Commander Of The Royal Netherlands Navy

The Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy (C-ZSK) is at the the Royal Navy flag officer commanding all Dutch marineunits. The function is set at the end of 2005, during a major restructuring of the command of the military forces. The function of this Commander of the naval forces and became Commander of the naval force in Netherlands upgraded to the current implementation Navy. the Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy falls directly under the Commander of the armed forces.

The former Commander of the Marine Corps is a fleet and Marines since the integration of other post of one of the flag officers in the staff of C-ZSK. C-ZSK is also Admiral Benelux. This means that the operating units of both the Dutch and the Belgian Navy under command of a joint Dutch/Belgian staff. In respect of units which are broadcast in the framework of international missions (under the banner of the UN) is a Commander of the armed forces with the shared responsibility.

The current (and third) C-ZSK is Vice Admiral Matthieu Borsboomsince January 2010. He is the successor of Lieutenant General of Marines Rob Zuiderwijk. ==Units[ Edit] == Under the Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy are three Directorates and a Regional Commander:

Further, there is still the:
 * Directorate Human Resources & Business Operations
 * Management Material Conservation
 * Management Operations
 * Commander Naval Forces Caribbean

The Commander of the naval forces in the Caribbean was an independent Commander until the end of 2005, under the former Commander of the naval forces, but is now part of the staff of the C-ZSK.
 * Group Squadron Ships
 * Mine Hunters Group
 * Group U-Boats

With the upheavals of the Group aircraft per 1 January 2005 and of the last remaining MARHELI Naval Aviation unit in 2008 the associated commands raised. The MLD is now formed by all maritime luchtvarenden together. ==List of (former) commanders[ Edit] ==
 * 2005-August 2007: Vice Admiral Jan Willem Cellar
 * August 2007-January 2010: Lieutenant General of Marines Rob Zuiderwijk
 * January 2010-present: Vice Admiral Matthieu Borsboom
 * From september 2014: Lieutenant General of Marines Rob Verkerk