The IMarEST is committed to supporting lifelong learning, rewarding both those starting out in their careers and those at the cutting edge of new developments in their profession.

Our funding programme is designed to nurture marine engineering, science and technology talent, support academic research projects and reward academic achievement. IMarEST Members can apply for bursaries and grants to conduct research, attend conferences or gain experience.

With nominations by IMarEST members on behalf of the global marine sector, our awards programme recognises excellence and outstanding contribution in marine engineering, science and technology. This includes awards for outstanding contribution in marine safety, sustainability, education and professional development.

As a member of the IMarEST, you are supported by a growing global network of branches, which make continuing professional development (CPD) activities accessible to members around the world. These include technical lectures, conferences, meetings, technical visits and networking events. You’ll have the opportunity to develop links with other members and organisations, and to share your own knowledge, as well as learning from others to help you develop your career.

If you find there isn't an IMarEST branch in you area, don't worry. We provide all members with the opportunity to network and collaborate with each other online via "Nexus", our online members network, and you are also able to join and participate in live-streams of IMarEST lectures and watch recordings of branch lectures on demand via IMarEST TV.

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The IMarEST supports you as you progress in your career and helps you to develop your skills and experience.

One of the IMarEST's most important roles as a learned society is our contribution to ensuring that existing and emerging marine activities are safe and technically, environmentally and economically sound. We provide the invaluable public service of giving impartial professional advice of the highest standard to governing bodies trying to develop reasonable regulation of marine and maritime activities.

The opportunity to participate in this work is a significant benefit of being a member of the IMarEST and we not only represent your views, but are represented by you, our members, in a variety of ways.

This includes the opportunity to sit on committees or join delegations at intergovernmental organisations and standards bodies, such as the UN's International Maritime Orgainsation (IMO), and seeking your views when responding to consultations and calls for evidence for the development of national and regional regulation.

IMarEST Membership offers you a unique opportunity for involvement in the big decisions being taken that affect the future of the global marine community.

Membership of the IMarEST provides you with a wide range of continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities. From attending branch lectures, training courses and conferences, to networking and collaborating with special interest groups or access to technical knowledge via the Virtual Library.

We provide you with the support, tools and opportunity to help you plan, record and evaluate your professional development in order to progress in your career.

Membership of the IMarEST is seen by many employers as indicative of an individual's commitment to professional development and lifelong learning.

Members are able to demonstrate their professionalism and stand out from the crowd with use of post-nominals for the membership grades of Student (SIMarEST), Associate Member (AMIMarEST), Member (MIMarEST) and Fellow (FIMarEST).

Upgrading your membership recognises the additional skills and experience you have acquired and provides employers evidence of your commitment to your career in the marine industry. It also makes you eligible to apply for professional registration and gain further recognition of your professional status.

The Marine Professional is the official membership magazine of the IMarEST. Covering hot topics, industry trends and interviews across the maritime sector, it is published on a monthly basis and available in digital and print formats.

IMarEST Members have access to Nexus, an online collaborative environment for connecting and working with other marine professionals.

Users can create working groups, exchange files, photos and media and keep in touch with IMarEST members located across the globe.

Exclusive to IMarEST members, IMarEST TV allows you to watch a growing library of live-streams and full recordings of IMarEST technical lectures, meetings, conferences and many other events from across the globe.

IMarEST TV represents the very latest technical knowledge being shared with IMarEST members online and at meetings around the world. Mobile apps are also available to let you watch wherever you are, and you can even download recordings to watch offline.

Join and participate in the IMarEST's Special Interest Groups - voluntary groups which operate to the benefit of a specialist field.  SIGs are governed by a committee of members but all members are encouraged to participate.

SIGs allow members to discuss technical topics and to address conflicts and synergies within sectors. SIGs are designed to advance the expertise and status of members working in the field, and to provide help and advice for those looking to expand their knowledge of the subject.

SIGs contribute to developing conferences, seminars and other events related to specialist issues, they produce information and position papers on related topics and they provide impartial, timely and technically sound information to governments and Intergovernmental Organisations.

The Virtual Library is an online collection of knowledge resources available exclusively to IMarEST Members.

You will have access to a searchable, evolving digital archive of full-text content unlocking over 120 years of IMarEST published material online.

Members can also access thousands of academic journals, news articles, trade magazines, market reports via the IMarEST Discovery Service, and download from a growing collection of eBooks.

In addition to the Virtual Library online, the IMarEST Collection remains accessible to members and the public at its home in the Heritage and Eduction Centre of Lloyd's Register Foundation, in the City of London.

Enjoy access to our Members Business Centre located at IMarEST Headquarters in Westminster, Central London. This includes a comfortable seating area, dedicated work spaces for hotdesking, bookable meeting rooms, free Wi-Fi, wireless printing facilities and complimentary refreshments.

IMarEST members can enjoy discounted subscriptions to our academic journals The Journal of Marine Technologoy and The Journal of Opernational Oceanography and and discounts on items from the IMarEST's online shop.

There also members rates to IMarEST supported events and training courses around the world, and preferential venue hire rates at One Birdcage Walk in central London.

Professional registration offers you recognition of your skills, qualifications and experience by identifying that you have the key competencies employers value and you meet the core standards of marine professionals recognised worldwide.

IMarEST is licensed by the Engineering Council (UK) and the Science Council and through its own Royal Charter to provide our members with routes to registration designed to meet the specific needs of the marine professional.

We provide members with the opportunity submit their research for publication, either as short technical articles, or as full submissions to our technical journals. All submissions are peer-reviewed, providing you with the opportunity to have your research reviewed by experts.

Members can also enjoy discounted subscriptions to our peer-reviewed technical journals.

The IMarEST is run by its members for its members and for public benefit as an international professional body and learned society.

Membership provides you with the opportunity to contribute to our work through involvement with a committee of council, special interest group, technical delegation or local branch.