Ranks and insignia of NATO navies' officers

Each officer rank in the navy of a NATO country may be compared with the ranks used by any military service in other NATO countries, under a standardized NATO rank scale. This is useful, for instance, in establishing seniority amongst officers serving alongside each other within multinational command structures.

The grades, prefixed OF- (commissioned officers) and WO- (warrant officers) were established in the document STANAG 2116, formally titled NATO Codes for Grades of Military Personnel.

In many navies, two separate ranks fall within the OF-1 grade. These particular ranks, known by various names in different navies, are commonly given the less formal grades of "OF-1a" (more senior) and "OF-1b" (less senior).

Officers (OF-1 – 10)

NATO code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1				OF(D)				Student officer
Albania (Edit)	No equivalent																No equivalent
Albania (Edit)	No equivalent		Admiral	Nënadmiral	Kundëradmiral	Kapiten Rangut I	Kapiten Rangut II		Kapiten Rangut III		Kapiten Leitnant		Leitnant		Nënleitnant		No equivalent
Belgium (Edit)	No equivalent																No equivalent				No insignia
		Admiraal	Vice-admiraal	Divisieadmiraal	Flottieljeadmiraal	Kapitein-ter-zee	Fregatkapitein		Korvetkapitein	Luitenant-ter-zee 1ste klasse	Luitenant-ter-zee		Vaandrig-ter-zee		Vaandrig-ter-zee 2de klasse						Aspirant de marine
		Amiral	Vice-amiral	Amiral de division	Amiral de flottille	Capitaine de vaisseau	Capitaine de frégate		Capitaine de corvette	Lieutenant de vaisseau de 1^re classe	Lieutenant de vaisseau		Enseigne de vaisseau		Enseigne de vaisseau de 2^e classe						Aspirant de marine
Bulgaria (Edit)	No equivalent																No equivalent
Bulgaria (Edit)	No equivalent	Адмирал	Вицеадмирал	Контраадмирал	Комодор	Капитан I ранг	Капитан II ранг		Капитан III ранг		Капитан-лейтенант		Старши лейтенант		Лейтенант		No equivalent
Canada (Edit)	No equivalent																				No equivalent
		Admiral	Vice-admiral	Rear-admiral	Commodore	Captain	Commander		Lieutenant-commander		Lieutenant		Sub-lieutenant		Acting sub-lieutenant		Naval cadet
		Amiral	Vice-amiral	Contre-amiral	Commodore	Capitaine de vaisseau	Capitaine de frégate		Capitaine de corvette		Lieutenant de vaisseau		Enseigne de vaisseau de 1^re classe		Enseigne de vaisseau de 2^e classe		Aspirant de marine
Croatia (Edit)																	No equivalent
Croatia (Edit)	Admiral flote	Admiral	Viceadmiral	Kontraadmiral	Komodor	Kapetan bojnog broda	Kapetan fregate		Kapetan korvete		Poručnik bojnog broda		Poručnik fregate		Poručnik korvete		No equivalent
Czech Republic	No navy
Denmark (Edit)	No equivalent																No equivalent
Denmark (Edit)	No equivalent	Admiral	Viceadmiral	Kontreadmiral	Flotilleadmiral	Kommandør	Kommandørkaptajn		Orlogskaptajn		Kaptajnløjtnant		Premierløjtnant		Løjtnant		No equivalent
Estonia (Edit)	No equivalent																				No equivalent
Estonia (Edit)	No equivalent	Admiral	Viitseadmiral	Kontradmiral	Kommodoor	Mereväe kapten	Kaptenleitnant		Kaptenmajor		Vanemleitnant		Leitnant		Nooremleitnant		Lipnik				No equivalent
France (Edit)
France (Edit)	Amiral de France	Amiral	Vice-amiral d'escadre	Vice-amiral	Contre-amiral	Capitaine de vaisseau	Capitaine de frégate		Capitaine de corvette		Lieutenant de vaisseau		Enseigne de vaisseau de 1^re classe		Enseigne de vaisseau de 2^e classe		Aspirant				Élève-officier
Germany (Edit)	No equivalent																				Enlisted rank plus a star indicating cadet's career
Germany (Edit)	No equivalent	Admiral	Vizeadmiral	Konteradmiral	Flottillen- admiral	Kapitän zur See	Fregatten- kapitän		Korvetten- kapitän		Stabskapitän- leutnant		Kapitän- leutnant	Oberleutnant zur See		Leutnant zur See	Oberfähnrich zur See	Fähnrich zur See		Seekadett	Enlisted rank plus a star indicating cadet's career
Greece (Edit)	No equivalent																				No equivalent
		Admiral	Vice Admiral	Rear Admiral	Commodore	Captain	Commander		Lieutenant Commander		Lieutenant		Sub Lieutenant		Ensign		Officer Designate
		Ναύαρχος	Αντιναύαρχος	Υποναύαρχος	Αρχιπλοίαρχος	Πλοίαρχος	Αντιπλοίαρχος		Πλωτάρχης		Υποπλοίαρχος		Ανθυποπλοίαρχος		Σημαιοφόρος		Σημαιοφόρος Επίκουρος Αξιωματικός
NATO code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1				OF(D)				Student officer
Hungary	No navy
Iceland (Edit)	No equivalent																No equivalent
Iceland (Edit)	No equivalent			Rear Admiral General Director	Commodore Chief of Operations	Captain Deputy Chief of Operations, head of divisions	Commander sg. 1° CO of department, vessel or aircraft	Commander 2° CO of department, vessel or aircraft	Lieutenant Commander Commanding Officer		Lieutenant Officer (after 6 years of service)		Lieutenant jg. Officer (after 2 years of service)		Sub-Lieutenant Officer (first 2 years of service)		No equivalent
Italy (Edit)																					No equivalent
Italy (Edit)	Ammiraglio awarded only to the Chief of Defence Staff	Ammiraglio di Squadra con Incarichi Speciali	Ammiraglio di Squadra	Ammiraglio di Divisione	Contrammiraglio	Capitano di Vascello	Capitano di Fregata		Capitano di Corvetta		Primo Tenente di Vascello	Tenente di Vascello	Sottotenente di Vascello		Guardiamarina		Aspirante Guardiamarina				No equivalent
Latvia (Edit)	No equivalent																No equivalent
Latvia (Edit)	No equivalent		Viceadmirālis	Kontradmirālis	Flotiles admirālis	Jūras Kapteinis	Komandkapteinis		Komandleitnants		Kapteiņleitnants		Virsleitnants		Leitnants		No equivalent
Lithuania (Edit)	No equivalent																No equivalent
Lithuania (Edit)	No equivalent		Viceadmirolas	Kontradmirolas	Flotilės admirolas	Jūrų kapitonas	Komandoras		Komandoras leitenantas		Kapitonas leitenantas		Vyresnysis leitenantas		Leitenantas		No equivalent
Luxembourg	No navy
Montenegro (Edit)	No equivalent																No equivalent
Montenegro (Edit)	No equivalent	Admiral	Viceadmiral	Kontraadmiral	Komodor	Kapetan bojnog broda	Kapetan fregate		Kapetan korvete		Poručnik bojnog broda		Poručnik fregate		Poručnik korvete		No equivalent
Netherlands (Edit)	No equivalent																Adelborst/Korporaal-Adelborst/Sergeant-Adelborst				No equivalent
Netherlands (Edit)	No equivalent	Luitenant-Admiraal	Vice-Admiraal	Schout-bij-Nacht	Commandeur	Kapitein ter zee	Kapitein-luitenant ter zee		Luitenant ter zee der 1^ste klasse		Luitenant ter zee der 2^de klasse oudste categorie		Luitenant ter zee der 2^de klasse		Luitenant ter zee der 3^de klasse		Adelborst/Korporaal-Adelborst/Sergeant-Adelborst				No equivalent
Norway (Edit)	No equivalent																No equivalent
Norway (Edit)	No equivalent	Admiral	Viseadmiral	Kontreadmiral	Flaggkommandør	Kommandør	Kommandørkaptein		Orlogskaptein		Kapteinløytnant		Løytnant		Fenrik		No equivalent
Poland (Edit)																	No equivalent				Various
Poland (Edit)	Marszałek Polski^{[note 1]}	Admirał	Admirał floty	Wiceadmirał	Kontradmirał	Komandor	Komandor porucznik		Komandor podporucznik		Kapitan marynarki		Porucznik marynarki		Podporucznik marynarki		No equivalent				Podchorąży
Portugal (Edit)
Portugal (Edit)	Almirante da Armada^{[note 1]}	Almirante	Vice-almirante	Contra-almirante	Comodoro	Capitão de Mar e Guerra	Capitão de Fragata		Capitão-tenente		Primeiro-tenente		Segundo-tenente		Guarda-marinha and Subtenente		Aspirante (Naval School)		Aspirante (others)		Cadete
NATO code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1				OF(D)				Student officer
Romania (Edit)																	No equivalent
Romania (Edit)	Mareșal	Amiral	Viceamiral	Contraamiral	Contraamiral de Flotilă	Comandor	Căpitan-Comandor		Locotenent-Comandor		Căpitan		Locotenent		Aspirant		No equivalent
Slovakia	No navy
Slovenia (Edit)	No equivalent																No equivalent
Slovenia (Edit)	No equivalent	Admiral	Vice admiral	Kontraadmiral	Kapitan	Kapitan Bojni Ladje	Kapitan Fregate		Kapitan Korvete		Poročnik Fregate		Poročnik Korvete		Podporočnik		No equivalent
Spain (Edit)
Spain (Edit)	Capitán general^{[note 2]}	Almirante general	Almirante	Vice almirante	Contra almirante	Capitán de navío	Capitán de fragata		Capitán de corbeta		Teniente de navío		Alférez de navío		Alférez de fragata		Guardiamarina 2		Guardiamarina 1		Alumno 2	Alumno 1
Spain (Marines) (Edit)	No equivalent
Spain (Marines) (Edit)	No equivalent			General de División	General de Brigada	Coronel	Teniente Coronel		Comandante		Capitán		Teniente		Alférez		Guardiamarina de 2º		Guardiamarina de 1º		Aspirante de 2ª	Aspirante de 1ª
Turkey (Edit)																					No insignia
Turkey (Edit)	Büyükamiral	Oramiral	Koramiral	Tümamiral	Tuğamiral	Albay	Yarbay		Binbaşı		Yüzbaşı		Üsteğmen		Teğmen		Asteğmen				Bahriyeli
United Kingdom (Edit)
United Kingdom (Edit)	Admiral of the Fleet	Admiral	Vice admiral	Rear admiral	Commodore	Captain	Commander		Lieutenant commander		Lieutenant		Sub lieutenant		Midshipman		Officer cadet
United Kingdom (Royal Marines) (Edit)																					No equivalent
United Kingdom (Royal Marines) (Edit)	Captain General Royal Marines	General	Lieutenant-General	Major-General	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant-Colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant		Second Lieutenant		Officer Cadet				No equivalent
United States (Edit)																					Various
United States (Edit)	Fleet Admiral	Admiral	Vice Admiral	Rear Admiral	Rear Admiral (lower half)	Captain	Commander		Lieutenant Commander		Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)		Ensign		Midshipman/Officer Candidate				Various
United States (Marine Corps) (Edit)	No equivalent																				Various
United States (Marine Corps) (Edit)	No equivalent	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier General	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		First Lieutenant		Second Lieutenant		Midshipman/Officer Candidate				Various
United States (Coast Guard) (Edit)	No equivalent																No equivalent
United States (Coast Guard) (Edit)	No equivalent	Admiral	Vice Admiral	Rear Admiral	Rear Admiral (lower half)	Captain	Commander		Lieutenant Commander		Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)		Ensign		No equivalent
NATO code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1				OF(D)				Student officer

Warrant officers (WO-1 – 5)

Warrant officers rank below officers and above enlisted servicemen.

NATO code	WO-5	WO-4	WO-3	WO-2	WO-1
United States (Edit)					No equivalent
United States (Edit)	Chief Warrant Officer 5	Chief Warrant Officer 4	Chief Warrant Officer 3	Chief Warrant Officer 2	No equivalent
United States (Coast Guard) (Edit)	No equivalent				No equivalent
United States (Coast Guard) (Edit)	No equivalent	Chief Warrant Officer 4	Chief Warrant Officer 3	Chief Warrant Officer 2	No equivalent
United States (Marine Corps) (Edit)
United States (Marine Corps) (Edit)	Chief Warrant Officer 5	Chief Warrant Officer 4	Chief Warrant Officer 3	Chief Warrant Officer 2	Warrant Officer 1
NATO code	WO-5	WO-4	WO-3	WO-2	WO-1

WO are used for United States warrant officers only.^[1] Countries not listed use only regular officer ranks, do not have warrant officers, or warrant officers are considered OR (Other/Enlisted Rank).

Notes

1 2 Honorary or wartime rank.
↑ Rank reserved for the monarch or members of the royal house.

References

↑ NATO STANAG 2116 Edition 6 Note 6

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[honorary-1] 1 2 Honorary or wartime rank.

[monarch-2] Rank reserved for the monarch or members of the royal house.

[3] NATO STANAG 2116 Edition 6 Note 6

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Ranks and insignia of NATO navies' officers

Officers (OF-1 – 10)

Warrant officers (WO-1 – 5)

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Notes

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