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| Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff | |
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| ڈپٹی چیف آف دی نیول اسٹاف | |
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| Ministry of Defence Navy Secretariat-III at MoD | |
| Abbreviation | DCNS |
| Seat | Naval Headquarters (NHQ) Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Appointer | Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) |
| Formation | 3 March 1972 |
| Succession | Subjected to the decision of the Chief of the Naval Staff of the Pakistan Navy. |
| Unofficial names | Deputy Naval Chief |
| Deputy | Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (ACNS) |
| Salary | According to Pakistan Military officer's Pay Grade(BPS-22,21) |
| Website | Official website |
The Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (DCNS) are several very important administrative senior military appointments and principle staff commands, headed and commanded by the Principal Staff Officers (PSOs) at the NHQ. They are also the commander of their respective branch in the Pakistan Navy and these commands are held by senior flag officers of Rear Admiral and Vice Admiral rank in the Navy and are directly reporting and functioning under the Chief of the Naval Staff. DCNS appointments play a very important administrative role for the proper functioning of an entire navy. The DCNS appointments ranges from rear admiral to vice admiral rank depending on assignment nature.