Captain at sea senior officer´s rank group. The rank insignia consisted of shoulder strap and sleeve stripes. Shoulder straps had to be worn on uniform jackets and consisted of twisted silver braids with two gold pips (stars) on padding in navy blue colour. Cuff insignia consisted of four stripes, and a five-point naval star above. The sleeve rings encircled the lower cuffs. In the Royal Netherlands Navy the rank of "kapitein-ter-zee" is the third grade of superior officer, equivalent to colonel in the land-forces. His insignia is made up of four bands and he commands a capital ship or a shore establishment (until
Officer candidate for ' ("Officer Aspirant") to their rank. Then the designate progresses through the ranks of ' (OR-5), ' (OR-6) and ' (OR-7) in the German Army and German Air Force. Officer designates in the German Navy go through the corresponding ranks of ', ' and ' instead. Officer designates in the army and air force wear the same uniform and insignia as the corresponding NCOs; added a silver metal tissue cord on their shoulder straps. A distinction to this is the insignia of the '. His service and dress uniforms, including the shoulder straps, are sowed the silver piping, indicating