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Rank comparison chart of naval forces of Commonwealth of Nations states.

Enlisted

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
 Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard[1]
Master chief petty officer class 1 Master chief petty officer class 2 Chief petty officer Petty officer Leading seaman Able seaman


 Royal Australian Navy[2]
 Warrant Officer of the Navy Warrant Officer Chief Petty Officer Petty Officer Leading Seaman Able Seaman Seaman
Warrant Officer of the Navy Warrant officer Chief petty officer Petty officer Leading seaman Able seaman Seaman


 Royal Bahamas Defence Force[3]
 No insignia
Force chief petty officer Chief petty officer Petty officer Leading marine Able marine Marine


 Bangladesh Navy[4]
 No insignia No insignia
মাস্টার চীফ পেটি অফিসার
Māsṭāra cīpha pēṭi aphisāra 		সিনিয়র চীফ পেটি অফিসার
Siniẏara cīpha pēṭi aphisāra 		চীফ পেটি অফিসার
Cīpha pēṭi aphisāra 		পেটি অফিসার
Pēṭi aphisāra 		লিডিং সীম্যান
Liḍiṁ sīmyāna 		এ্যাবল সীম্যান
Ēyābala sīmyāna 		অর্ডিনারী সিম্যান
Arḍinārī simyāna


 Barbados Coast Guard[5]
 No insignia
Master chief petty officer class 1 Master chief petty officer class 2 Chief petty officer Petty officer Leading seaman Able seaman Seaman


Belize Coast Guard
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 apprentice


Botswana Botswana No navy


 Royal Brunei Navy[6]
No insignia
Pegawai waran 1 Pegawai waran 2 Bintara kanan Bintara Laskar kanan Laskar muda Prebet/Soldadu
 Cameroon Navy
Maître principal Premier maître Maître Second-maître Quartier-maître de 1ère classe Quartier-maître de 2ème classe Matelot de 1ère classe Matelot
 Royal Canadian Navy[7][8]
Chief petty officer 1st class Chief petty officer 2nd class Petty officer 1st class Petty officer 2nd class Master sailor Sailor 1st class Sailor 2nd class Sailor 3rd class
Premier(ère) maître de 1re classe Premier(ère) maître de 2e classe Maître de 1re classe Maître de 2e classe Matelot-chef Matelot de 1re classe Matelot de 2e classe Matelot de 3e classe
 Cyprus Navy[9]
 Arm/corps insignia only
Ανθυπασπιστής
Anthypaspistís 		Αρχικελευστής
Archikelefstís 		Επικελευστής
Epikelefstís 		Κελευστής
Kelefstís 		Έφεδρος Κελευστής
Éfedros Kelefstís 		Δίοπος
Díopos 		Υποδίοπος
Ypodíopos 		Ναύτης
Náftis


Dominica Dominica No navy


Eswatini Eswatini No navy


 Republic of Fiji Navy
 No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Chief petty officer Petty officer Leading seaman Ordinary seaman


 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


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


Grenada Grenada No navy


Guyana Coast Guard
Fleet chief petty officer Chief petty officer Senior petty officer Petty officer Leading seaman Able seaman


 Indian Navy[10][11]
 No insignia
Master chief petty officer I
मास्टर चीफ पेटी ऑफिसर फर्स्ट क्लास 		Master chief petty officer II
मास्टर चीफ पेटी ऑफिसर सेकेंड क्लास 		Chief petty officer
चीफ पेटी ऑफिसर 		Petty officer
पेटी ऑफिसर 		Leading Seaman
लीडिंग सीमैन 		Seaman Ist class
सीमैन फर्स्ट क्लास 		Seaman IInd class
सीमैन सेकंड क्लास


Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
 Jamaican Coast Guard[12]
 No insignia
Master chief petty officer 1 Master chief petty officer Chief petty officer Petty officer Leading seaman Able seaman Ordinary seaman


 Kenya Navy[13]
 No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Senior sergeant Sergeant Corporal Private
(or equivalent)


Kiribati Kiribati No navy


Lesotho Lesotho No navy


 Royal Malaysian Navy[14]
 No insignia
Pegawai waran I Pegawai waran II Bintara Kanan Bintara Muda Laskar Kanan Laskar Kelas I Laskar Kelas II Perajurit Muda
Warrant officer class I Warrant officer class II Chief petty officer Petty officer Leading rate Able rate Junior able rate Seaman recruit


 Maritime Squadron of Malta[15]
No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Bombardier Lance Bombardier Gunner
(or equivalent)


Mauritius Mauritius No navy


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


 Namibian Navy[16]
 No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Chief petty officer Petty officer Leading seaman Able seaman Seaman


Namibian Marine Corps
 No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Chief petty officer Petty officer Leading seaman Able seaman Seaman


Nauru Nauru No navy


 Royal New Zealand Navy[17]
 Warrant officer Chief petty officer Petty officer Leading hand Able rate Ordinary rate
Warrant officer Chief petty officer Petty officer Leading hand Able rate Ordinary rate
 Nigerian Navy[18]
 No insignia
Navy Warrant Officer Master Warrant Officer Warrant Officer Petty officer Leading seaman Able seaman Seaman Ordinary seaman


 Pakistan Navy
 No insignia
Master chief petty officer
ماسٹر چیف پیٹی آفیسر 		Fleet chief petty officer
فلیٹ چیف پیٹی آفیسر 		Chief petty officer
چیف پیٹی آفیسر 		Petty officer
چھوٹا افسر 		Leading seaman
معروف سی مین 		Able seaman
قابل ملاح 		Ordinary seaman
عام سی مین


 Papua New Guinea Maritime Element
 No insignia
Warrant officer Chief petty officer Petty officer Leading seaman Able seaman Seaman


Rwanda Rwanda No navy


Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia No navy


Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines No navy


Samoa Samoa No navy


Seychelles Coast Guard[19]
 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


 Republic of Singapore Navy[20]
 No Insignia No Insignia
Master sergeant Staff sergeant First sergeant Second sergeant Third sergeant Corporal first class Corporal Lance corporal Private first class Private Recruit


Solomon Islands Solomon Islands No army


 South African Navy[21]
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Chief petty officer Petty officer Leading seaman Able seaman Seaman


 Sri Lanka Navy[22]
 No insignia No insignia
Master chief petty officer Fleet chief petty officer Chief petty officer Petty officer Leading seaman Able seaman Seaman recruit


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[23]
 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
 Tongan Navy[24]
 Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private


 Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard[25]
 No insignia No insignia
Fleet chief petty officer Chief petty officer Petty officer Leading seaman Able seaman Ordinary seaman


Tuvalu Tuvalu No navy


Uganda Uganda No navy


 Royal Navy[26]
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Chief petty officer Petty officer Leading rate Able rate


 Royal Marines[27]
No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Colour sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Marine
Vanuatu Vanuatu Maritime Wing
Senior sergeant
Long sajen 		Sergeant
Sajen 		Corporal
Kofol 		Constable
Polis 		Recruit
Rikrut


Zambia Zambia No navy


Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Antigua & Barbuda Defence Force. "Paratus" (PDF). Regional Publications Ltd. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Badges of rank" (PDF). defence.gov.au. Department of Defence (Australia). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  3. ^ "ENLISTED RATES". rbdf.gov.bs. Royal Bahamas Defence Force. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  4. ^ Bangladesh Navy. "Rank of Navy & Equivalent Rank". navy.mil.bd. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Barbados Defence Force Medal Ceremony". YouTube. Barbados Defence Force. 18 Jul 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Admiralty Ranks – RBN Admiralty Rank". Navy.MinDef.gov.bn. Royal Brunei Navy Headquarters, Muara Naval Base: Defence Information Technology Unit, Ministry of Defence, Brunei. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  8. ^ "The Canadian Armed Forces modernizes military ranks in French". Canada. Government of Canada. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Βαθμοί" [Ranks]. army.gov.cy (in Greek). Cypriot National Guard. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Ranks & Insignia". Join Indian Navy. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Forwarding Nomenclature of Ranks in Navy" (PDF). 23 August 2011.
  12. ^ "BADGES OF RANK". Official Jamaica Defence Force Website. 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  13. ^ "KDF Ranks". mod.go.ke. Ministry of Defence - Kenya. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  14. ^ "RMN other ranks". navy.mil.my. Royal Malaysian Navy. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Rank Insignia". afm.gov.mt. Armed Forces of Malta. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Government Notice" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. Vol. 4547. 20 August 2010. pp. 99–102. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  17. ^ "Badges of Rank" (PDF). nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  18. ^ Smaldone, Joseph P. (1992). "National Security". In Metz, Helen Chapin (ed.). Nigeria: a country study. Area Handbook (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 296–297. LCCN 92009026. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  19. ^ "Rank structure". spdf.sc. Seychelles People's Defence Forces. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  20. ^ "SAF Rank Insignias". mindef.gov.sg. Ministry of Defence (Singapore). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  21. ^ "Rank Insignia". navy.mil.za. Department of Defence (South Africa). Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  22. ^ "Branches/ Ranks". navy.lk. Sri Lanka Navy. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  23. ^ "Journal officiel de la république togolaise" (PDF) (in French). 12 February 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  24. ^ "Tonga Defence Services (Amendment) Regulations 2009" (PDF). Tonga Government Gazette Supplement Extraordinary. 5: 151–153. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  25. ^ "Rank Chart (Enlisted)". 69.0.195.188. Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  26. ^ "Shaping your career". royalnavy.mod.uk. Royal Navy. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  27. ^ "RM Officers & Other Ranks Badges of Rank". Royal Navy website. Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
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