Chief of Staff of the French Navy

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The Chief of the Staff of the French Navy (French: Chef d'État-Major de la Marine, CEMM) is the head of the French Navy and responsible to the Minister of Defence for its preparation and implementation.

He assists, as a naval expert, :

the chef d'état-major des armées for operations involving naval forces, as well as for planning and pulling-together future military means
the Prime Minister for safeguarding France's national maritime approaches

He has authority

over the commanders of each of the naval wings:
- the force d'action navale (FAN) ;
- the force océanique stratégique (FOST) ;
- the aviation navale (AVIA) ;
- the fusiliers marins et commandos (FORFUSCO) ;
over the territorial organisation of the navy : préfets maritime and commandants de la marine, in mainland France and overseas
over the following services and organisations :
- direction du personnel militaire de la marine (DPMM)
- direction centrale du commissariat de la marine (DCCM)
- direction centrale des systèmes d'information de la marine (DCSIM)
- direction centrale du service de soutien de la flotte (DCSSF)
- direction centrale des travaux immobiliers et maritimes (DCTIM)
- naval aeronautical service
over the état-major de la marine who oversees, through his four divisions (human resources, planning, programmes and logistical operations), the general direction of the navy.