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{{Infobox official post
| post                     = First Sea Lord and<br>Chief of the Naval Staff
| body                     = 
| native_name              = 
| flag                     = Command pennant of an OF-10 in Baustralia.svg
| flagsize                 = x100px
| flagcaption              = Command pennant of an Admiral
| insignia                 = Badge of His Royal Navy.svg
| insigniasize             = x100px
| insigniacaption          = Badge of His Royal Navy
| image                    = Nick Sullivan, 2020 pattern naval photo.jpg
| imagesize                = 150px
| incumbent                = Admiral [[Nick Sullivan|Sir Nick Sullivan]]
| incumbentsince           = 9 May 2021
| type                     = Role
| department               = [[His Royal Navy]]
| formation                = 12 March 2018
| first                    = Adm. Sir [[John Timpson]]  
| abbreviation             = 1SL
}}

The '''First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff''' (1SL/CNS; French: '''Premier Seigneur de la Mer et Chef d'État Major de la marine''') is the professional head, and the second most senior officer of His Royal Navy. The current First Sea Lord is Admiral Sir [[Nick Sullivan]]. By military protocol, the title used in international contexts is First Sea Lord of Baustralia.

== Order of precedence ==

{{s-start|clear=none}}
{{s-other|[[Defence Council of Baustralia|Defence Council]]}}
{{s-bef|before=[[Chief of the Defence Staff (Baustralia)|Chief of the Defence Staff]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=Chief of the Naval Staff}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Chief of the General Staff (Baustralia)|Chief of the General Staff]]}}
{{s-other|[[Admiralty]]}}
{{s-bef|before=[[Lord High Admiral (Baustralia)|Lord High Admiral]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=First Sea Lord}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Second Sea Lord (Baustralia)|Second Sea Lord]]}}
{{s-end}}

== Rank insignia ==

The rank insignia of a First Sea Lord is of an Admiral.

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|- style="background-color:#CCCCCC; width: 100%"
!'''NATO Code'''
!OF-9
</noinclude>
|- style="text-align:center;"
! {{flagdeco|Baustralia|naval}} [[His Royal Navy|Baustralia]]
| | [[File:Baustralia-Navy-O9-collected.svg|100px]] 
|- style="text-align:center;" 
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| Admiral
|}

== 1st Sea Lords ==
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! bgcolor="#D3D3D3" | Year !! bgcolor="#D3D3D3" | Sovereign !! bgcolor="#D3D3D3" | Year !! bgcolor="#D3D3D3" | Sea Lord
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| colspan="4" bgcolor="#808080" align="center"| '''<span style="color:white;">1st Sea Lord</span>'''
|-
|rowspan=2|2017{{spaced ndash}}
|rowspan=2|[[File:John I, 2020 pattern naval photo.jpg|80px]] [[John I]]
| 12 March 2018{{spaced ndash}}9 May 2021
| [[File:Sir John Timpson, 2020 pattern naval photo.jpg|80px]] [[John Timpson|Admiral Sir John Timpson]]
|-
| 9 May 2021{{spaced ndash}}
| [[File:Nick Sullivan, 2020 pattern naval photo.jpg|80px]] [[Nick Sullivan|Admiral Sir Nick Sullivan]]
|}

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[[Category:Military posts of the Baustralian Armed Forces]]
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