Certified Marine Investigator I (CMI-I) Membership

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Certified Marine Investigator I (CMI-I)Membership
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Introduction

• Additional member benefit
• Contemplating advanced certification Certified
  Marine Investigator II (CMI-II)
• Limited to members in good standing

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Certified Marine Investigator I

• CMI-Is have experience and training in areas
  other than their area of expertise
• Will be able to
• Assist in gathering of evidence
• Take statements
• Write reports
• Provide testimony
• Otherwise assist the marine industry

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CMI Committee

• Program supervision and guidance
• Oversee application process
• Prepare, proctor and grade exams
• Revocation and suspension of certification
• Enforcing continuing professional education
  requirements
• Recertification

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CMI-I Qualifications

• Be of high moral character
• Meet minimum education/experience
• Pass the uniform CMI-I examination
• Maintain required continuing professional
  education
• Pay annual Association dues
• Abide by IAMI Bylaws and the Code of Professional
  Ethics of IAMI

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Educational Requirements

• Applicant must have
• High School Degree
• State Recognized GED

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Experience Requirement

• A minimum of three years experience
• Experience must be related directly or indirectly
  to
• Marine Matters
• Criminology/Law Enforcement
• Insurance

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Eligibility to sit for exam

• Minimum of 250 credits through any combination of
  the following

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Credits for other certification

• 80 max for proof of at least one recognized
  certification calculated at 40 credits for the
  first certification and 10 credits for each
  additional (e.g. SAMS, NAMS, CFE, CPCU, etc.)

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Credits for advanced education

• 20 credits for a 2 year associates degree or
  technical/vocational certificate from a
  state/federally approved program
• 40 credits for a 4 year college degree
• 20 credits for a doctorate or equivalent
  postgraduate degree

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Credits for experience

• 100 credits (max) for experience calculated at 10
  credits per year for up to 10 years in a field
  related directly or indirectly to
• Marine Matters
• Criminology/Law Enforcement
• Insurance

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Credits for training

• 100 credits (max) for training, at least 75 must
  be from IAMI sponsored training programs.
• 30 credits for annual training seminar
• 10 credits per day for regional training seminar
• Credit shall be given for attending two prior
  Annual Training Conferences and/or 4 days of
  prior regional training within the last 5 years

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Credit for instruction

• 20 credits (max) for courses or lectures taught
  within the last two years calculated at 5 credits
  for each with a maximum of 4

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Credit for authoring

• 20 credits (max) for books, articles or papers
  authored within the last two years calculated at
  5 credits for each with a maximum of 4

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Example John Doe

• SAMS NAMS certification 50 credits
• 4 year degree 40 credits
• 15 years experience 100 credits
• Training
• 2 IAMI Annual Conferences 60 credits
• Taught HIN 101 X 2 10 credits
• Total credits 260 (eligible for exam)

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Claiming credit

• Credits shall be claimed on the application to
  sit for the Examination and proper proof must be
  submitted where required

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Application procedures

• Application obtained from
• IAMI HQ
• IAMI Website
• IAMI Training Conference
• Application forwarded to the CMI Committee
• Review and determination of eligibility made
  within 60 calendar days of receipt

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Application procedures (cont.)

• CMI Committee determines
• Application filled out correctly
• Supporting documentation provided
• Computation of credits is accurate
• Forwards to IAMI Board of Directors within 14
  days
• IAMI Board of Directors complete final review and
  approve within 14 days of receipt

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Application procedures (cont.)

• CMI Committee notifies applicant of acceptance
  within 14 days of receiving approval from Board
• Approved application valid for one year from the
  date of notice
• Exam must be taken within one year unless good
  cause can be shown to the Board why approval
  should be extended another year

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Application rejection

• Applicant/application determined ineligible due
  to
• Incomplete application
• Lack of supporting documentation
• Lack of qualifying credits
• Other reasonable disqualifying reasons
• Applicant will be sent a letter within 14 days
  after the determination explaining the reasons
  for rejection

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Re-filing rejected application

• Must re-file within one year of rejection
• No additional fees for re-filing
• If second filing is rejected, applicant must
  reapply by submitting new application and fee
• Rejected applicant shall have the right to appeal

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The examination

• True/false and multiple choice questions
• Closed book examination
• No more than 150 questions

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The examination (cont.)

• Topics may include
• HIN 101
• Accident reconstruction
• Basic admiralty law
• Basics of a marine survey
• Repair fraud
• Basic claims handling
• Fraud (title, insurance, etc.)
• Anatomy 101 (boat, motor and engine)
• Interview techniques
• Etc.

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The examination (cont.)

• Cheating
• Immediately asked to leave
• Immediate review conducted by no less than three
  members of the CMI Committee
• If determined there was no cheating, applicant
  can resume test and will be given additional time
  in proportion to time it took to review
• If determined applicant did cheat, forfeit
  application fees and precluded from re-applying
  for two years

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The examination (cont.)

• Exam given at the Annual Training Conference and
  from time to time at other locations designated
  by the Board
• Test shall be proctored
• No more than three hours
• Must present proper identification

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The examination (cont.)

• Shall be graded within 30 days
• Graded by CMI Committee member
• Reviewed for accuracy in scoring by another
  committee member
• Board notified within 14 days of applicant names
  and scores
• Board notifies applicant within 14 days whether
  the applicant passed
• Information kept under exclusive control of IAMI
  and not disseminated for any purpose

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The examination (cont.)

• If applicant did not pass
• Right to request a copy of their exam to
  determine accuracy of scoring and challenge the
  integrity of the questions
• Must be requested within 30 days of receipt of
  notification
• Challenge must be made in writing detailing the
  contested scoring and reason why the question(s)
  is being challenged

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The examination (cont.)

• If applicant did not pass
• Mailed to IAMI HQ by first-class mail with return
  receipt requested no later than 30 days from
  receipt of examination
• Failure to abide by this deadline or process will
  be deemed a waiver of the applicants right to
  continue the review

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The examination (cont.)

• Grandfather exam
• Excess of 300 credits
• Must comply with all other qualifications
• Provision expires one year from inception of
  program

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Continuing professional education

• Must maintain IAMI membership
• Provide proof on the anniversary of certification
  by first-class mail that they have taken 6
  classes of which three must be in the fields of
• Marine/boating
• Criminology/law enforcement
• Insurance or ethics
• Three must be IAMI sponsored

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Mandatory 5 year recertification

• Recertification application received from
• IAMI HQ
• IAMI Website
• IAMI Training Conference
• Submitted 30 days prior to date of expiration, no
  later than 60 days after certification has expired

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Mandatory 5 year recertification

• Must meet minimum continuing professional
  education requirements
• Member in good standing
• Still employed in marine industry,
  criminology/law enforcement, or insurance
• Attended at least one annual training conference
  or 3 regional training days

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Revocation/suspension of certification

• Investigations conducted by the CMI Committee
• Shall be private and confidential
• Shall be conducted with the principles of due
  process in mind
• Witnesses may be interviewed, documents
  requested, and a hearing conducted
• The CMI is under a duty to cooperate, failure to
  do so shall be immediate grounds for revocation

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Revocation/suspension of certification

• Investigation process may be conducted
• In person
• By telephone
• Email
• Letters
• Fax
• Any combination of above
• CMI Committee findings/recommendations shall be
  submitted in a report within 30 days after the
  completion to the Board of Directors

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Revocation/suspension of certification

• Board of Directors may accept or reject, in part
  or in whole, the findings and recommendations of
  the CMI Committee or request further
  investigation or clarification

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Revocation/suspension of certification

• Grounds for revocation or suspension include, but
  are not limited to
• Attempt to or commission of fraud or dishonesty
• Improper conduct or conduct injurious to IAMI
• Lewd or lascivious conduct
• Conviction of any crime involving moral
  turpitude, fraud, dishonesty, or misrepresentation

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Revocation/suspension of certification

• Grounds for revocation or suspension include, but
  are not limited to (cont.)
• Material misrepresentation committed in the
  application process
• Defaming or otherwise injuring the reputation of
  another IAMI member, except as may be permitted
  by law such as being an adversarial expert
  witness and being asked to comment on the work of
  another member

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Revocation/suspension of certification

• Revocation shall result in immediate expulsion as
  a member of IAMI
• May re-apply for IAMI membership after a one year
  waiting period
• Ineligible for certification again

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Revocation/suspension of certification

• CMI may take curative measures for the complained
  conduct, such as
• Taking classes in ethics
• Making restitution
• Issuing an apology
• Seeking rehabilitative assistance
• Etc.

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The appeals process

• If member thinks certification was improperly
  revoked or suspended, they must specify in
  writing their reasons and supporting evidence
  within 60 days
• If a telephonic or in-person hearing is
  requested, it should be specified in writing
• The Board of Directors or its designee shall
  oversee the appeals process

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Confidentiality

• All matters shall be confidential
• IAMI shall use its best efforts to ensure
  confidentiality

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Fees

• Application/Re-application fee
• 95.00
• Examination/Re-examination fee
• 175.00
• Re-certification
• 95.00
• All fees are non-refundable
• There is a 20.00 returned check fee