Comparative navy enlisted ranks of the Commonwealth

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] v t e
	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] v t e
	Warrant Officer of the Navy			Warrant officer			Chief petty officer				Petty officer												Leading seaman						Able seaman						Seaman
Royal Bahamas Defence Force [3] v t e																																			No insignia
	Force chief petty officer								Chief petty officer		Petty officer												Leading marine						Able marine						Marine
Bangladesh Navy [4] v t e																											No insignia								No insignia
	Master chief petty officer						Senior chief petty officer		Chief petty officer		Petty officer												Leading seaman				Able seaman								Ordinary seaman
Barbados Coast Guard v t e																																			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 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		Seaman apprentice
Botswana	No navy
Royal Brunei Navy [5] v t e																													No insignia
	Sarjan Mejar (Jawatan)			Pegawai Waran 1			Pegawai Waran 2		Bintara Kanan		Bintara												Laskar Kanan				Laskar Muda
	Navy Sergeant major (Appointment)			Warrant officer 1			Warrant office 2		Chief petty officer		Petty officer												Leading hand				Able rate		Private (or equivalent)
Cameroon Navy v t e
	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 [6] v t e
	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 commandement	Premier maître de 1re classe –nomination supérieure		Premier maître de 1re classe		Premier 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 [7] v t e																																			Arm/corps insignia only
	Ανθυπασπιστής Anthypaspistís						Αρχικελευστής Archikelefstís		Επικελευστής Epikelefstís		Κελευστής Kelefstís				Έφεδρος Κελευστής Éfedros Kelefstís								Δίοπος Díopos				Υποδίοπος Ypodíopos								Ναύτης Náftis
Dominica	No navy
Eswatini	No navy
Republic of Fiji Navy v t e																																			No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Chief petty officer		Petty officer												Leading seaman												Ordinary seaman
Gabonese Navy v t e
	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 v t e																													No insignia						No insignia
									Chief petty officer		Petty officer first class						Petty officer second class						Leading seaman						Able seaman						Ordinary seaman
Grenada	No navy
Guyana Coast Guard v t e
	Fleet chief petty officer						Chief petty officer		Senior petty officer		Petty officer												Leading seaman						Able seaman
Indian Navy [8] v t e																																			No insignia
	Master chief petty officer 1st class						Master chief petty officer 2nd class		Chief petty officer		Petty officer												Leading seaman												Ordinary seaman
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Jamaican Coast Guard [9] v t e																																			No insignia
	Master chief petty officer 1						Master chief petty officer		Chief petty officer		Petty officer												Leading seaman						Able seaman						Ordinary seaman
Kenya Navy v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Senior sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal						Private (or equivalent)
Kiribati	No navy
Lesotho	No navy
Royal Malaysian Navy [10] v t e																																			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 [11] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Bombadier				Lance Bombadier		Gunner (or equivalent)
Mauritius	No navy
Mozambique Naval Command v t e
									Intendente		Primeiro-sargento						Segundo-sargento												Primeiro-cabo			Segundo-cabo			Marinheiro
Namibian Navy [12] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Chief petty officer		Petty officer												Leading seaman				Able seaman		Seaman
Namibian Marine Corps v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Chief petty officer		Petty officer												Leading seaman				Able seaman		Seaman
Nauru	No navy
Royal New Zealand Navy [13] v t e
	Warrant officer								Chief petty officer		Petty officer												Leading hand						Able rate						Ordinary rate
Nigerian Navy [14] v t e																																			No insignia
	Navy Warrant Officer			Master Warrant Officer			Warrant Officer				Petty officer												Leading seaman				Able seaman		Seaman						Ordinary seaman
Pakistan Navy v t e																																			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 v t e																																			No insignia
	Warrant officer								Chief petty officer		Petty officer												Leading seaman						Able seaman						Seaman
Rwanda	No navy
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Saint Lucia	No navy
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	No navy
Samoa	No navy
Seychelles Coast Guard [15] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private (or equivalent)
Sierra Leone Navy v t e
									Chief petty officer
Republic of Singapore Navy [16] v t e																																			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	No army
South African Navy [17] v t e
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Chief petty officer		Petty officer												Leading seaman						Able seaman						Seaman
Sri Lanka Navy [18] v t e																											No insignia								No insignia
	Master chief petty officer						Fleet chief petty officer		Chief petty officer		Petty officer												Leading seaman				Able seaman								Seaman recruit
Swaziland	No navy
Tanzania Naval Command v t e																													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] v t e																																			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 [20] v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Staff sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal		Private
Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard [21] v t e																													No insignia						No insignia
	Fleet chief petty officer						Chief petty officer				Petty officer												Leading seaman						Able seaman						Ordinary seaman
Tuvalu	No navy
Uganda	No navy
Royal Navy [22] v t e
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Chief petty officer		Petty officer												Leading rate						Able rate
Corps of Royal Marines [23] v t e																																			No insignia
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Colour sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal								Marine
Vanuatu Maritime Wing v t e
									Senior sergeant Long sajen		Sergeant Sajen												Corporal Kofol						Constable Polis				Recruit Rikrut
Zambia	No navy
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted

See also

• Comparative navy officer ranks of the Commonwealth
• Ranks and insignia of NATO navies' officers

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. "Admiralty Ranks". navy.mindef.gov.bn. Royal Brunei Navy. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
6. "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
7. "Βαθμοί" [Ranks]. army.gov.cy (in Greek). Cypriot National Guard. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
8. "Ranks & Insignia". Join Indian Navy. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
9. "BADGES OF RANK". Official Jamaica Defence Force Website. 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
10. "RMN other ranks". navy.mil.my. Royal Malaysian Navy. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
11. "Rank Insignia". afm.gov.mt. Armed Forces of Malta. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
12. "Government Notice" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. Vol. 4547. 20 August 2010. pp. 99–102. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
13. "Badges of Rank". nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
14. 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.
15. "Rank structure". spdf.sc. Seychelles People's Defence Forces. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
16. "SAF Rank Insignias". mindef.gov.sg. Ministry of Defence (Singapore). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
17. "Rank Insignia". navy.mil.za. Department of Defence (South Africa). Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
18. "Branches/ Ranks". navy.lk. Sri Lanka Navy. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
19. "Journal officiel de la république togolaise" (PDF) (in French). 12 February 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
20. "Tonga Defence Services (Amendment) Regulations 2009" (PDF). Tonga Government Gazette Supplement Extraordinary. 5: 151–153. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
21. "Rank Chart (Enlisted)". 69.0.195.188. Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
22. "Shaping your career". royalnavy.mod.uk. Royal Navy. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
23. "RM Officers & Other Ranks Badges of Rank". Royal Navy website. Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2008-10-05.