The Inspector General of the Royal Norwegian Navy is the Commander in chief of the Royal Norwegian Navy. The post is since August 2002 held by rear admiral Jan Eirik Finseth. The Inspector General of the Royal Norwegian Navy is head over the Navy, Coast Guard, and Coastal Artillery. Presiding over close to 5,000 military men during peacetime and over 6,000 in wartime, the Inspector General has great responsibility to lead and defend. With the seas under his discretion, the Inspector General watches over the seas which are seven times greater in area than that of Norway's mainland.