Comparative navy enlisted ranks of the Commonwealth
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Rank comparison chart of naval forces of Commonwealth of Nations states.
Enlisted[]
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard[1] |
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Master chief petty officer class 1 | Master chief petty officer class 2 | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Able seaman
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Royal Australian Navy[2] |
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Warrant Officer of the Navy | Warrant officer | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Able seaman | Seaman
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Royal Bahamas Defence Force[3] |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Force chief petty officer | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Leading marine | Able marine | Marine
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Bangladesh Navy[4] |
No insignia | No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Master chief petty officer | Senior chief petty officer | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Able seaman | Ordinary seaman
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Barbados Coast Guard |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Master chief petty officer class 1 | Master chief petty officer class 2 | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Able seaman | Seaman
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Belize Coast Guard |
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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 |
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Botswana | No navy
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Royal Brunei Navy[5] |
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)
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Cameroon Navy |
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Maître principal | Premier maître | Maître | Second-maître | Quartier-maître de 1ère classe | Quartier-maître de 2ème classe | Matelot de 1ère classe | Matelot
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Royal Canadian Navy[6] |
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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
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Cyprus Navy[7] |
Arm/corps insignia only | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ανθυπασπιστής Anthypaspistís |
Αρχικελευστής Archikelefstís |
Επικελευστής Epikelefstís |
Κελευστής Kelefstís |
Έφεδρος Κελευστής Éfedros Kelefstís |
Δίοπος Díopos |
Υποδίοπος Ypodíopos |
Ναύτης Náftis
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Dominica | No navy
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Republic of Fiji Navy |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Ordinary seaman
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Ghana Navy |
No insignia | No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chief petty officer | Petty officer first class | Petty officer second class | Leading seaman | Able seaman | Ordinary seaman
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Grenada | No navy
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Guyana Coast Guard |
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Fleet chief petty officer | Chief petty officer | Senior petty officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Able seaman
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Indian Navy[8] |
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] |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Master chief petty officer 1 | Master chief petty officer | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Able seaman | Ordinary seaman
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Kenya Navy |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Senior sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Private (or equivalent)
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Kiribati | No navy
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Lesotho | No navy
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Royal Malaysian Navy[10] |
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
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Maritime Squadron of Malta[11] |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrant Officer Class 1 | Warrant Officer Class 2 | Staff Sergeant | Sergeant | Bombadier | Lance Bombadier | Gunner (or equivalent)
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Mauritius | No navy
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Mozambique Naval Command |
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Intendente | Primeiro-sargento | Segundo-sargento | Primeiro-cabo | Segundo-cabo | Marinheiro
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Namibian Navy[12] |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Able seaman | Seaman
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Namibian Marine Corps |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Able seaman | Seaman
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Nauru | No navy
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Royal New Zealand Navy[13] |
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Warrant officer | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Leading hand | Able rate | Ordinary rate
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Nigerian Navy[14] |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy Warrant Officer | Master Warrant Officer | Warrant Officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Able seaman | Seaman | Ordinary seaman
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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
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Papua New Guinea Maritime Element |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrant officer | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Able seaman | Seaman
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Rwanda | No navy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Lucia | No navy
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | No navy
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Samoa | No navy
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Seychelles Coast Guard[15] |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Staff sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private (or equivalent)
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Sierra Leone Navy |
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Chief petty officer |
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Republic of Singapore Navy[16] |
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
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Solomon Islands | No army
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South African Navy[17] |
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Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Able seaman | Seaman
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Sri Lanka Navy[18] |
No insignia | No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Master chief petty officer | Fleet chief petty officer | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Able seaman | Seaman recruit
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Swaziland | No navy
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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
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Tongan Navy[19] |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Staff sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private
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Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard[20] |
No insignia | No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fleet chief petty officer | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Able seaman | Ordinary seaman
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Tuvalu | No navy
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Uganda | No navy
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Royal Navy[21] |
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Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Leading rate | Able rate
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Corps of Royal Marines[22] |
No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Colour sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Marine
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Vanuatu Maritime Wing |
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Senior sergeant Long sajen |
Sergeant Sajen |
Corporal Kofol |
Constable Polis |
Recruit Rikrut
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Zambia | No navy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted |
See also[]
Footnotes[]
- ^ Antigua & Barbuda Defence Force. "Paratus" (PDF). Regional Publications Ltd. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Badges of rank" (PDF). defence.gov.au. Department of Defence (Australia). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "ENLISTED RATES". rbdf.gov.bs. Royal Bahamas Defence Force. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Βαθμοί" [Ranks]. army.gov.cy (in Greek). Cypriot National Guard. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "BADGES OF RANK". Official Jamaica Defence Force Website. 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "RMN other ranks". navy.mil.my. Royal Malaysian Navy. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Rank Insignia". afm.gov.mt. Armed Forces of Malta. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Government Notice" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. Vol. 4547. 20 August 2010. pp. 99–102. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Badges of Rank". nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Rank structure". spdf.sc. Seychelles People's Defence Forces. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "SAF Rank Insignias". mindef.gov.sg. Ministry of Defence (Singapore). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Tonga Defence Services (Amendment) Regulations 2009" (PDF). Tonga Government Gazette Supplement Extraordinary. 5: 151–153. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Rank Chart (Enlisted)". 69.0.195.188. Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "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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