The following is an extract from the Rules and Constitution and Management Committee Standing Orders of the Submariners Association.

Clause 3 - Membership

(a) The Association is open for Full Membership to:

1. Officers and ratings who have served, or who are still serving as qualified members of the Ships Company of HM Submarines. This includes members of the crews of Allied submarines which operated under the command of The Flag Officer Submarines in British Flotillas during World War Two (1939-1945).

2. Exceptionally, qualified submariners of other navies who have served in HM Submarines on exchange drafts for at least six months may have applications for full Membership submitted by a branch for consideration by the National Management Committee.

3. A person who was a Full Member of The Association on 27th March 1999 and has continued to be a Full Member.