wˌaɪl ðə kˈaʊnsəl mˈɛmbɚz ɑːɹ nˌɑːt jˈuːnɪfˌɔːɹmd pˌɜːsənˈɛl, mˈɛni mˈɛmbɚz ˌoʊvɚ ðə jˈɪɹz hɐvbɪn ɹᵻtˈaɪɚd nˈeɪvəl ˈɑːfɪsɚz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ fˈɔːɹmɚ pɹˈɛzɪdənts ʌvðə bˈiːskˈɑː kˈæptɪn sˌɜː dˈeɪvɪd tˈɪbɪts, ˌɑːɹɹˈɛn, dˌiːˌɛssˈiː, ænd kˈæptɪn ɡˈɪlbɚt hˈælæm, ˌɑːɹɹˈɛn.
While the Council members are not uniformed personnel, many members over the years have been retired naval officers, including former Presidents of the BSCA Captain Sir David Tibbits, RN, DSC, and Captain Gilbert Hallam, RN.