Commander Francesco Tocci

Commander Francesco Tocci was born in Livorno (ITALY) in 1969, and he attended the Naval Academy from 1989 to 1993. At the end of course, he followed the course in weapons and artillery system in the Naval Training Centre. He was embarked on the Italian Cruiser Vittorio Veneto from 1994 to 1997 as Weapons Official. He attend the Hydro-oceanographic course in Genova from 1998 to 1999, and he obtained the “A” class in Hydrography from the International Hydrographic Office (Monaco). he was embarked from 1999 to 2003 on board the main Hydrographic vessel ITS Magnaghi as chief of hydrographic branch. During the southern summer of 2001-2002 he participate to Italian program of research in Antarctica as Chief of the hydrographic team. From October 2003 until October 2004 he was the Commanding officer of the Hydro oceanographic catamaran “Aretusa”. From November 2004 until May 2009 he was in charge of head of instrument and distribution division of the Hydrographic Institute of the Navy. From May 2009 until August 2010 he was head of Geophysical office, still in the Hydrographic Institute of the Navy. From September 2010 until September 2011 he was the Executive Officer of the Italian Destroyer Francesco Mimbelli. Later, he was the Commanding Officer of the Italian Corvette Urania (Minerva Class) since October 2012. From October 2012 until July 2013 he was teacher of Oceanography and Electronic Navigation in the Italian Naval Academy. Since September 2013 he is the Head of the Geospatial and meteo oceanographic section of the Maritme Command of the NATO, based in Northwood. CDR Tocci is married with MRS Mariachiara Chiantore, Professor at the University of Genova, and has three daughters : Alice, Giulia and Giorgia.