1.       MEMBERSHIP

        1.1        Classes of Membership
 

                   There are four classes of membership:
 

                      a.    Regular Members shall be persons residing in or having resided in Canada  who have qualified
                             in submarines according to the rules of the Navy in which they served, and were appointed to
                             serve in an operational submarine.

                      b.   Associate Members shall be persons who have qualified in submarines according to the rules
                            of the Navy in which they served, and were  appointed to serve in an operational submarine.

                      c.   Life Members shall be those members who have given exemplary service to the Association,
                            who are proposed, in writing, by a regular member or members are approved by the executive
                            and ratified at a regular meeting of  the Association.

                      d.  Honourary Members are persons who the Association wishes to honour  and who are approved
                           by a ballot of all regular members.   

       1.2         Membership by Application

                     Qualified personnel may apply for regular or associate membership, in writing, to the Association.
                     The application will be checked and if found to be in order will be presented for approval at a regular
                     meeting provided a quorum is present.
   

     2.        RESIGNATION OF MEMBERS

       2.1         Any member who has not paid his dues by 01 January of the current fiscal year (being 1 August
                     to 31 July) shall be deemed to have resigned.  see bylaw 8.2
 
 

       3.        EXPULSION OF MEMBERS

       3.1         Any member who behaves in a manner likely to bring the Association into disrepute may be liable
                     to censure, suspension of membership privileges up to six months or expulsion as  the executive
                    deems necessary.

       3.2         Any member who wishes to appeal any decision of the executive pursuant to para 3.1 shall  inform
                     the executive, in writing, within 14 days of receiving the decision. The president  shall then appoint
                     a special committee of three members to hear the appeal and receive any  evidence,, oral or written,
                     which they deem appropriate. This within 30 days of the  executive receiving notice of the appeal.
                    The committee shall render their binding decision  within seven days of the hearing.
   

       4.        RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF MEMBERS

       4.1         Regular members may vote at any meeting and may be elected to the executive and  serve  on any
                     committee.

       4.2         Associate members may not vote at any meeting and are not eligible for election to the executive
                     and serve on any committee.

       4.3         Life members have all the rights of regular members, however they do not pay annual  dues.

       5.1         The association shall be managed by an elected executive.

       5.2         The executive shall consist of the following Officers and Directors:

                     Elected:        President
                                           Vice-President
                                           Past President
                                           Secretary
                                           Treasurer

                     Appointed:    Membership Director
                                           Social Director
                                           Services Officer

       5.3         The President may, if he considers it to be in the best interests of the efficient  management  of the
                     association, combine two or more positions under one Officer  or Director.

       5.5         Any Officer or Director who requires to be absent for three or more consecutive monthly meetings
                     must seek, in writing, the permission of the President. Any Officer or Director  who fails to do so
                     may be removed from office.

       5.6         If the position of any Officer or Director other than President falls vacant during the year,  the
                     President shall nominate a member to fill the position until the next election  of Officers and
                     Directors. If  the office of  President falls vacant during the year, the Vice President  shall
                     automatically fill the vacancy.

       6.1        Regular Meetings

                    The Executive shall meet January, March, May, June, August, September, and November, a
                    time, day and place to be decided from time to time by the Executive. Normal Association
                    business will be conducted at these meetings. All members are welcome to attend and are
                    encouraged to do so.

                    A quorum for a monthly meeting shall be:

                   Four Executive members to include the President or Vice President or Past President.

                    At the Discretion of the President a meeting can be rescheduled for the following month if the
                    quorum is not met.

       6.2         Annual General Meeting

                     The A.G.M. will be held on the second last weekend of August each year. The major items of
                     business shall be:

                           a.     receive and approve the Executive report of the past year's  activities;

                           b.     receive and approve the Annual Financial Statement; and

                           c.     elect new Officers and Directors as required.

       6.3         Extraordinary Meetings

                     These may be called by:

                           a.      the President;

                           b.      a majority of the Executive; or

                           c.      written request of ten regular members.

                     Five days notice of an extraordinary meeting together with a brief agenda shall be 
                     given to  members.

       6.4         Conduct of Meetings

                     The President, or in his absence the Vice President shall preside. The meeting shall be  conducted
                      in accordance with Robert's Rules of Order, and with due decorum. Voting  shall be by show of
                      hands, unless the President deems a secret ballot of all members.
   
       6.5.       The Executive has the authority to make decisions  on routine and repetitive items, items that do
                     not have a major impact on the Association and receipted  expenditures up to $1000.00 not
                     included in the annual budget. Slops purchases for sales are excluded as all monies dealing in 
                     Slops" is on hand in either stock, cash or cash turned into the treasurer.

       7.        SPECIAL VOTING

       7.1         If a matter comes to be decided at a regular meeting, which is deemed by the President and
                     Executive to require the attention of all regular members, the President shall cause a
                     postal/email ballot of all members to be conducted. In such mail/email ballots a non response is
                     considered a "yes' vote. 
   

       8.        ANNUAL DUES

       8.1         The annual dues shall be set, on the recommendation of the Executive and ratified by vote  of
                     the membership, from time to time.

       8.2         Annual dues of twenty dollars (Cdn) are due and payable 1 August of each year. (see bylaw 2.1)
   

       9.        FINANCIAL

       9.1         The fiscal year shall be from 1 August to 31 July the following year.

       9.2         The Association shall maintain an account at a bank, trust company or credit union chosen  by
                     the Executive. All monies shall be deposited and held in this account. Cheques issued  on behalf
                     of the Association shall be signed by any two of the Executive.

       9.3         The Treasurer shall briefly report the financial position of the Association at each regular  meeting.

       9.4         One regular member, not on the executive, shall be selected by the President to audit the books
                     in June of each year. The Treasurer shall present the "audited" financial  statements for the end
                    of the current  year at the Annual General Meeting.
   

       10.      AD HOC COMMITTEES

       10.1       The President may, from time to time, as he sees fit, appoint up to five regular members to 
                     Ad Hoc committees to deal with specific matters. The Ad Hoc committee shall cease to  function 
                     automatically when they have reported their recommendations to the Executive.
   

       11.      SPECIAL TASKS

       11.1       The President shall appoint from the regular members:

                          a.       a historian;

                          b.       a "slops" person

                          c.       a member at large (when required)

                     These shall serve at the President's pleasure for so long as they are willing.
   

       12.      AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS

       12.1       Paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Constitution may not be amended.

       12.2       The remainder of the Constitution and Bylaws may be amended by a 75% majority of all  regular
                     members voting in a postal ballot.
 

             SUBSCRIBED TO AT OTTAWA, ONTARIO this 22nd day of  August 2011

                           Original signed by:

                           President                 Bob Wallace

                           Vice- President        Fred Schatz

                           Past President         Peter Wilkins

                           Secretary                 George Sullivan

                           Treasurer                Rob Quaia