Membership Levels, Qualifications,  and How to Qualify

Membership Levels

ACMS has two levels of membership,  Certified Surveyors,  and Associate Members.

Certified  Surveyors  are full time professionals with over five years of experience in the trade. Certified Surveyors possess the knowledge and experience necessary to do a complete and accurate survey.   Associate  Members include professionals in the surveyor or other related marine trades  who are practicing  but have not yet completed all of the requirements for certification.

Qualifications

Five years of Marine Surveyor service and successful completion of the comprehensive requirements qualifies for certification. 

How Members Qualify

Five years of Marine Surveyor service and successful completion of the comprehensive requirements qualifies  for certification. 

"Comprehensive requirements"  include a study and review of the applicants work skills and the degree of advances made to his skills over the preceding five year period as indicated by the survey reports submitted for consideration.

As a Marine Surveyor displays his knowledge of the trade and expertise each time he submits a report, we believe that this review process is one of the most important components used to determine the acceptability of an applicant.

We ask each applicant for a resume.  In reviewing his resume, we determine his actual professional status and his progress toward becoming a professional Marine Surveyor.

The applicant must provide three unrelated trade references. We also like to hear from several lending institutions and insurers he has dealt with over the past five years. Before an application is approved members of the membership committee interview the proposed member in a last effort to determine and verify his qualifications.

Finally, the applicant must receive a yes vote from at least two members of the three member membership committee.

The membership committee: