The Royal Institution of Naval Architects (also known as RINA) is an international organisation representing

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s. It is an elite international professional institution based in

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. Its members are involved worldwide at all levels in the design, construction, repair and operation of ships, boats and marine structures. Members are elected by the council and are presented with the titles AssocRINA (Associate), AMRINA (Associate Member), MRINA (Member) and FRINA (Fellow) depending on their membership type. These title are usually suffixed after the name of the member. The Patron of the Institution is Queen

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History

The Royal Institution of Naval Architects was founded in Britain in 1860 as The Institution of Naval Architects and incorporated by

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in 1910 and 1960 to "advance the art and science of ship design". Founding members included

John Scott Russell John Scott Russell FRSE FRS FRSA (9 May 1808, Parkhead, Glasgow – 8 June 1882, Ventnor, Isle of Wight) was a Scottish civil engineer, naval architect and shipbuilder who built '' Great Eastern'' in collaboration with Isambard Kingdom Brune ...

, Edward Reed, Rev

Joseph Woolley The Reverend Joseph Woolley MA LLD FRAS (1817-1889) was a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and a founding member of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects. Early life and education Woolley was born in Petersfield, Hampshire on 27 Ju ...

Nathaniel Barnaby Sir Nathaniel Barnaby, (25 February 1829 – 16 June 1915) was Chief Constructor of the Royal Navy from 1872 to 1885. Biography Born on 25 February 1829 in Chatham, Barnaby began his career as a naval apprentice at Sheerness in 1843. He won ...

, Frederick Kynaston Barnes and John Penn. On 9 April 1919

Blanche Thornycroft Blanche Coules Thornycroft (21 December 1873 – 30 December 1950) was a British naval architect. She was not formally recognised in her lifetime but her role as an "assistant" is now better credited. Life Thornycroft was born in 1873 in Hammers ...

Rachel Mary Parsons Rachel Mary Parsons (1885–1956), engineer and advocate for women's employment rights, was the founding President of the Women's Engineering Society in Britain on 23 June 1919. Early life Rachel Mary Parsons was born in 1885, to Sir Charle ...

, and Eily Keary became the first women admitted into the institution.

Present role

The Royal Institution of Naval Architects is an international organisation with its headquarters in the UK, representing naval architects in all the maritime nations of the world. It is a professional institution and learned society of international standing, whose members are involved worldwide at all levels in the design, construction, repair and maintenance of ships, boats and maritime structures. Through its international membership, publications and conferences, the Royal Institution of Naval Architects provides a link between industry, universities and maritime organisations worldwide.

Professional institution

As a professional institution, its aim is to set standards of professional competence and conduct, and assist its members to both achieve and maintain those standards. Membership of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects provides a professional qualification which is internationally recognised as demonstrating the achievement of the highest standards of professional competence and integrity.

Learned society

As a learned society, the Royal Institution of Naval Architects provides a forum for the exchange of information, views and discussion. Access to up-to-date technical information is essential to the professional development of naval architects, and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects provides this primarily through its range of technical journals, books and papers, and an extensive programme of international conferences and training courses covering all aspects of naval architecture and maritime technology.

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External links

The Royal Institution of Naval Architects
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