Warrant Officer of the Navy

For the USN equivalent, see Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy. For the RN equivalent, see Warrant Officer of the Naval Service. For the Indian Navy equivalent, see Navy Master Chief Petty Officer.

Warrant Officer of the Navy (WO-N) is the most senior sailor in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). It is a singular appointment, being only held by one person at any time. The special insignia for the WO-N is the Australian coat of arms with a wreath around it. The current Warrant Officer of the Navy is Andrew Bertoncin.^[1]

Warrant Officer of the Royal Australian Navy (WO-N)
WO-N special insignia
Incumbent Andrew Bertoncin since 16 December 2022
Style	Warrant Officer of the Navy (Warrant Officer)
Inaugural holder	Paul Whittaker

The appointment is the equivalent of the Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army (RSM-A) in the Australian Army, and Warrant Officer of the Air Force (WOFF-AF) in the Royal Australian Air Force.

Appointees

#	Name	Term began	Term ended	Notes
1	Paul Whittaker AM	1993	1997	[2][3]
2	(James) Michael McConnell OAM	1997	1999	[4]
3	David Wilson AM	1999	2002	[5][6][7]
4	David Turner AM	2002	2005	[5][8]
5	James Levay	2005	2008	[9]
6	Mark Tandy CSC	2008	2012	[10][11][12]
7	Martin Holzberger AM, CSC	2012	2016	[13][14]
8	Gary Wight AM	2016	2019	[15]
9	Deb Butterworth OAM, CSM & Bar	2019	2022	[16]
10	Andrew Bertoncin OAM	2022	Incumbent	[17]