INSTITuTION NEWS
2010 aNNUal GENEral
Changes To The Membership
mEETING
Structure
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIvEN THAT
IN ACCORDANCE WITH BY-LAWS
39 AND 42, THE ANNuAL GENERAL
F
or the benefit of those members requirements for membership.
MEETING OF THE INSTITuTION WILL BE
who may have missed the In presenting the changes at the
HELD AT 10 uPPER BELGRAvE STREET,
announcement of the changes to 2009 AGM, Council considers that
LONDON, SW1X 8BQ, ON THuRS
the membership structure, the reasons the rationale of the current structure
30 APRIL 2010 AT 1100 FOR THE
for and details of the changes are of membership classes is not well
FOLLOWING PuRPOSES;
summarised below. understood both inside and outside the
Institution, and does not best reflect
Introduction
1. To receive the 2009 Annual
either the internationalism of the
Report of Council and the Financial
membership or the much wider scope of
Statement for the year ended 30
The membership structure of the employment and therefore professional
September 2009.
Institution has undergone a number of competence of the naval architect
changes since 1860, both in the classes today. Council therefore believes that
2. To consider and if felt fit,
of membership and in the requirements as the Institution approaches its 150th
approve the following Resolutions:
for election or transfer to each class. anniversary, it is appropriate to make
The reasons for such changes have changes to the membership structure
Resolution 1: To elect Mr P French
usually been linked to changes in the to improve the understanding of
as President
academic requirements for registration membership of the Institution, and to
with the EC(UK) and its predecessors, better reflect the role of naval architect
Resolution 2: To re-elect Mr A
and has therefore historically been and member today.
Marsh as Treasurer
more relevant to the UK membership
for whom membership was and is Summary
Resolution 3: To re-appoint
usually synonymous with registration.
haysmacintyre as the Institution’s
The current structure, although now The effect of the proposed changes to
auditors
unlatched from registration, sets the same membership classes would be as shown
academic and professional competence below:
Note.
1. All members have the
privilege to attend the above
meeting, but only voting Members
(all except Student Members and
Junior Members) are entitled to
vote on the Resolutions.
2. Members entitled to vote on
the Resolutions may appoint the
Chairman of the meeting as their
proxy to vote on their behalf.
Members may register their
proxy vote by email or by post.
YacHTS of all SIzES
At RINA’s conferences, reference is made to super yachts, mega yacht, and even giga yachts. Can any member provide a
recognised definition of the size of yachts, or in the absence of one, suggest a definition?
Answers or suggestions to the Chief Executive at hq@rina.org.uk
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