is only part time so employed, provided that marine survey work occupies a minimum of 50% of his work and so long as the situation continues, or
(iii)	A person elected by the Executive with qualifications acceptable to the Council who has at least five (5) years full time experience as a marine surveyor and who is currently so employed, or
(iv)	A person elected by the Executive with other qualifications acceptable to the Executive whose regular work covers one aspect of marine surveying but not the general broad spectrum of marine surveying which otherwise is considered to be essential
(v)	A person elected by the Executive with other qualifications acceptable to the Executive whose regular work covers one aspect of marine surveying but not the general broad spectrum of marine surveying which otherwise is considered to be essential

Application form for Membership (AUSTRALIAN CANDIDATES) can be downloaded here.

Application form for Membership (OVERSEAS CANDIDATES) can be downloaded here.

PROBATIONARY MEMBER:

Probationary Member (No postnomials) – a person who is preparing to become a marine surveyor but does not yet satisfy the requirements for Associate or Member. The duration of probationary membership is limited to a maximum of seven (7) years and a minimum of five (5) years.

Application form for Probationary Membership can be downloaded here.

NON-ACTIVE MEMBER:

Non Active Member (No postnomials) - a person who has been a financial member of the Institute for a minimum of five (5) years and who has permanently or temporarily retired from the profession.

Qualifications acceptable to the Council’ – are such qualifications as are decided by the Council, from time to time, as being required or described in the Institute Council Guidelines.

AIMS Mailing Address: PO Box 53, Berowra NSW 2081. Australia.

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