(3) Mereväe sõjaväelised auastmed ülenevas järjestuses on madrus, vanemmadrus, nooremmaat, maat, vanemmaat, nooremveebel, veebel, vanemveebel, staabiveebel, ülemveebel, lipnik, nooremleitnant, leitnant, vanemleitnant, kaptenmajor, kaptenleitnant, mereväekapten, kommodoor, kontradmiral, viitseadmiral ja admiral., (3) The military ranks of the Navy in the ascending order are Seaman, Leading Seaman, Petty Officer 3rd class, Petty Officer 2nd class, Petty Officer 1st class, Chief Petty Officer 2nd class, Chief Petty Officer 1st class, Senior Chief Petty Officer, Master Chief Petty Officer, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, Ensign, Lieutenant Junior Grade, Lieutenant, Lieutenant Senior Grade, Lieutenant Commander, Commander, Captain, Commodore, Rear Admiral, Vice Admiral, Admiral., defineeritakse kõikide Eesti õigusaktide ulatuses, defined within the scope of all Estonian legal instruments