Sri Lanka Navy ranks and insignia

The following tables present the ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Navy. These ranks are similar to Royal Naval officer ranks and the ratings ranks. Sri Lanka does have an Admiral rank, but it is usually only awarded to the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) or as an honorary rank; Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda was the only Sri Lankan naval officer to hold a full admiral rank while in active service.

Officer ranks

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
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			Admiral		Vice Admiral		Rear Admiral		Commodore		Captain		Commander		Lieutenant Commander		Lieutenant		Sub-lieutenant			Acting Sub-lieutenant			Midshipman }} Admiral of the Fleet is the highest rank in the Sri Lanka Navy and has been awarded only once, to Wasantha Karannagoda as an honorary rank. It is equivalent to Field Marshal in the Army and Marshal of the Sri Lanka Air Force in the Air Force. Admiral is the four-star rank of the Sri Lankan Navy. The rank of full admiral is not always given; this rank is held by a Chief of the Defence Staff (if the chief is appointed from the navy and not from the army or the air force) or is mostly awarded as a ceremonial rank to the Commander of the Navy on his day of retirement. It is the equivalent of General in the Sri Lanka Army and Air Chief Marshal in the Sri Lanka Air Force. Vice admiral is a three-star rank of the Sri Lankan Navy. The rank of Vice admiral is held by the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy. It is equivalent to Lieutenant general in the Sri Lanka Army and Air marshal in the Sri Lanka Air Force. Rear admiral is a two-star rank of the Sri Lankan Navy. It is equivalent to Major general in the Sri Lanka Army and Air vice marshal in the Sri Lanka Air Force. Commodore is a one-star rank of the Sri Lankan Navy. It is equivalent to Brigadier in the Sri Lanka Army and Air commodore in the Sri Lanka Air Force. Captain is a senior officer in the Sri Lanka Navy. The rank has a NATO rank code of OF-5, equivalent to colonel in the Sri Lanka Army and group captain in the Sri Lanka Air Force. Branch Officers are assigned to a branch of the service based on their specialization. Officers of non-executive branches wear a distinction cloth worn between the stripes of a particular colour (with the exception of the Band and Provost branch): Scarlet - Engineering Orange – Medical White - Logistics Dark green - Electrical Silver grey - Shipwrights Blue - Information Technology Brown - Naval Patrolman Purple - Legal Other ranks Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted Sri Lanka (Edit) No equivalent No insignia No equivalent No insignia Master chief petty officer Fleet chief petty officer Chief Petty Officer Petty Officer Leading Seaman Able Seaman Seaman recruit }} Trade branch of sailors Quarter Master Radar Plotter Survey Recorder Gunnery Rate Under Water Weaponriter Diver Patrolman Physical Training Instructor Engineering Mechanic Tradesman Civil Engineering Hull Engineering Transport Assistant Electrician Mate Radio Electrician Mate Steward Chef Information Technology Writer Stores Assistant Communicator Medical Assistant Musician Sri Lanka Navy Components Sri Lanka Navy Volunteer Naval Force Fast Attack Flotilla Naval Patrolmen Special Boat Squadron History History of the Sri Lanka Navy Ships Current Fleet Historic Ships Personnel Commander of the Navy Naval Ranks See also Sri Lanka Army ranks and insignia Sri Lanka Air Force ranks and insignia Sri Lanka Coast Guard#Rank structure References External links Sri Lanka Navy Ministry of Defence, Public Security, Law & Order - Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Navy, Branches / Ranks