AIPAM-EN

The following articles of the Constitution list and clarify the membership requirements:

16. Members shall

• Have an university degree in naval architecture, marine engineering, industrial engineering, obtained in an Italian university or an equivalent degree of scholarship obtained in a foreign university, officialy recognized by the local Government.
• Be incorporated in a list of chartered engineers/naval architects, officialy recognized by a national Authority
• Exercise the profession of naval architect / marine engineer individually or within a professional association in exclusive or prevalent manner, provided that such possible secondary activity is not deontologically incompatible.
• Have acquired at least ten years of uninterrupted working activity in the naval / maritime industry, of which at least five as independent surveyors.

17. Associate Members shall be those meeting the above requisites with the exception of the minimum period of activity, but who practise the activity of surveyor in prevalent manner.

Associate Members ave the same rights of Members. They can apply for upgrading when all the requirements would be fullfilled. The acceptance of their request is subject to the approval of the Board.

18. To apply for Membership (full or associate), the applicant shall have to be introduced by two Members.

The application has to include sufficient documents to demonstrate fulfilment with the membership requisites and a resumee to describe the professional background and skill.

The Board will examine the applications and if necessary will require a meeting with the applicant to check the fulfillment of requisites.

The application shall be approved by the Board at majority. Decisions of the Board are unobjectonable. The Board has no to justify its decisions whatsoever.

AIPAM was founded to create an association of naval architects/marine engineers/industrial engineers practising the profession, be it individually or in association, experts in various fields of maritime industry and particularly involved in maritime casualties.

Since then, the aims were:

1. To take all actions and initiatives necessary to promote and guarantee the highest level of professionality of its Members and the safeguard of the professional image of the maritime surveyor/consultant.
2. To promote the investigation of the circumstances and causes of maritime casualties, to suggest the adoption of suitable preventive precautions./p>
3. To promote and develop in the maritime industry and with the Authorities the awareness of the importance of the maritime surveyor in casualties.
4. To promote and to safeguard at all times of the mutual interests of its Members.

AIPAM Members are independent professional surveyors, in some cases associated in team, expert in maritime casualties.

Taking into account the pre-requisites fro the memberhip, which among other require a specific skill onthe matter, they are capable to fulfil all the typical survey and consultancy activities for Underwriters, P&I Clubs, Owners, Shipyard, Charterers, such as:

• warranty and condition surveys
• casualty investigation and analysis
• claim management
• suggestion of preventive and corrective precautions
• technical consultancy during preparation of repair and newbuilding specifications
• cost estimate
• on-site survey during repairs and newbuildings
• examination of afforded costs and reporting about their reasonability
• consultancy in litigation