Membership

RCNC membership consists of 2 categories: Member and Honorary Member. These are further divided thus:

Members are serving MOD civil servants and are assigned either:

• Associate Member – those that do not meet the requirements of Full member
• Full Member - members who fully satisfy the requirement of a member of the RCNC

Honorary Members are all other members, and are assigned:

• Industry Member – serving in the naval sector who satisfy the requirement of Full Member
• Special Member – invited by Head of RCNC in recognition of their support to naval engineering
• Retired Member – any member who has retired.

Associate members: are engineers or scientists who do not meet the requirements expected of a Full member but can demonstrate they are on a path to do so or have achieved a level of experience and responsibility that the RCNC council considers to be significant. This category includes graduates or apprentices destined to be C.Eng or I.Eng professionals.

Full & Industry member: are established engineers with a demonstrable capability in warship engineering. This would be typified by being chartered and registered with an appropriate professional institution and at least 5 years-experience of working in the UK Naval Enterprise. Whilst C.Eng is a general requirement it is also accepted that other professional registration and significant experiential evidence of capability would be considered for Full membership.

Honorary Members: are by invitation from Head of the RCNC.

Membership is at the sole discretion of the Head of the RCNC informed by the RCNC Council.

Becoming a member of the RCNC gives you the option of becoming a Mess Member for an annual fee of £12. This allows gives you access to mess events and a discounted price.