Membership

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The Institute’s members comes from a broad cross section of the seatransport industries in Hong Kong including ship owners, marine insurers, ship brokers, maritime lawyers, average adjusters, maritime arbitrators, ship and cargo surveyors, ship builders/repairers, harbour pilots and sea going personnel.

Membership Application Form

Classes of memberships

Fellow Member

To qualify as a Fellow Member the candidate shall:
  1. Have been a Professional Member for at least three years.
  2. Not have breached any of the Bye-law of the Institute.
  3. Have excelled in the promotion of, or have been recognized for material contribution to, the Institute, or achieved outstanding academic performance in the field of sea transport, trade, logistics or related fields.
  4. Satisfy the Executive Committee that he is a suitable person for election as a Fellow Member.
  5. Shall only be elected by an unanimous resolution of the Executive Committee and candidates shall be nominated by a member of the Executive Committee and seconded by another member of the Executive Committee.
Fellow Member shall only be elected upon acceptance and approval by the Executive Committee and candidates shall be nominated by a member of the Executive Committee.

Membership Fees

HK$500

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

To qualify as a Fellow Member the candidate shall:
    • 1.A holder of a Certificate of Competence of Master, Radio, Deck or Engineer Officer or equivalent, or
    • 2.A professional qualification in sea transport, trade or logistics related industry, or
    • 3.A university degree as the Executive Committee may from time to time approve, plus at least three years experience in sea transport, trade or logistics related business, or
    • 4.At least ten years experience in sea transport, trade or logistics related business and have attained a position not lower than a departmental manager in a company as the Executive Committee may from time to time approve, or
    • 5.Been an Ordinary Member and:
    • •Satisfactorily completed a Professional Membership Admission Program of the Institute as may from time to time be approved by the Executive Committee; and
    • •Attended and passed an admission interview conducted by representatives of the Executive Committee; or
  • 6.Other person as the Executive Committee may from time to time approve for admission, by invitation or otherwise.

Membership Fees

$450 ($550 for those first time applicants, $100 covering the admission fee)

ORDINARY MEMBERSHIP

Any person employed or working in the field of sea transport, trade, logistics or related fields shall be eligible as an Ordinary Member. All Associate Member who satisfies the requirement for Ordinary Membership shall automatically become eligible for admission as an Ordinary Member.

Membership Fees

350 ($450 for those first time applicants, $100 covering the admission fee)

ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP

Any person interested in the field of sea transport, trade, logistics or related fields including any students in the field of sea transport, trade, and logistics or related fields shall be eligible as an Associate Member.*Associate Members have no right to vote.

Membership Fees

$200 (but shall be waived for a full time student)

CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP

Corporation engaged in business relating to sea transport, trade, logistics or related fields shall be eligible for admission as a Corporate Member.

Membership Fees

$3000 ($3500 for first time application, $500 covering the admission fee)

LIFE MEMBERSHIP

To qualify as a Fellow Member the candidate shall:
    • 1.Have been a Professional Member or a Fellow Member, or
    • 2.Have not breached any of the Bye-law of the Institute, or
    • 3.At the time of making an application for a Life Membership have been a member of the Institute for no less than 5 years, or
    • 4.Satisfy the Executive Committee that he is a suitable person for election as a Life Member, or
  • 5.Willing to pay a one-off subscription fee the amount of which shall be determined by the Executive Committee from time to time.

Membership Fees

for members who join the Institute for or more than 10 years willing to pay a one-off subscription fee $1500

LIFE CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP

Any corporation or company engaged in business relating to sea transport or logistics shall be eligible for admission as a Life Corporate Member. To qualify as a Life Corporate Member, the candidate shall:
    • 1.Satisfy the Executive Committee that the corporation or company is suitable for election as a Life Corporate Member; and,
  • 2.Be willing to pay an admission fee and a one-off subscription fee the amount of which shall be determined by the Executive Committee from time to time.
Any member may withdraw from the Institute by giving one month’s notice in writing to the Executive Committee before annual subscription is due and if he re-applies for membership, the Executive Committee shall have absolute discretion to re-admit or refuse to re-admit without assigning any reason and the Executive Committee shall have absolute discretion to waive or not the admission fee.

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