The International Body for Maritime Professionals

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• The International Body for Maritime Professionals
  
• Supporting those in Control of Seagoing Craft.

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Professional Activity

• Interested
• Motivated
• Desire for Personal / Professional Development
• Keeping up to date
• Participating in Improvement

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Tools and Techniques

• Individual Membership
• We Listen
• 5 Year Plan, letters, visits, Branches, events,
  ship visits, close work with stakeholders, etc
• We work as a team
• Autonomous, Council, Officers, Committees,
  Secretariat, Branches.
• We produce
• Seaways, Publications, Web resources Events,
  Representation (IMO, IALA, etc..)

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Who Are We?

• Not for profit
• Professional body
• Qualified mariners
• Individual Membership
• Corporate Affiliates
• Interest in maritime matters
• Merchant and Naval
• Promoting nautical science
• NGO at the IMO

Philip Wake, FNI Chief Executive
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What Do We Do?

• Promote Professionalism
• Continuous Professional Development
• Safer Ships and Cleaner Seas
• Effective Commercial Operations
• Positive Public Image and Respect
• Promote Best Practice
• Reduced Regulatory burden
• Represent our Members Voices
• Accreditation
• Networking

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How We Do It

• Publications
• Projects
• Participation
• Services
• Schemes
• Working as a team Council, Committees, Staff,
  Correspondence Groups, Branches, members, etc

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Publications

• Seaways
• Best Practice Practical Guides By
  Practitioners for Practitioners
• Mooring Practices
• ECDIS
• Collecting Evidence
• Bulk Carrier Operations
• Ship Masters Business Companion
• Bridge Team Management
• Tug Use in Port
• Etc

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Seaways

• Seaways journal
• Every Month
• Delivered to about 6,000 members and a further
  1,500 ships fleet managers
• Over 100 countries
• Readership of about 20,000

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Projects

• Mariners Alerting and Reporting Scheme (MARS)
• Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
• Alert! International Maritime Human Element
  Bulletin
• eNavigation (including S-Mode and ePelorus)

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Forums

• ECDIS
• AIS
• Lifeboat Safety
• Fatigue
• Bulk Carrier Operations
• Etc

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Participation

• IMO NGO Status
• Issues concerning Lifeboat Safety Manning
  Fatigue Navigation Safety eNavigation Waste
  Management training competencies etc
• IALA Sister Organisation
• Issues concerning eNavigation Ship/Shore
  relationships Vessel Traffic Management (VTM)
  MBS etc
• MOUs with IMarEST RINA IALA GlobalMET IHMA
  etc..

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Services

• Currently the NI accredits training in the
  following areas
• Dynamic Positioning
• Oil Spill Response
• Semi-Submersible Stability
• Hatch Cover Testing and Inspection
• Leadership

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Schemes

• Currently the NI offers open learning schemes
  for
• Harbour Masters
• Command
• Square Rig Sailing Endorsement

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Where Are We?
Our Branch Network
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Our Branch Network

• Role of the Branches
• A local professional focus and representation.
• A programme of technical and social events.
• Communication and fellowship with other nautical
  professionals.
• Assistance with updating professional
  development.
• Enhanced recruitment.

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Membership (MNI)

• IMO White List Certificate of Competency
• Maritime Pilot
• Naval Qualification 3.1
• NI Certificate for DP, Square Rig, Harbour
  Master, Command etc..
• Approved qualification including VTS
  Operator/manager Marine Surveyor Designated
  Person Yachtmaster Maritime Lawyer Maritime
  Health Welfare Officer etc..

Capt R. Coates, FNI Past President
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Membership - Other

• Associate Member (AMNI)
• Ratings, Boatmaster, etc..
• Associate Fellow (AFNI)
• Held Command or Senior Management position.
• Fellow (FNI)
• Member for 5 years
• Significant contribution to NI or Industry
• Superior professional responsibility

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The strides towards safe, clean and secure
shipping will be for nothing without qualified
and experienced people to operate and manage
them

www.nautinst.org