Ikhtisas Kelautan Malaysia

A non-governmental organisation (NGO) registered with the Registrar of Societies to preserve & protect the welfare of its members & enhance their professionalism. To represent, promote and protect the interests and welfare of IKMAL’s registered members by complying with generally recognized international standard operating procedures which will be monitored by its permanent Secretariat through its

international links and affiliations worldwide.

2. To provide an organization and membership for such persons, who are practicing or desirous to practice the maritime profession and its marine-related activities and to promote the know-how, interests and technical competence of such persons as well as to enhance their continual professional development.

3. To promote and provide opportunities for the exchange of views amongst members of IKMAL and others and to encourage and promote the delivery of lectures, reading and discussion of papers relating to marine and its maritime related works and other topics of interest to members of IKMAL by conducting seminars, conferences and the like for the dissemination of information and exchange of opinions and viewpoints on professional maritime-related topics.

4. To serve as the national competent maritime practitioners’ body which provides expert assistance, consultations and dissemination to persons, corporations and technological transfer programs related to maritime management and information exchange initiated by the Malaysian Government with relevant maritime organizations, be it local or abroad.

5. IKMAL shall initiate and encourage the initial Continual Professional Development (CPD) programme as an obligation for all members to attain and maintain maritime professional competency.

5.2. All members should pursue their Professional Development program to advance their careers and contribute to business performance and image building for the maritime industry. The Continual Professional Development obligations of IKMAL will be encouraged and promoted through:

5.2.1. establishing professional criteria and the setting of standards and a Code of Ethics required for all categories of membership;

5.2.2. providing advice to members on their professional development plan and the maintenance of documentary evidence of same;

5.2.3. the presentation of technical papers and/or the holding of Workshops, Conferences and Seminars;

5.2.4. the circulation of maritime related journals and other materials, including notices relevant for the professional development of IKMAL members.

6. To act as a maritime professional body and exercise its function in the registration and maintenance of records of its members and to regulate and control the growth of Malaysia’s maritime professionals at all levels.