1st President, Datuk Capt Hamzah b. Mohd Noor F IK, was the then Principal of ALAM.
An Association, registered with the Registrar of Societies (RoS), for Malaysia’s seagoing and shore-based maritime
professionals holding:
Ø Certificates of Competency (CoC) of any grade;
Ø Pilot Licences issued by authorised Malaysian agencies;
Ø Appropriate maritime-affiliated/general degrees & serving maritime-related entities.
Ø Wef 2017, Ratings holding Certificates of Proficiency (CoP) are eligible to join as Associate Members.
Major Amendments:
•Name change – Institut to IKHTISAS;
•All holders of CoC eligible to be LIFE/ORDINARY Members;
•Primary Objective: Preservation of WELFARE of Members – a Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006, as amended, dictat.
1985 at the Akademi Laut Malaysia (ALAM).
1st President, Datuk Capt Hamzah b. Mohd Noor F IK, was the
then Principal of ALAM.
An Association, registered with the Registrar of Societies
(RoS), for Malaysia’s seagoing and shore-based maritime
professionals holding:
Ø Certificates of Competency (CoC) of any grade;
Ø Pilot Licences issued by authorised Malaysian agencies;
Ø Appropriate maritime-affiliated/general degrees & serving
maritime-related entities.
Ø Wef 2017, Ratings holding Certificates of Proficiency (CoP)
are eligible to join as Associate Members.
Major Amendments:
•Name change – Institut to IKHTISAS;
•All holders of CoC eligible to be LIFE/ORDINARY Members;
•Primary Objective: Preservation of WELFARE of Members – a
Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006, as amended, dictat.

MALAYSIA”

1
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
Professional Development Programme:
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.
6
Professional Development Programme:
All members are encouraged to pursue
their Professional Development
programme 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:
7
Professional Development Programme:
establishing professional criteria and
the setting of standards and a Code of
Ethics required for all categories of
membership;
providing advice to members on their
professional development plan and the
maintenance of documentary evidence
of same;
8
Professional Development Programme:
the presentation of technical papers
and/or the holding of Workshops,
Conferences and Seminars;
the circulation of maritime related
journals and other materials, including
notices relevant for the professional
development of IKMAL members;
9
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.
1
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
Professional Development Programme:
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.
6
Professional Development Programme:
All members are encouraged to pursue their
Professional Development programme 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:
7
Professional Development Programme:
establishing professional criteria and the
setting of standards and a Code of Ethics
required for all categories of membership;
providing advice to members on their
professional development plan and the
maintenance of documentary evidence of
same;
8
Professional Development Programme:
the presentation of technical papers and/or
the holding of Workshops, Conferences and
Seminars;
the circulation of maritime related journals
and other materials, including notices relevant
for the professional development of IKMAL
members;
9
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.


