Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Anglophone countries

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

Officers

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


 Barbados Coast Guard[4]
 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


Burundi Burundi No navy


 Cameroon Navy[5][6][7]
Maître principal Premier maître Maître Second-maître Quartier-maître de 1ère classe Quartier-maître de 2ème classe Matelot de 1re classe Matelot
 Royal Canadian Navy[8][9]
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
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
 Gambian Navy
 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
Haitian Navy
 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
 Irish Naval Service[12]
 No insignia
Warrant officer
Oifigeach barántais 		Senior chief petty officer
Ard-mhion-oifigeach sinsearach 		Chief petty officer
Ard-mhion-oifigeach 		Senior petty officer
Mion-oifigeach sinsearach 		Petty officer
Mion-oifigeach 		Leading seaman
Mairnéalach ceannais 		Able seaman
Mairnéalach inniúil 		Ordinary seaman
Mairnéalach 		Seaman recruit
Earcach
 Jamaican Coast Guard[13]
 No insignia
Master chief petty officer 1 Master chief petty officer Chief petty officer Petty officer Leading seaman Able seaman Ordinary seaman
 Kenya Navy[14]
 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


Liberian National Coast Guard[15]
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 recruit
 Malawi Army
 No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance Corporal Private
(or equivalent)
Mali Mali No navy


 Maritime Squadron of Malta[16]
No insignia
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warrant Officer Class 2 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Bombardier Lance Bombardier Gunner
(or equivalent)
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands No navy


Mauritius Mauritius No navy


Federated States of Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia No navy


 Namibian Navy[17]
 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[18]
 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[19]
 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
Palau Palau No navy


 Papua New Guinea Maritime Element
 No insignia
Warrant officer Chief petty officer Petty officer Leading seaman Able seaman Seaman
 Philippine Navy[20]
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 Seaman second class Apprentice seaman
Rwanda Rwanda No navy


 Saint Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Chief petty officer Petty officer Leading rate Able rate
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[21]
 No insignia
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private
(or equivalent)
 Sierra Leone Navy
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Chief petty officer Petty officer Leading seaman Able seaman Seaman
 Republic of Singapore Navy[22]
 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 navy


 South African Navy[23]
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Chief petty officer Petty officer Leading seaman Able seaman Seaman
South Sudan South Sudan No navy


 Sudanese Navy[24]
 No insignia
مساعد
Mosa'id 		رقيب أول
Raqib awwal 		رقيب
Raqib 		عريف
'arif 		وكيل عريف
Wakil 'arif 		جندي
Jundiun
 Tanzania Naval Command
 No insignia
Afisa mteule daraja la kwanza Afisa mteule daraja la pili Sajinitaji Sajenti Koplo Koplo usu Mtu ndege
 Tongan Navy[25]
 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[26]
 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[27]
Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Chief petty officer Petty officer Leading rate Able rate
 United States Navy[28]
 FMCPO E-9 E-8 E-8 E-7 E-6 E-5 E-4 E-3 E-2 No insignia
Command master chief petty officer Master chief petty officer Command senior 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 Seaman recruit
Vanuatu Vanuatu Maritime Wing
Senior sergeant
Long sajen 		Sergeant
Sajen 		Corporal
Kofol 		Constable
Polis 		Recruit
Rikrut
Zambia Zambia No navy


Zimbabwe Zimbabwe No navy


Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted

References

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  13. ^ "BADGES OF RANK". Official Jamaica Defence Force Website. 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  14. ^ "KDF Ranks". mod.go.ke. Ministry of Defence - Kenya. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
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