Captain 3rd rank
Captain 3rd rank (Russian: капитан 3-го ранга, romanized: kapitan 3-go ranga, lit. 'captain of the 3rd rank') is a rank used by the Russian Navy and a number of former communist states. The rank is the lowest rank in the staff officer's career group. The rank is equivalent to major in armies and air forces. Within NATO forces, the rank is rated as OF-3 and is equivalent to lieutenant commander in English speaking navies.[1]
![Kapiten Rangut III (Albanian Naval Force)[2]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Generic-Navy-6.svg/58px-Generic-Navy-6.svg.png)
![Üçüncü dərəcəli kapitan (Azerbaijani Navy)[3]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Azerbaijan-Navy-OF-3.svg/58px-Azerbaijan-Navy-OF-3.svg.png)
![Капитан III ранг Kapitan III rang (Bulgarian Navy)[4]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Generic-Navy-%28star%29-O5.svg/58px-Generic-Navy-%28star%29-O5.svg.png)
![Үшінші дәрежелі капитан Üşinşi därejeli kapïtan (Kazakh Naval Forces)[5]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Russia-Navy-OF-3-Sleeve.svg/57px-Russia-Navy-OF-3-Sleeve.svg.png)
![3-nji derejeli kapitan (Turkmen Naval Forces)[7]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Russia-Navy-OF-3-1994-everyday.svg/46px-Russia-Navy-OF-3-1994-everyday.svg.png){kind=small}
![Капітан III рангу Kapitan III ranhu (Ukrainian Navy)[8]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Ukraine-Navy-OF-3.svg/58px-Ukraine-Navy-OF-3.svg.png)
![III rang kapitani (Uzbek River Force)[9]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/09.UZN-CPT3.svg/46px-09.UZN-CPT3.svg.png){kind=small}