Membership & Application

Membership

1. Membership of the Institute shall consist of those persons who from time to time may be elected to membership in accordance with the By-Laws of the Institute. Provided always that no By-Law relating to this clause shall be amended unless in accordance with Paragraph 9 of this Constitution.
2. The qualifications and procedures for and terms of admission, privilege and obligation of members including liability to expulsion, removal of name from the Register of the Institute or suspension, and conditions of registration for membership shall be such as the By-Laws of the Institute shall prescribe from time to time.

Grades of Membership

1.

Membership of the Institute shall comprises six grades, namely:-

1.1 Honorary Fellows
1.2 Fellows
1.3 Members
1.4 Associate Members
1.5 Associates
1.6 Affiliates
1.7 Students
2. The Institute shall also maintain a Roll of Students who shall have no rights, privileges or obligations save as provided herein or in the By-Laws and shall not be at liberty to represent themselves as members of the Institute.
3. The procedure for transfer from one grade to another shall be as may be prescribed from time to time by the By-Laws of the Institute.
4. The Council shall have the power to elect from time to time Honorary Fellows from those persons who have given outstanding services to the Institute or to the advancement of Marine Technology.
5.

A member of the Institute shall be entitled to use the appropriate abbreviated designation after his name as follows:-

a. An Honorary Fellow - Hon. FHKIMT
b. A Fellow - FHKIMT
c. A Member - MHKIMT
d. An Associate Member - AMHKIMT
6. No different abbreviations may be used by an Honorary Fellow, Fellow, Member or Associate Member to describe his relationship to the Institute.
7. Each Associate or Affiliate may use the title of the grade of membership to which the belongs to indicate his/her relationship to the Institute but shall use no abbreviations to describe his relationship to th Institute.
8. Students shall not use any abbreviation to describe their relationship to the Institute.
9. Any member practicing either under the title of, or as an officer or employee of, a limited company or firm or any member practicing under the title of a firm in which he is in partnership with other persons, shall not use or permit to be use in the description of any such company or firm any of the abbreviated titles or descriptions of membership authorised in Articles 5 and 7.
10. Corporate Members shall be Honorary Fellows (who before transfer to that grade were Corporate Members), Fellows and Members;
11. Non-Corporate Members shall be Honorary Fellows (who were not previously Corporate Members), Associate Members, Associate, Affiliates and Students.
12. "Voting members" shall be any member on the register as a Corporate Member or an Associate Member and each Voting member shall have one vote only in all matters related to the Institute, including those involving constitutional change.

 

Application Fees, Subscription Fees and Method of Application

Category
Entrance/Application or Transfer Fee (HK$) (Non-refundable)
Annual Subscription (HK$)
Method of Application
Fellow
200
325
 Submission of a completed HKIMT application form together with a copy each of the academic/professional qualification certificates. For application for election, it must be accompanied with a professional review and it should clearly and concisely describe the candidate's background experience, professional accomplishments and responsibility. It should detail the candidate's training and professional experience and should focus on activities which demonstrates the attainment of competence and superior responsibility. For application for transfer, only the experience and responsibility after attainment of Corporate Member are required. After assessment of the application by the Membership Committee, an interview panel will be formed to assess the candidate.
Member
200
300
 As for Fellow. For application for transfer, only the qualification, experience and responsibility after attainment of current membership grade are required.
Associate Member
200
275
 As for Member. For application for transfer, only the qualification, experience and responsibility after attainment of current membership grade are requirement.
Associate
200
250
 Submission of a completed HKIMT application form with a copy each of the relevant certificates.
Affiliate
200
250
 As for ASSOCIATE.
Student
0
50
 Submission of a completed HKIMT form endorsed by the appropriate tertiary institution.


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