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Rank comparison chart of non-commissioned officers and other personnel for navies of African states.

Other ranks

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
 Algerian National Navy[1]
 No insignia
مساعد أول
Mosa'id awwal 		مساعد
Mosa'id 		رقيب أول
Raqib awwal 		رقيب
Raqib 		عريف أول
Earif 'awal 		عريف
Earif 		جندي
Jundiun
Adjudant chef Adjudant Sergent chef Sergent Caporal chef Caporal Djoundi
 Angolan Navy[2]
 No insignia
Sargento-mor Sargento-chefe Sargento-ajudante Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Sub-sargento Cabo Marinheiro Grumete
 Benin Navy[3]
 No insignia
Major Maître principal Premier maître Maître Second maître Quartier maître de 1er classe Quartier maître 2ème classe Matelot de 1ère classe Matelot de 2ème classe
Botswana Botswana No navy


Burkina Faso Burkina Faso No navy


Burundi Burundi No navy


 Cameroon Navy
Maître principal Premier maître Maître Second-maître Quartier-maître de 1ère classe Quartier-maître de 2ème classe Matelot de 1ère classe Matelot
 Cape Verdean Coast Guard[4]
Sargento-mor Sargento-chefe Sargento-principal Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Furriel Segundo-furriel Cabo-principal Cabo de secção Cabo-adjunto Primeiro-cabo Segundo-cabo
Central African Republic Central African Republic No navy


Chad Chad No navy


Comoros Comoros No navy


 Navy of the DR Congo
 No insignia
Maître chef principal Premier maître chef Maître chef Premier maître Second maître Maître Quartier maître Premier matelot Second matelot Matelot Recrue
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
Congolese Navy[5]
 No insignia
Maitre-principal Premier maitre Maitre Second maitre Quartier-maitre de 1ere classe Quartier-maitre de 2eme classe Matelot 1ere classe Matelot 2e classe


 Djiboutian Navy
Maitre-principal Premier maitre Maitre Second maitre Quartier-maitre se 1ere classe Quartier-maitre se 2eme classe Matelot brevet Matelot


 Egyptian Navy
مساعد أول
Mosa'id awwal 		مساعد
Mosa'id 		رقيب أول
Raqib awwal 		رقيب
Raqib 		عريف
'arif 		جندي
Jundi


 Navy of Equatorial Guinea
Brigada Sargento Cabo primero Cabo Marinero


 Eritrean Navy
 No insignia
Master sergeant Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Private first class Private


 Ethiopian Navy
ቺፍ ዋረንት ኦፊሰር
Chīfi wareniti ofīseri 		ማስተር ቺፍ
Masiteri chīfi 		ሲኒየር ቺፍ
Sīnīyeri chīfi 		ቺፍ
Chīfi 		ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 1ኛ ክላስ
Pītī ofīseri ānidenya kilasi 		ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 2ኛ ክላስ
Pītī ofīseri huletenya kilasi 		ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 3ኛ ክላስ
Pītī ofīseri sositenya kilasi 		ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 4ኛ ክላስ
Pītī ofīseri āratenya kilasi 		ሊዲንግ ሲማን
Līdīnigi sīmani 		ኤብል ሲማን
Ēbili sīmani 		ኦርድናሪ ሲማን
Oridinarī sīmani 		ሲማን ሪኩሩት
Sīmani rīkuruti
Chief warrant officer Master chief Senior chief Chief Petty officer first class Petty officer second class Petty officer third class Petty officer fourth class Leading seaman Able seaman Ordinary seaman Seaman recruit


 Gabonese Navy
Maître-principal major Maître-principal Premier maître Maître Second maître Quartier-maître de 1ère classe Quartier-maître de 2ème classe Matelot brevet Matelot


 Gambian Navy


 Ghana Navy
 No insignia No insignia
Chief petty officer Petty officer first class Petty officer second class Leading seaman Able seaman Ordinary seaman


Guinean Navy
Major Maître principal Premier maître Maître Second-maître Quartier-maître de 1ère classe Quartier-maître de 2ème classe Matelot breveté Matelot
Navy of Ivory Coast[6]
Maitre-principal major Maitre-principal Premier maitre Maitre Second maitre Quartier-maitre de 1ère classe Quartier-maitre de 2ème classe Matelot de 1ère classe Matelot de 2ème classe
 Kenya Navy[7]
 No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Senior sergeant Sergeant Corporal Private
(or equivalent)


Lesotho Lesotho No navy


Liberian National Coast Guard[8]
Master Chief Petty Officer Senior Chief Petty Officer Chief Petty Officer Petty Officer First Class Petty Officer Second Class Petty Officer Third Class Seaman Seaman recruit


Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
 Libyan Navy[9]
 No insignia
Master sergeant Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Private 1st class Private


 Madagascar Navy[10]
 No insignia
Maître principal Premier maître Maître Second-maître de hors classe Second-maître de 1ère classe Second-maître de 2ème classe Quartier-maître de 1ère classe Quartier-maître de 2ème classe Matelot


Mali Mali No navy


 Mauritanian Navy[11]
مساعد أول بحري
Mosa'id awwal bahriun 		مساعد بحري
Mosa'id bahriun 		رقيب أول بحري
Raqib awwal bahriun 		رقيب بحري
Raqib bahriun 		عريف بحري
'arif bahriun 		بحار
Bihaar


Mauritius Mauritius No navy


Royal Moroccan Navy[12]
 No insignia
Maître principal Premier maître Maître Second-maître
de 1ère classe 		Second-maître
de 2ème classe 		Quartier-maître
de 1ère classe 		Quartier-maître
de 2ème classe 		Matelot de
1ère classe 		Matelot


Mozambique Naval Command
Intendente Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Primeiro-cabo Segundo-cabo Marinheiro


 Namibian Navy[13]
 No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Chief petty officer Petty officer Leading seaman Able seaman Seaman


Niger Niger No navy


 Nigerian Navy[14]
 No insignia
Navy Warrant Officer Master Warrant Officer Warrant Officer Petty officer Leading seaman Able seaman Seaman Ordinary seaman


Rwanda Rwanda No navy


Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
Coast Guard of São Tomé and Príncipe
 No insignia
Sargento-mor Sargento-chefe Sargento-ajudante Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Primerio-subsargento Subsargento Cabo Primeiro-marinheiro Segundo-marinheiro Grumete


 Senegalese Navy
 No insignia
Maitre-principal Premier maitre Maitre Second maitre Quartier-maitre se 1ere classe Quartier-maitre se 2eme classe Matelot brevet Matelot


Seychelles Coast Guard[15]
 No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)


 Sierra Leone Navy
Chief petty officer


Somali Navy[16]
 No insignia
Chief warrant officer
Musharax sarkaal 		Warrant officer class 3
Sadex xarígle 		Warrant officer class 2
Laba xarígle 		Warrant officer class 1
Xarígle 		Petty officer, first class
Sadex alífle 		Petty officer, second class
Laba alífle 		Leading seaman
Alífle 		Seaman
Dable


 South African Navy[17]
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Chief petty officer Petty officer Leading seaman Able seaman Seaman


South Sudan South Sudan No navy


 Sudanese Navy[18]
 No insignia
مساعد
Mosa'id 		رقيب أول
Raqib awwal 		رقيب
Raqib 		عريف
'arif 		وكيل عريف
Wakil 'arif 		جندي
Jundiun


Eswatini Swaziland No navy


 Tanzania Naval Command
 No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1
Afisa Mteule Daraja la Kwanza 		Warrant Officer Class 2
Afisa Mteule Daraja la Pili 		Chief petty officer
Sajinitaji 		Petty officer, first class
Sajenti 		Petty officer, second class
Koplo 		Leading seaman
Koplo Usu 		Seaman


Togolese Navy[19]
 No insignia
Major Maître principal Premier-maître Maître Second-maître Quartier-maître de 1ère classe Quartier-maître de 2eme classe Matelot de 2ère classe Matelot de 2e classe
 Tunisian National Navy[20][21]
وكيل أعلى بالبحرية
Wakil 'aelaa bialbahria 		وكيل أول بالبحرية
Wakil 'awal bialbahria 		وكيل بالبحرية
Wakil bialbahria 		عريف أول بالبحرية
Earif 'awal bialbahria 		عريف بالبحرية
Earif bialbahria 		رقيب أول بالبحرية
Raqib 'awal bialbahria 		رقيب بالبحرية
Raqib bialbahria 		جندي أول بحرية
Jundiun awwal bialbahria 		جندي متطوع بحرية
Jundiun bialbahria
Maître principal Premier maître Maître Second-Maître de 1ère classe Second-Maître de 2ème classe Quartier-maître de 1ère classe Quartier-maître de 2ème classe Matelot breveté Matelot
Uganda Uganda No navy


Zambia Zambia No navy


Zimbabwe Zimbabwe No navy


Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Postos da Marinha". faa.ao (in Portuguese). Angolan Navy. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. ^ "LOI N° 2005-43 DU 26 JUIN 2006" (PDF). ilo.org (in French). National Assembly (Benin). 26 June 2006. pp. 19–20, 35–36. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
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