Nautical Institute - Maritime Industry

The Nautical Institute

The Nautical Institute is an international membership organisation for maritime professionals, working at sea and ashore, and a leading authority in the maritime industry.

We are an educational charity dedicated to promoting the highest standards of professionalism, best practice, competence and safety in the maritime industry by providing professional development opportunities, training, publications and accreditation.

Strategic Plan

The aims of The Nautical Institutes’s Strategic Plan 2021-2026 are to improve focus on our core functions. The Institute has been reorganised into four departments: Membership and Branches; Information and Publishing; Research and Relationships; and Qualifications. These activities are now served by a Central Business Services Hub – the administrative heart of the Nautical Institute's HQ.
Over the next five years, the NI plans to:

expand membership from the current 7,000 to at least 10,000
revitalise and improve support for The Nautical Institute branches
use the new Legacy Scheme to support education and training initiatives
introduce a one-to-one mentoring scheme that will draw on The Nautical Institute members’ knowledge and experience
enhance the work of the Younger Members Council and provide students with free digital membership of the Institute.