Admission
to the Ordinary Membership of the Institute is open to all those who
are not less than 20 years in age having the minimum qualification
of Higher Secondary School Certificate examination or its equivalent
rendering him eligible for admission to a college and necessarily
possessing before the commencement of the examination at least experience
of three years engaged in any shipping or associated industry, Government
Department connected with shipping, Customs, Port Administration or
any other organisations closely related to shipping business. Such
persons are entitled to the category of Ordinary Membership of the
Institute on payment of prescribed fees.
Ordinary Members can take the Associateship Examinations of the Institute.After
passing the examination, they are eligible to become Associate Members
The persons allowed to take up Associateship and Fellowship Examinations
are admitted to the Membership of this Institute with attendant rights
and obligations.
