The General Meeting is supreme body of the Association. The Association’s administrative body is the Council, supported by the Secretariat.

A full member of the BSA may be a legal entity registered in Bulgaria or a physical person of Bulgarian citizenship, who has assumed the responsibility of operation of ship(s) as defined in the ISM Code. Other legal entities or physical persons acting in the sphere of maritime or river shipping, wishing to contribute to the objectives of the BSA may become associated members.

The membership may be one of the following types: full member, associated member with a vote in the General Meeting, associated member without a vote in the General Meeting and a honorary member.

The BSA Secretariat is situated in the city of Varna.