Marine Surveying Experience Requirement
For Certified Marine Surveyor (
CMS) status,
the applicant must have at least five years of experience as a marine
surveyor, with no less than fifty per cent of his or her business time
devoted to the professional practice of hull, machinery, marine
facility, cargo or yacht surveying. OR Applicants shall have no less
than two years of activity as a marine surveyor, plus additional
experience attained in the marine industry that is closely related to
marine surveying.
Applicants who have not fulfilled the requirements for
CMS
status, but who have attained experience as a hull, machinery, marine
facility, cargo or yacht and small craft inspector in government or
private industry may apply as an associate NAMSGlobal member. The time
completed for such service will be credited on a 1 for 2 ratio with a
maximum of three years of credit allowed against the five-year
requirement for
CMS. Should the associate member have the required five years in this class necessary to qualify for
CMS status, he or she will be eligible to apply for
CMS status.
Apprentice applicants, once screened and accepted as apprentice
members may, after a one-year tenure as an apprentice member and after
completing at least fifty marine survey engagements, apply for associate
member status. If this member is not elevated to associate status, he
or she must, at the end of three years, apply for full membership within
six months of the three-year term. Therefore, a NAMSGlobal apprentice
in good standing who has been active in marine surveying for three years
may apply for
CMS status without becoming an associate member.
