Annual Reports

2019 Annual General Meeting

The 2019 Annual General Meeting (for the financial year 1st April 2018-31st March 2019) will take place at 17.00 on the 16th November 2019 at the Portland Lecture Theatre, The Portland Building, University of Portsmouth as part of the 2019 Annual Conference. More details about the conference can be found here.

Charity Annual Overview

Our 2017-18 officers reports and annual accounts can be found here.

Download 2017-18 Officers Reports

Download 2017-18 Annual Accounts

Download the 2017 AGM Minutes

The UK Charity Commission maintain a register of charities that holds details of organisations that have been recognised as charitable in law; and

hold most of their assets in England and/or Wales, or
have all or the majority of their trustees normally resident in England and/or Wales, or
are companies incorporated in England or Wales.

You can search for Nautical Archaeology Society on the Charity Commission website Charity Commission.

Or click NAS Charity Commission overview to see our recent submissions.

Company Annual Reports

The NAS is a Limited Company and reports annually to Companies House. Details of annual returns can be found online Companies House by searching for Nautical Archaeology Society or an overview can be found Companies House overview.

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Isle of Scilly Shipwrecks

This maritime compendium covers the archipelago of the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall. It also covers the surrounding sea areas which use Scilly as a focus, i.e. incidents, usually referred to as ‘off Scilly’. The Seven Stones are certainly included and some incidents may cover an area nearer to the Wolf Rock and Land’s End. Discover more here.....
Public Engagement – the big picture

Learn how to confidently run maritime heritage related public engagement activities for a wide variety of audiences and get practical experience with your own project.
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Get practical and theoretical experience of content creation for promotion and public engagement online, from idea to creation, uploading and evaluating.
UK Site Recorder 4

Learn from the creator, how to use the archaeological site management programme used by professionals. Bring your own data along and create a site plan.

Statements

The NAS Statement of Principles recognises the non-renewable nature of cultural heritage wherever situated, supports all activities that further the recording, preservation and responsible management of the cultural heritage and respects the letter and spirit of national and international legislation.
Policies

As both a UK charity and a limited company, the NAS has policies it must enforce under the auspices of the Charity Commission and the Companies Act. The policies safeguard the work of the Society, its employees and its members. You can read the Society’s policies here...

International Journal of Nautical Archaeology

The International Journal of Nautical Archaeology is a forum for the exchange of ideas and research relevant to all aspects of nautical and maritime archaeology. Discover more about our journal here...
Join Us

Indulge your passion for nautical archaeology, and help us explore, preserve and record the world’s intertidal and underwater heritage for future generations. Discover more about us here...
eLearning

You can begin your archaeological training from the comfort of your own home with our eLearning Programme. There are three courses available and each is made up of a series of lessons which include images, videos and examples to demonstrate the information. Find out more here...
Annual Conference

With presentations from both professional and amateur archaeologists, the NAS Annual Conference is an opportunity for the NAS community to exchange news and ideas—about the latest research, member activities, and access to our shared heritage. It’s a chance to network with friends and colleagues from the UK and elsewhere. Find out more about this year’s event here.......
Staff

The NAS employs a small core team of dedicated people at our head office in Portsmouth, UK The team manage the day to day running of the charity and are often found travelling around the world for courses, fieldschools, conferences and meetings.
International Training Partners

For over 20 years we have be proud to have International Training Partners that teach our courses all around the world. They adapt our core syllabus to their own particular needs and deliver courses using their own preferred sites and facilities. Find out more here...
Intensive NAS course in Mexico City

NAS tutor Dr Jorge M. Herrera ran a two-week NAS course at the National University (UNAM) in Mexico City. Learn more here!
Vice Presidents

The NAS is fortunate to have the support of Vice Presidents that bring years of knowledge and experience of the heritage sectors. Our Vice Presidents come from archaeological academia, museum services, advocacy and oceanography.
Dive Club

NASAC is a volunteer run archaeological dive club affiliated to the Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS) and is run by NAS members for NAS members. Our purpose is to provide project-based archaeological diving opportunities for NAS members.
Our Mission

Our mission is to research, record and protect underwater and coastal heritage for the benefit of everyone.

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