• 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 the
three-star rank of the Sri Lankan Navy. The rank of Vice admiral is held only 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 the
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. Rear admirals perform the duties of chiefs of staff and deputy chiefs of staff in the naval headquarters, and also they serve as regional commanders e.g. eastern naval command's commander. • Commodore is the
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. Commodores perform various important duties in the naval headquarters like directorate's director. • 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. Captains have several important duties e.g. they perform as commanding officers of Sri Lanka navy ships.
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==