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For information specifically on the Royal Navy rank of captain, see Captain (Royal Navy).
Captain is the name most often given in
naval circles to the
NATO rank code of OF-5. This reflects the fact that command of a
ship is most often given to the naval rank (equivalent to a
commissioned officer between
commander (OF-4) and
commodore or
rear admiral (OF-6)). The
Polish Navy is, however, a notable exception
naval captain in position of
Lieutenant or
Captain Lieutenant and OF-5 rank being a "commander" (
komandor). The naval rank shouldn't be confused with the
army, air force or marine rank of captain, which has a NATO code of OF-2.
Title
Any naval officer below the rank of captain who commands a ship, is addressed as "captain" while aboard that ship, by naval custom. The ship's captain also may be referred to as the
Skipper. A naval officer with the rank of captain traveling aboard a vessel he doesn't command is either never referred to by rank, or in some navies, is addressed as
Commodore to avoid confusion with the ship's actual commander. The ship's commander remains in charge of the entire ship. Passengers who would otherwise outrank the ship's commander can't override the commander in matters of directing the ship's operations.
Historically, throughout the Middle Ages, the Navy was an ad-hoc group of ships contracted for the duration of a given conflict and disbanded thereafter. The ship's
Master, who would command the ship during peacetime, would also remain in control of all things nautical during wartime. The
Captain was merely the commander of the embarked infantry contingent upon the ship, who with the help of his
lieutenants would act as the agent of the king--and hence de facto commander--while the ship was contracted with the Navy. During Tudor times, the title of
Captain began to refer to the commander of a ship of the Royal Navy, once that organization became established on an ongoing basis and maintained a standing fleet.
As a matter of etiquette in the U.S. Navy there's only one captain aboard a vessel. If a
Marine Corps captain is at the officer's mess, he or she's given the courtesy title of
major to be differentiated from the head of the ship.
Commands
Captains with sea commands generally command ships of
cruiser size or larger. The more senior the officer, the larger the ship. Commanders of
aircraft carriers can be
rear admirals, but generally, ship commanders are of captain rank or lower. Also, many captains are either retired or have desk jobs.
Image:UK-Navy-OF5.svg|Captain insignia of Royal Navy
Image:US Navy O6 insignia.svg|Insignia of a U.S. Navy Captain
Image:Navy sleeve Capt(N).png|Captain(N) of the Canadian Forces
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