Home of The Marine & Offshore Technology Student Paper Competition (MOTSPC)

Participants shall be at least Student or Graduate Members of either the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) or the Institute of Marine Engineering,
Science & Technology (IMarEST). Participants who are not yet members of either professional institution will, however, still be allowed to participate in the
competition provided they enrol as Student Members by submitting the RINA or IMarEST membership application form not later than 31 Dec 2005. The
membership to either professional institution is FREE for students during the period of study of an engineering Diploma or Degree (less MSc & PhD programs)
course in a recognised institution of higher learning.


Competition Guidelines
Eligibility	Contents of Paper	Paper Format for Submission for Review	Presentation Format for Oral Competition
Judging Panel	Registration/Submission Requirements	Nature of Award	Presentation Ceremony
ELIGIBILITY Participants shall be at least Student or Graduate Members of either the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) or the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST). Participants who are not yet members of either professional institution will, however, still be allowed to participate in the competition provided they enrol as Student Members by submitting the RINA or IMarEST membership application form not later than 31 Dec 2005. The membership to either professional institution is FREE for students during the period of study of an engineering Diploma or Degree (less MSc & PhD programs) course in a recognised institution of higher learning. Students from any engineering discipline are eligible to participate in the competition so long as the research work/project undertaken are marine or offshore technology-based. However, only one entry shall be permitted per student/group. The research work/project shall be an original piece of work carried out by the participants and must not have previously been submitted in any competition of a similar nature to the MOTSPC. The work must also be undertaken only while the participants are still students in the enrolled course and would be completed by 30 Apr 2006.