How we help our community
Who we help
Current or former marine professionals
Any individual professionally engaged, now or in the past, in the marine sector as an engineer, scientist or technologist at a level eligible for IMarEST membership as a Fellow, Member or Associate.
Certificates of Competency or Service holders
Marine and electrical engineers, mercantile or naval, who possess or have possessed Certificates of Competency or Service issued by the relevant governmental administrations, or equivalent qualifications.
We also provide support to marine engineers who possess or have possessed STCW Convention equivalent Class 1 or Class 2 Certificates of Competency issued by an IMO-recognised national maritime authority or Certificate of Competency issuing agency.
IMarEST employees
Past and present members or employees of the IMarEST or the Guild of Benevolence.
Dependants
Wives, husbands, partners, widows, widowers, dependent children or other dependent relatives of any person qualifying under any of the above categories.
The Guild of Benevolence Committee has sole discretion to decide who is eligible for relief and whether or not they are covered by the above descriptions.
Read more about how the Guild is governed.
MCA Certificate Support
We provide support for the next generation of marine engineers as they work towards the Maritime Coastguard Agency Certificate of Competency Management Level III/2 Engineering Knowledge.
Our history
Learn about our beginnings and what we do today to support those struggling in the marine community.