Section 168: Transmission to president of list of officers eligible to sit on court martial
Regulations for the Navy Part IICentral Regulations · 1957
(1) As soon as practicable but not later than the morning of the day appointed for the court martial, the convening authority, or in his absence from the place where the court martial is to be held, the senior Naval Officer present shall send to the president a list of the officers who are eligible and may be required to sit as members notifying if there be any whose attendance is not attainable on ground of sickness or as being exempted on ground of urgent public duty.
(2) Such list shall also give the names of the officers absent on leave.