Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Francophone countries

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Rank comparison chart of Non-commissioned officer and enlisted ranks for navies of Francophone states.

Other ranks

Rank groupSenior NCOsJunior NCOsEnlisted
Naval Ensign of Algeria.svg  Algerian National Navy [1]
06.AlgNF-MCPO.svg 05.AlgNF-SCPO.svg 04.AlgNF-CPO.svg 03.AlgNF-PO2.svg 02.AlgNF-PO3.svg 01.AlgNF-SMFC.svg 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 chefAdjudantSergent chefSergentCaporal chefCaporalDjoundi
Naval Ensign of Belgium.svg  Belgian Navy [2]
Navy-BEL-OR-09a maitre principal chef.svg Navy-BEL-OR-09b maitre principal.svg Navy-BEL-OR-08 1er maitre-chef.svg Navy-BEL-OR-07 1er maitre.svg Navy-BEL-OR-06a maitre chef.svg Navy-BEL-OR-06b maitre.svg Navy-BEL-OR-05 2e maitre.svg Navy-BEL-OR-04a 1er quartier-maitre-chef.svg Navy-BEL-OR-04b quartier-maitre-chef.svg Navy-BEL-OR-03 quartier-maitre.svg Navy-BEL-OR-02 1er matelot.svg Navy-BEL-OR-01 matelot.svg
Oppermeester-Chef Oppermeester Eerste meesterchef Eerste meester Meester-chef Meester Tweede meester Eerste kwartiermeester-chef Kwartiermeester-chef Kwartiermeester Eerste matroos Matroos
Maître principal-ChefMaître-principalPremier-maître chefPremier maîtreMaître-chefMaîtreSecond-maître1er Quartier-maître-chefQuartier-maître-chefQuartier maîtrePremier matelotMatelot
ChefhauptmeisterHauptmeisterErster ChefmeisterErster MeisterMeister-ChefMeisterZweiter Meister1er OberquartiermeisterOberquartiermeisterQuartiermeister1er MatroseMatrose
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin Navy [3]
Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg No insignia
MajorMaître principalPremier maîtreMaîtreSecond maîtreQuartier maître de 1er classeQuartier maître 2ème classeMatelot de 1ère classeMatelot de 2ème classe
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso No navy
Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi No navy
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Navy
Cameroon-Navy-OR-9.svg Cameroon-Navy-OR-8.svg Cameroon-Navy-OR-6.svg Cameroon-Navy-OR-5.svg Cameroon-Navy-OR-4.svg Cameroon-Navy-OR-3.svg Cameroon-Navy-OR-2.svg Cameroon-Navy-OR-1.svg
Maître principal Premier maître Maître Second-maître Quartier-maître de 1ère classe Quartier-maître de 2ème classe Matelot de 1ère classe Matelot
Naval ensign of Canada; Naval jack of Canada (1968-2013).svg  Royal Canadian Navy [4]
Canadian RCN OR-10.svg Canadian RCN OR-9c.svg Canadian RCN OR-9b.svg Canadian RCN OR-9a.svg Canadian RCN OR-8.svg Canadian RCN OR-7.svg Canadian RCN OR-6.svg
Canadian RCN OR-5.svg Canadian RCN OR-4.svg Canadian RCN OR-3.svg Canadian RCN OR-2.svg
Canadian Forces
chief warrant officer
Command chief petty officer 1st class Senior appointment
chief petty officer 1st class
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
Adjudant-chef
des Forces canadiennes
Premier maître de 1re classe du commandementPremier maître de 1re classe nomination supérieurePremier maître de 1re classePremier maître de 2e classeMaître de 1re classeMaître de 2e classeMatelot-chefMatelot de 1re classeMatelot de 2e classeMatelot de 3e classe
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic No navy
Flag of Chad.svg Chad No navy
Flag of the Comoros.svg Comoros No navy
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Navy of the DR Congo
09.DRCN-WO.svg 08.DRCN-JWO.svg 07.DRCN-MCPO.svg 06.DRCN-CPO.svg 05.DRCN-PO1.svg 04.DRCN-PO.svg 03.DRCN-PO2.svg 02.DRCN-SMFC.svg 01.DRCN-SM.svg No insignia
Chief Warrant Officer
Maître Chef Principal
Warrant Officer Class I
Premier Maître Chef
Warrant Officer Class II
Maître Chef
Chief petty officer
Premier Maître
Petty officer first class
Second Maître
Petty officer
Maître
Petty officer second class
Quartier Maître
First seaman
Premier Matelot
Second seaman
Second Matelot
Seaman
Matelot
Seaman recruit
Recrue
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Congolese Navy [5]
07-ROCongo Navy-MCPO.svg 06-ROCongo Navy-SCPO.svg 05-ROCongo Navy-CPO.svg 04-ROCongo Navy-PO1.svg 03-ROCongo Navy-PO2.svg 02-ROCongo Navy-PO3.svg 01-ROCongo Navy-SMN.svg No insignia
Maitre-principalPremier maitreMaitreSecond maitreQuartier-maitre de 1ere classeQuartier-maitre de 2eme classeMatelot 1ere classeMatelot 2e classe
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djiboutian Navy
Djibouti-Navy-OR-9.svg Djibouti-Navy-OR-8.svg Djibouti-Navy-OR-6.svg Djibouti-Navy-OR-5.svg Djibouti-Navy-OR-4.svg Djibouti-Navy-OR-3.svg Djibouti-Navy-OR-2.svg Djibouti-Navy-OR-1.svg
Maitre-principalPremier maitreMaitreSecond maitreQuartier-maitre se 1ere classeQuartier-maitre se 2eme classeMatelot brevetMatelot
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Navy of Equatorial Guinea
Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg
Brigada Sargento Cabo primero Cabo Marinero
Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy [6]
France-Navy-OR-9b Sleeve.svg France-Navy-OR-9a Sleeve.svg France-Navy-OR-8 Sleeve.svg France-Navy-OR-6 Sleeve.svg France-Navy-OR-5 Sleeve.svg France-Navy-OR-4 Sleeve.svg France-Navy-OR-3 Sleeve.svg France-Navy-OR-2 Sleeve.svg Generic-Navy sleeve.svg
Major Maître principal Premier maître Maître Second-maître Quartier-maître de 1ère classe Quartier-maître de 2ème classe Matelot breveté Matelot
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabonese Navy
08.GN-MCPOFC.svg 07.GN-MCPO.svg 06.GN-SCPO.svg 05.GN-CPO.svg 04.GN-PO1.svg 03.GN-PO2.svg 02.GN-PO3.svg 01.GN-SFC.svg 00.GN-SMN.svg
Maître-principal majorMaître-principalPremier maîtreMaîtreSecond maîtreQuartier-maître de 1ère classeQuartier-maître de 2ème classeMatelot brevetMatelot
Flag of Guinea.svg Guinean Navy
Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg
Major Maître principal Premier maître Maître Second-maître Quartier-maître de 1ère classe Quartier-maître de 2ème classe Matelot breveté Matelot
Flag of Haiti.svg Haitian Navy
Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Navy of Ivory Coast [7]
Blank.svg Ivory Coast-Navy-OR-9.svg Ivory Coast-Navy-OR-8.svg Ivory Coast-Navy-OR-6.svg Ivory Coast-Navy-OR-5.svg Ivory Coast-Navy-OR-4.svg Ivory Coast-Navy-OR-3.svg Ivory Coast-Navy-OR-2.svg Ivory Coast-Navy-OR-1.svg
Maitre-principal majorMaitre-principalPremier maitreMaitreSecond maitreQuartier-maitre de 1ere classeQuartier-maitre de 2eme classeMatelot de 1ere classeMatelot de 2eme classe
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanese Navy [8]
09.LAF-CWO.svg 08.LAF-WO.svg 07.LAF-FADJ.svg 06.LAF-ADJ.svg Blank.svg 05.LAF-SFC.svg 03.LAF-CFC.svg 02.LAF-CPL.svg 01.LAF-PFC.svg No insignia
مؤهل أول
Muahal 'awal
مؤهل
Muahal
معاون أوّل
Maawan 'awal
معاون
Maawan
رقيب أوّل
Raqib awwl
رقيب
Raqib
عريف أول
Earif 'awal
عريف
Earif
جندي أول
Jundiun 'awal
جندي
Jundiun
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg No navy
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar Navy [9]
09. Madagascar Navy - MCPO.svg 08. Madagascar Navy - SCPO.svg 07. Madagascar Navy - CPO.svg 06. Madagascar Navy - PO1.svg 05. Madagascar Navy - PO2.svg 04. Madagascar Navy - PO3.svg 03. Madagascar Navy - SFC.svg 02. Madagascar Navy - SM.svg 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
Flag of Mali.svg Mali No navy
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritanian Navy [10]
Mauritania-Navy-OR-9.svg Mauritania-Navy-OR-8.svg Mauritania-Navy-OR-6.svg Mauritania-Navy-OR-5.svg Mauritania-Navy-OR-3.svg Mauritania-Navy-OR-1.svg
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
Naval Ensign of Mauritius.svg Mauritius No navy
Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco No navy
Naval Ensign of Morocco.svg  Royal Moroccan Navy [11]
Morocco-Navy-OR-9.svg Morocco-Navy-OR-8.svg Morocco-Navy-OR-6.svg Morocco-Navy-OR-5b.svg Morocco-Navy-OR-5a.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg No insignia
Maître principalPremier maîtreMaîtreSecond-maître
de 1ère classe
Second-maître
de 2ème classe
Quartier-maître
de 1ère classe
Quartier-maître
de 2ème classe
Matelot de
1ère classe
Matelot
Flag of Niger.svg Niger No navy
Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda No navy
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegalese Navy
Senegal-Navy-OR-9.svg Senegal-Navy-OR-8.svg Senegal-Navy-OR-6.svg Senegal-Navy-OR-5.svg Senegal-Navy-OR-4.svg Senegal-Navy-OR-3.svg Senegal-Navy-OR-2.svg No insignia
Maitre-principal Premier maitre Maitre Second maitre Quartier-maitre se 1ere classe Quartier-maitre se 2eme classe Matelot brevet Matelot
Flag of the Seychelles.svg Seychelles Coast Guard [12]
Seychelles Coast Guard OR-09 (2018).svg Seychelles Coast Guard OR-08 (2018).svg Seychelles Coast Guard OR-07 (2018).svg Seychelles Coast Guard OR-06 (2018).svg Seychelles Coast Guard OR-04 (2018).svg Seychelles Coast Guard OR-03 (2018).svg No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)
Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland No navy
Flag of Togo.svg Togolese Navy [13]
Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg No insignia
MajorMaître principalPremier-maîtreMaîtreSecond-maîtreQuartier-maître de 1ère classeQuartier-maître de 2eme classeMatelot de 2ère classeMatelot de 2e classe
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisian National Navy
Grade Marine tunisienne E8.png Grade Marine tunisienne E7.png Grade Marine tunisienne E6.png Grade Marine tunisienne E5.png Grade Marine tunisienne E4.png Grade Marine tunisienne E3.png Grade Marine tunisienne E2.png Grade Marine tunisienne E1.png Grade Marine tunisienne E0.png
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 principalPremier maîtreMaîtreSecond-Maître de 1ère classeSecond-Maître de 2ème classeQuartier-maître de 1ère classeQuartier-maître de 2ème classeMatelot brevetéMatelot
Naval Ensign of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu Maritime Wing
Vanuatu Police Maritime Wing OR-7.svg Vanuatu Police Maritime Wing OR-6.svg Vanuatu Police Maritime Wing OR-4.svg Vanuatu Police Maritime Wing OR-1.svg Vanuatu Police OR-0.svg
Senior sergeant
Long sajen
Sergeant
Sajen
Corporal
Kofol
Constable
Polis
Recruit
Rikrut
Rank groupSenior NCOsJunior NCOsEnlisted

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