Captain-Navy

Captain (Navy) is the highest rank of senior officer. A captain (Navy) is senior to a commander or a lieutenant-colonel, and junior to a commodore or brigadier-general.

Responsibilities

Typical appointments for captains (Navy) include:

Commanding officer of a naval base;
Commanding officer of a large school or research establishment;
Commanding officer of a auxiliary vessel;
Chief of staff of a formation staff, or a director-general position on an administrative staff;
Foreign military attaché.

Accoutrements & Equipment

Depends on the navy they serve in but usually either have 1 or more of the following elements on their uniforms

four 1⁄2-inch (1.3 cm) stripes (one of which may have a executive curl)

Greenlandian Imperial Navy Sleeve bands (Left) and shoulder broad with rank insignia (Right)

Grounds for Removal/Dismissal

retirement or dishonorable conduct

Type

Civic, Military, Commissioned

Form of Address

A captain (Navy) is addressed initially as "Captain LastName", thereafter by superiors and peers as "Captain" and by subordinates as "Sir" or "Ma'am".

Equates to