The mark consists of a series of concentric circles with "The National Association of Marine Surveyors, Inc." appearing outside of the base of the most outer circle. The most outer circle is shaded and contains capitalized block lettering "AN INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MARINE SURVEYORS" within the circle. The inner circle features a design comprised of a circle with a cross dividing the circle into quarters with the letters "N" "A" "M" and "S" appearing in the respective quarters, and a star shape comprised of triangles, appearing outside of the circle. The word "GLOBAL" appears in capitalized block lettering inside, at the base of the inside circle.