Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Asia

Last updated May 29, 2021

Rank comparison chart of navies of Asian states.

Enlisted

Rank group	Senior NCOs											Junior NCOs			Enlisted
Afghanistan	No navy
Armenia	No navy
Azerbaijani Navy ^[1] v t e														No equivalent			No insigna
	Baş miçman		Miçman		Kiçik miçman		Birinci starşina	Ikinci starşina				Üçüncü starşina			Baş dәnizçi		Dәnizçi
	Chief Warrant Officer		Warrant Officer		Chief Petty Officer		Petty Officer 1st Class	Petty Officer 2nd Class				Petty Officer 3rd Class			Seaman 1st Class		Seaman
Royal Bahrain Naval Force v t e	No equivalent						No equivalent								No equivalent
Royal Bahrain Naval Force v t e	No equivalent				Master Sergeant رقیب اول		No equivalent	Sergeant رقیب				Corporal عریف		Lance Corporal جندی اول	No equivalent
Bangladesh Navy ^[2] v t e														No insignia			No insignia
Bangladesh Navy ^[2] v t e	Master chief petty officer		Senior chief petty officer		Chief petty officer		Petty officer					Leading seaman		Able seaman			Ordinary seaman
Bhutan	No navy
Royal Brunei Navy v t e															No insignia
Royal Brunei Navy v t e	Sergeant Major (Appointment) Sarjan Mejar (Jawatan)	Warrant Officer 1 Pegawai Waran 1	Warrant Office 2 Pegawai Waran 2		Chief Petty Officer Bintara Kanan		Petty Officer Bintara					Leading Hand Laskar Kanan		Able Rate Laskar Muda	Private (or equivalent)
Royal Cambodian Navy v t e
Royal Cambodian Navy v t e	Warrant Officer		Junior Warrant Officer		Master Chief Petty Officer		Chief Petty Officer	Petty Officer 1st Class				Petty Officer 2nd Class		Petty Officer 3rd Class	Seaman 1st Class		Seaman
PLA Navy v t e														No equivalent
PLA Navy v t e	Chief Petty Officer 1st Class (海军一级军士长)	Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class (海军二级军士长)	Chief Petty Officer 3rd Class (海军三级军士长)		Chief Petty Officer 4th Class (海军四级军士长)		Petty Officer First Class (海军上士)	Petty Officer Second Class (海军中士)				Petty Officer Third Class (海军下士)		No equivalent	Seaman (海军上等兵)		Seaman Apprentice (水兵)
Republic of China Navy v t e
Republic of China Navy v t e	Command master chief petty officer 一等士官長		Master chief petty officer 二等士官		Senior chief petty officer 三等士官長		Chief Petty Officer 上士	Petty Officer 1st Class 中士				Petty Officer 2nd Class 下士		Seaman 上等兵	Seaman apprentice 一等兵		Seaman recruit 二等兵
Republic of China Marine Corps v t e
Republic of China Marine Corps v t e	First class master sergeant 一等士官長		Second class master sergeant 二等士官		Third class master sergeant 三等士官長		Staff sergeant 上士	Sergeant 中士				Corporal 下士		Lance corporal 上等兵	Private first class 一等兵		Private 二等兵
Indian Navy ^[3] v t e																	No insignia
Indian Navy ^[3] v t e	Master Chief Petty Officer 1st Class		Master Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class		Chief Petty Officer		Petty Officer					Leading Seaman					Ordinary Seaman
Indonesian Navy v t e
	Pembantu Letnan Satu	Pembantu Letnan Dua	Sersan Mayor		Sersan Kepala		Sersan Satu	Sersan Dua				Kopral Kepala	Kopral Satu	Kopral Dua	Kelasi Kepala	Kelasi Satu	Kelasi Dua
	Chief Warrant Officer	Warrant Officer	Master Chief Petty Officer First Class		Master Chief Petty Officer Second Class		Senior Chief Petty Officer	Chief Petty Officer				Petty Officer First Class	Petty Officer Second Class	Petty Officer Third Class	Seaman	Seaman Apprentice	Seaman recruit
Iranian Navy v t e
Iranian Navy v t e	Second chief petty officer ناواستوار یکم		First chief petty officer ناواستوار دوم		First petty officer مهناوی یکم		Second petty officer مهناوی دوم	Third petty officer مهناوی سوم				Leading seaman سرناوی		First seaman ناوی یکم	Second seaman ناوی دوم		Seaman ناوی
Iraqi Navy v t e	No equivalent											No equivalent
					رقيب أول (Rayiys eurafa)		رقيب (Arif)	نائب عريف (Nāyīb arīf)							جندي أول (Jundi 'Awwal)		جندى (Jundi)
					Chief Petty Officer		Petty Officer First Class	Petty Officer Second Class							Able Seaman		Seaman
Israeli Navy v t e														No equivalent	No insignia		No equivalent
Israeli Navy v t e	Chief warrant officer (רב-נגד (רנ"ג	Command Sergeant Major (רב-סמל בכיר (רס"ב	Sergeant Major (רב-סמל מתקדם (רס"מ	Master Sergeant (רב-סמל ראשון (רס"ר	Sergeant First Class (רב-סמל (רס"ל		Staff Sergeant (סמל ראשון (סמ"ר	Sergeant סמל				Corporal (רב טוראי (רב"ט		No equivalent	Private טוראי		No equivalent
Rank group	Senior NCOs											Junior NCOs			Enlisted
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force v t e												No equivalent
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force v t e	Warrant Officer 准海尉		Chief Petty Officer 海曹長		Petty officer first class 1等海曹		Petty officer second class 2等海曹	Petty officer third class 3等海曹				No equivalent		Leading Seaman 海士長	Seaman 1等海士		Seaman apprentice 2等海士
Royal Jordanian Navy v t e														No equivalent			No insignia
Royal Jordanian Navy v t e	Agent First Class وکیل اول		Agent وکیل		Sergeant First Class رقیب اول		Sergeant رقیب					Corporal عریف		No equivalent	Private 1st Class وکیل عریف		Private جندي‎‎
Kazakh Naval Forces v t e
Kazakh Naval Forces v t e	Master Sergeant Шебер-сержант	Staff Sergeant Штаб-сержант	Petty officer first class Бiрiншi сыныпты старшина	Petty officer second class Екiншi сыныпты старшина	Petty officer third class Үшiншi сыныпты старшина	Senior Sergeant Бас старшина	First class sergeant Бiрiншi сатылы старшина	Second class sergeant Екiншi сатылы старшина				Senior seaman Аға матрос		Seaman Матрос
Korean People's Army Naval Force v t e																	No equivalent
	T'ŭkmu-sangsa 특무상사		Sangsa 상사		Chungsa 중사		Hasa 하사	Sanggŭp-pyŏngsa 상급병사				Chungŭp-pyŏngsa 중급병사		Hagŭp-pyŏngsa 하급병사	Chŏnsa 전사
	Master chief petty officer		Senior Chief Petty Officer		Chief Petty Officer		Petty Officer 1st Class	Petty Officer 2nd Class				Petty Officer 3rd Class		Seaman	Seaman Recruit
Republic of Korea Navy v t e																	No equivalent
	Wonsa 원사		Sangsa 상사		Jungsa 중사		Hasa 하사	Byeongjang 병장				Sangdeungbyeong 상등병		Ildeungbyeong 일등병	Ideungbyeong 이등병
	Master chief petty officer		Senior chief petty officer (Chief petty officer)		Chief petty officer (Senior petty officer)		Petty officer 1st class (Petty officer)	Petty officer 2nd class (Leading seaman)				Petty officer 3rd class (Able seaman)		Seaman (Seaman 1st class)	Seaman apprentice (Seaman 2nd class)
Republic of Korea Marine Corps v t e																	No equivalent
	Wonsa 원사		Sangsa 상사		Jungsa 중사		Hasa 하사	Byeongjang 병장				Sangdeungbyeong 상병		Ildeungbyeong 일등병	Ideungbyeong 이등병
	Sergeant Major		Master Sergeant		Gunnery Sergeant		Staff Sergeant	Sergeant				Corporal		Lance Corporal	Private
Kuwait Navy v t e					No equivalent									No equivalent			No equivalent
Kuwait Navy v t e	Chief Warrant Officer وکیل اول		Warrant Officer وکیل		No equivalent		Chief petty officer رقیب اول	Petty officer رقیب				Leading seaman عریف		No equivalent	Seaman وکیل عریف		No equivalent
Kyrgyzstan	No navy
Laos	No navy
Royal Malaysian Navy v t e								No equivalent										No insignia
Royal Malaysian Navy v t e	Pegawai Waren I Warrant Officer Class 1		Pegawai Waren II Warrant Officer Class 2		Bintara Kanan Chief Petty Officer		Bintara Muda Petty Officer	No equivalent				Laskar Kanan Leading Seaman		Laskar Kelas I Able seaman	Laskar Kelas II Ordinary Seaman		Laskar Muda Seaman	Perajurit Muda Seaman recruit
Maldivian Coast Guard v t e															No equivalent		No insignia
Maldivian Coast Guard v t e	Command sergeant major ކޮމާންޑް ސާރޖަންޓް މޭޖަރ	Sergeant major ސާރޖަންޓް މޭޖަރ	First sergeant ފަސްޓް ސާރޖަންޓް		Sergeant first class ސާރޖަންޓް ފަސްޓް ކްލާސް		Staff sergeant ސްޓާފް ސާރޖަންޓް	Sergeant ސާރޖަންޓް				Corporal ކޯޕްރަލް		Lance corporal ލާންސް ކޯޕްރަލް	No equivalent		Private ޕްރައިވެޓް
Mongolia	No navy
Myanmar Navy v t e								No equivalent							No equivalent		No insignia
Myanmar Navy v t e	Master Chief Petty Officer အရာခံဗိုလ်		Senior Chief Petty Officer ဒုအရာခံဗိုလ်		Chief Petty Officer တပ်ခွဲတပ်ကြပ်ကြီး		Petty Officer တပ်ကြပ်ကြီး	No equivalent				Senior Leading တပ်ကြပ်		Leading ဒုတပ်ကြပ်	No equivalent		Able Body
Nepal	No navy
Royal Navy of Oman v t e					No equivalent							No equivalent					No equivalent
Royal Navy of Oman v t e	Warrant Officer Class I		Warrant Officer Class II		No equivalent		Chief Petty Officer	Petty Officer				No equivalent		Leading Seaman	Able Seaman		No equivalent
Pakistan Navy v t e								No equivalent						No equivalent			No insignia
Pakistan Navy v t e	Master Chief Petty Officer		Fleet Chief Petty Officer		Chief Petty Officer		Petty Officer	No equivalent				Leading Seaman		No equivalent	Able Seaman		Ordinary Seaman
Philippine Navy v t e														No equivalent
Philippine Navy v t e	Master Chief Petty Officer	Senior Chief Petty Officer	Chief Petty Officer		Petty officer, first class		Petty officer, second class	Petty officer, third class				Seaman First Class		No equivalent	Seaman Second Class		Apprentice Seaman
Qatari Emiri Navy v t e								No equivalent							No equivalent
Qatari Emiri Navy v t e	Warrant Officer Class I		Warrant Officer Class II		Chief petty officer		Petty officer	No equivalent				Leading seaman		Able seaman	No equivalent
Russian Navy v t e
Russian Navy v t e	Senior michman Старший мичман	Michman Мичман	Glavny starshina of the ship Главный корабельный старшина		Glavny starshina Главный старшина		Starshina 1st stage Старшина 1 статьи	Starshina 2nd class Старшина 2 статьи				Starshiy matros Старший матрос		Seaman Матрос
Royal Saudi Navy v t e	No equivalent													No equivalent
Royal Saudi Navy v t e	No equivalent						Raqib awwal (رقيب أول)	Raqib (رقيب)		Wakil Raqib		'arif (عريف)		No equivalent	Jondi awwal (جندي أول)		Jondi (جندي)
Republic of Singapore Navy v t e																	No Insignia	No Insignia
Republic of Singapore Navy v t e	Master Sergeant		Staff Sergeant		First Sergeant		Second Sergeant	Third Sergeant				Corporal First Class	Corporal	Lance Corporal	Private First Class		Private	Recruit
Sri Lanka Navy v t e								No equivalent						No insignia	No equivalent		No insignia
Sri Lanka Navy v t e	Master chief petty officer		Fleet chief petty officer		Chief Petty Officer		Petty Officer	No equivalent				Leading Seaman		Able Seaman	No equivalent		Seaman recruit
Syrian Arab Navy v t e														No equivalent			No insignia
Syrian Arab Navy v t e	Warrant officer 1st class مساعد أول	Warrant officer 2nd class مساعد ثاني	Warrant officer 3rd class مساعد		Sergeant Major رقيب أول		Staff Sergeant رقيب ثاني	Sergeant رقيب				Corporal عريف		No equivalent	Private 1st class جندي أول		Private جندي
Rank group	Senior NCOs											Junior NCOs			Enlisted
Tajikistan	No navy
Royal Thai Navy v t e							No equivalent								No equivalent		No insignia
	พันจ่าเอกพิเศษ	พันจ่าเอก	พันจ่าโท		พันจ่าตรี			จ่าเอก				จ่าโท		จ่าตรี			พลทหาร
	Fleet Chief Petty Officer (special rank)	Chief Petty Officer 1st Class	Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class		Chief Petty Officer 3rd Class			Petty Officer 1st Class				Petty Officer 2nd Class		Petty Officer 3rd Class			Seaman
East Timor Navy v t e																	Trade insignia in red on a black backing
East Timor Navy v t e	Sergeant-major Sargento-mor		Chief sergeant Sargento-chefe		Master sergeant Sargento-ajudante		First sergeant Primeiro-sargento	Second sergeant Segundo-sargento	First sub-sergeant Primerio-subsargento		Second sub-sergeant Segundo-subsargento	Corporal Cabo		First sailor Primeiro-marinheiro	Second sailor Segundo-marinheiro		Seaman Grumete
Turkmen Naval Forces v t e
Turkmen Naval Forces v t e
United Arab Emirates Navy v t e	No equivalent						No equivalent							No equivalent			No insignia
United Arab Emirates Navy v t e	No equivalent		Warrant officer		Chief petty officer		No equivalent	Petty officer				Leading seaman		No equivalent	Able seaman		Ordinary seaman
Uzbekistan Naval Forces v t e	No equivalent													No equivalent
Uzbekistan Naval Forces v t e	No equivalent				Chief Petty Officer		Petty Officer First Class	Petty Officer Second Class				Leading Seaman		No equivalent			Seaman
Vietnam People's Navy v t e	No equivalent				No equivalent			No equivalent						No equivalent
Vietnam People's Navy v t e	No equivalent		Chief petty officer Thượng sĩ		No equivalent		Petty officer 1st class Trung sĩ	No equivalent				Petty officer 2nd class Hạ sĩ		No equivalent	Leading Seaman Binh nhất		Seaman Binh nhì
Yemeni Navy v t e			No equivalent												No equivalent
Yemeni Navy v t e	Warrant officer		No equivalent		Petty officer first class		Petty officer second class					Petty officer third class		Seaman	No equivalent
Rank group	Senior NCOs											Junior NCOs			Enlisted

References

↑ "Azərbaycan Respublikası Silahlı Qüvvələri hərbi qulluqçularının hərbi geyim forması və fərqləndirmə nişanları haqqında Əsasnamə" (PDF). mod.gov.az (in Azerbaijani). Ministry of Defense. 25 June 2001. pp. 64–70. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
↑ Bangladesh Navy. "Rank of Navy & Equivalent Rank". navy.mil.bd. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
↑ "Ranks & Insignia". Join Indian Navy. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

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[Azerbaijan-1] "Azərbaycan Respublikası Silahlı Qüvvələri hərbi qulluqçularının hərbi geyim forması və fərqləndirmə nişanları haqqında Əsasnamə" (PDF). mod.gov.az (in Azerbaijani). Ministry of Defense. 25 June 2001. pp. 64–70. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

[Bangladesh_Navy-2] Bangladesh Navy. "Rank of Navy & Equivalent Rank". navy.mil.bd. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[India_Navy-3] "Ranks & Insignia". Join Indian Navy. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

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