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The Polish Navy Structure

The Polish Navy Command & Staff have their seat in the Headquarter building situated in Gdynia. Maritime Operations Centre assures commanding of the Naval Forces. It is responsible for coordination of all missions conducting at sea, in air and on land.

The Staff is composed of a number of Departments subordinated either directly to the Commander-in-Chief the Polish Navy or indirectly via his two Deputies.

The Polish Navy Staff is the main planning & co-ordinating establishment, which supports the Command. The Staff personnel are responsible for routine daily activities of the Navy. The Training Department is responsible for all aspects of military & naval training of all personnel & units in the Navy including exercises at sea.

The forces are structured into three tactical major components, directly subordinated to the Commander-in-Chief, Polish Navy:

	3rd Ships Flotilla (Gdynia-Oksywie naval base);
	8th Coast Defence Flotilla (Swinoujscie naval bases);
	Naval Aviation Brigade (Gdynia).

The 3^rd Flotilla groups the striking component of the forces, i.e. missile ships & submarines and also various specialised units like salvage ships, hydrographic vessels and auxiliaries. The 8^th Flotilla have mainly Mine Countermeasures (MCM) & Antisubmarine Warfare (ASW) ships in their composition. The Naval Aviation Brigade is the air arm of the Polish Navy. The inventory includes fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters. The main base of the Brigade is situated in Gdynia-Babie Doły. Shore-based units and naval establishments (Naval Academy, training centres, workshops, depots, etc), are subordinated to respective Departments of the Polish Navy Staff and Polish Navy Logistics.