Membership Fees

We offer a range of membership grades to reflect your career stage, experience and qualifications.

For more information about the fees, please see the following tables:

Annual subscription rates for 2026 (£ GBP)

Category FNI AFNI MNI AMNI AMNI(S)**
Full 188 176 164 134 Free
Retired 95 87 79 66 N/A
Join Fee N/A 40 35 30 N/A
LDC1 144 134 127 104 Free
Retired 71 66* 60* 51* N/A
Join Fee N/A 35 30 25 N/A
LDC2 102 95 87 72 Free
Retired 51* 47* 45* 36* N/A
Join Fee N/A 30 25 20 N/A

 

5-year subscription rates for 2026 (£ GBP)***

 
Category FNI AFNI MNI AMNI
Full 853 798 744 607
Retired 425 397 371 305
Join Fee N/A 40 35 30
LDC1 650 607 566 465
Retired 324 305* 284* 230*
Join Fee N/A 35 30 25
LDC2 456 426 397 326
Retired 227* 212* 199* 163*
Join Fee N/A 30 25 20

* = The Institute reserves the right to provide Seaways and other periodical publications in digital format only. Members may now elect to receive publications purely electronically – contact member@nautinst.org.

** = AMNI(Student) membership is provided on a digital-only basis and is free of charge for the duration of an individual’s period of study.

*** = 5-year subscriptions are not available online. Please contact member@nautinst.org for joining instructions.

LDC: Less-developed country. These rates apply to members resident in these countries. If your country is not stated and you wish to apply for a reduced subscription rate please email: member@nautinst.org Countries subject to review.

LDC 1 = Angola, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Panama, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Thailand.

LDC 2 = Albania, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania), Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Rep. of Benin, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Caribbean islands, Colombia, Rep. of Congo, Costa Rica, Democratic Rep. of the Congo, Djibouti, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guyana, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lebanon, Madagascar, Maldives, Moldova, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Pacific Islands, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Surinam, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Venezuela, Yemen, Zimbabwe.