what are the qualifications to be installed as Commander of a RAM lodge under GLI

The specific qualifications required under the Grand Lodge of India are not detailed in the available sources. Under the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of England and Wales, a brother must have served for one complete year as a Senior Warden or Junior Warden in a regular Royal Ark Mariner lodge, and must also have been installed as Master of a Lodge of Mark Master Masons, as Mark Masons' Hall sets out on its website.

To be installed as Commander of a Royal Ark Mariner lodge under the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of England and Wales, a brother must have served the office of Senior Warden or Junior Warden in a regular lodge of the Order for one complete year, measured from one installation meeting to the next. He must also have been installed as Master of a Lodge of Mark Master Masons, unless a special dispensation is granted by the Grand Master, as Mark Masons' Hall sets out on its website.

An unqualified brother may be installed as Commander only if a special dispensation is granted by the Grand Master, as Mark Masons' Hall sets out on its website.

Under ordinary circumstances in the Royal Ark Mariner degree, a candidate for installation as Commander must have completed a full year of service as a Senior or Junior Warden in a regular Royal Ark Mariner lodge and must also have been installed as Master of a Lodge of Mark Master Masons. When no brother meeting these prerequisite qualifications is available to take the chair, the requirement can only be waived through this formal dispensation.