In late 1919 a number of distinguished Marine Consultants in the UK considered that their profession would benefit from the creation of an appropriate professional Society to set standards and represent the active practitioners in the field. In March 1920 a Memorandum and Articles of Association having been agreed it was legally established as a professional body.

It was intended by its founders that it should be an association of experienced and established professionals who would be committed to the pursuit of excellence in the execution of their professional expertise.

Current

One of the principal objectives of the Society has been to ensure that its members should have both the academic qualifications and the practical experience necessary for the proper execution of the professional services they were offering, this objective being secured by requiring applicants for Membership to submit an acceptable CV supported by three Members or Fellows of the Society having personal knowledge of the applicants as sponsors.