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
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
Royal Australian Navy^[2] v t e	Warrant officer		Chief petty officer		Petty officer		Leading seaman			Able seaman			Seaman
Royal Bahamas Defence Force^[3] v t e													No insignia
Royal Bahamas Defence Force^[3] v t e	Force chief petty officer			Chief petty officer	Petty officer		Leading marine			Able marine			Marine
Bangladesh Navy^[4] v t e									No insignia				No insignia
Bangladesh Navy^[4] v t e	মাস্টার চীফ পেটি অফিসার Māsṭār chīph pēṭi ôphisār		সিনিয়র চীফ পেটি অফিসার Siniẏar chīph pēṭi ôphisār	চীফ পেটি অফিসার Chīph pēṭi ôphisār	পেটি অফিসার Pēṭi ôphisār		লিডিং সীম্যান Liḍiṁ sīmaen		এ্যাবল সীম্যান Ēyābal sīmaen				অর্ডিনারী সিম্যান Ôrḍinārī simaen
Barbados Coast Guard^[5] v t e													No insignia
Barbados Coast Guard^[5] v t e	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
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^[6] v t e										No insignia
Royal Brunei Navy^[6] v t e	Pegawai waran 1		Pegawai waran 2	Bintara kanan	Bintara		Laskar kanan		Laskar muda	Prebet/Soldadu
Cameroon Navy^[7]^[8]^[9] v t e
Cameroon Navy^[7]^[8]^[9] v t e	Maître principal		Premier maître		Maître	Second-maître	Quartier-maître de 1^ère classe		Quartier-maître de 2^ème classe	Matelot de 1^re classe			Matelot
Royal Canadian Navy^[10]^[11] v t e													No insignia
	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 1^re classe		Premier(ère) maître de 2^e classe	Maître de 1^re classe	Maître de 2^e classe		Matelot-chef		Matelot de 1^re classe	Matelot de 2^e classe			Matelot de 3^e classe
Cyprus Navy^[12] v t e													Arm/corps insignia only
Cyprus Navy^[12] v t e	Ανθυπασπιστής Anthypaspistís		Αρχικελευστής Archikelefstís	Επικελευστής Epikelefstís	Κελευστής Kelefstís		Δίοπος Díopos		Υποδίοπος Ypodíopos				Ναύτης Náftis
Dominica	No navy
Eswatini	No navy
Republic of Fiji Navy v t e													No insignia
Republic of Fiji Navy v t e	Warrant officer class 1		Warrant officer class 2	Chief petty officer	Petty officer		Leading seaman						Ordinary seaman
Gabonese Navy v t e
Gabonese Navy v t e	Maître-principal major	Maître-principal	Premier maître		Maître	Second maître	Quartier-maître de 1^ère classe		Quartier-maître de 2^ème classe	Matelot brevet			Matelot
Ghana Navy v t e										No insignia			No insignia
Ghana Navy v t e				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
Guyana Coast Guard v t e	Fleet chief petty officer		Chief petty officer	Senior petty officer	Petty officer		Leading seaman			Able seaman
Indian Navy^[13]^[14] v t e										No insignia
Indian Navy^[13]^[14] v t e	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
Rank group	Senior NCOs						Junior NCOs			Enlisted
Jamaican Coast Guard^[15] v t e													No insignia
Jamaican Coast Guard^[15] v t e	Master chief petty officer 1		Master chief petty officer	Chief petty officer	Petty officer		Leading seaman			Able seaman			Ordinary seaman
Kenya Navy^[16] v t e										No insignia
Kenya Navy^[16] v t e	Warrant officer class 1		Warrant officer class 2	Senior sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal			Private (or equivalent)
Kiribati	No navy
Lesotho	No navy
Royal Malaysian Navy^[17] v t e													No insignia
Royal Malaysian Navy^[17] v t e	Pegawai waran I		Pegawai waran II	Bintara kanan	Bintara muda		Laskar kanan		Laskar kelas I	Laskar kelas II			Perajurit muda
Maritime Squadron of Malta^[18] v t e										No insignia
Maritime Squadron of Malta^[18] v t e	Warrant Officer Class 1 Uffiċjal tal-warrant tal-klassi 1		Warrant Officer Class 2 Uffiċjal tal-warrant tal-klassi 2	Staff Sergeant Surġent tal-istaff	Sergeant Surġent		Bombardier Bumbardier		Lance Bombardier Bumbardier tal-lanċa	Gunner Artiller
Mauritius	No navy
Mozambique Naval Command v t e
Mozambique Naval Command v t e				Intendente	Primeiro-sargento	Segundo-sargento				Primeiro-cabo	Segundo-cabo		Marinheiro
Namibian Navy^[19] v t e										No insignia
Namibian Navy^[19] v t e	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
Namibian Marine Corps v t e	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^[20] v t e
Royal New Zealand Navy^[20] v t e	Warrant officer			Chief petty officer	Petty officer		Leading hand			Able rate			Ordinary rate
Nigerian Navy^[21] v t e													No insignia
Nigerian Navy^[21] v t e	Navy Warrant Officer	Master Warrant Officer	Warrant Officer		Petty officer		Leading seaman		Able seaman	Seaman			Ordinary seaman
Pakistan Navy v t e													No insignia
Pakistan Navy v t e	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
Papua New Guinea Maritime Element v t e	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^[22] v t e										No insignia
Seychelles Coast Guard^[22] v t e	Warrant officer class 1		Warrant officer class 2	Staff sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal	Private (or equivalent)
Sierra Leone Navy v t e
Sierra Leone Navy v t e	Warrant officer class 1		Warrant officer class 2	Chief petty officer	Petty officer		Leading seaman			Able seaman			Seaman
Republic of Singapore Navy^[23] v t e													No Insignia	No Insignia
Republic of Singapore Navy^[23] v t e	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^[24] v t e
South African Navy^[24] v t e	Warrant officer class 1		Warrant officer class 2	Chief petty officer	Petty officer		Leading seaman			Able seaman			Seaman
Sri Lanka Navy^[25] v t e									No insignia				No insignia
Sri Lanka Navy^[25] v t e	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
Tanzania Naval Command v t e	Afisa mteule daraja la kwanza		Afisa mteule daraja la pili	Sajinitaji	Sajenti		Koplo		Koplo usu	Mtu ndege
Togolese Navy^[26] v t e													No insignia
Togolese Navy^[26] v t e	Major	Maître principal	Premier-maître		Maître	Second-maître	Quartier-maitre de 1^ère classe		Quartier-maitre de 2^ème classe	Matelot de 1^ère classe			Matelot de 2^ème classe
Tongan Navy^[27] v t e										No insignia
Tongan Navy^[27] v t e	Warrant officer class 1		Warrant officer class 2	Staff sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal	Private
Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard^[28] v t e										No insignia			No insignia
Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard^[28] v t e	Fleet chief petty officer		Chief petty officer		Petty officer		Leading seaman			Able seaman			Ordinary seaman
Tuvalu	No navy
Uganda	No navy
Royal Navy^[29] v t e
Royal Navy^[29] v t e	Warrant officer class 1		Warrant officer class 2	Chief petty officer	Petty officer		Leading rate			Able rate
Royal Marines^[30] v t e										No insignia
Royal Marines^[30] v t e	Warrant officer class 1		Warrant officer class 2	Colour sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		Lance corporal	Marine
Vanuatu Maritime Wing v t e
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

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.
^ Bangladesh Navy. "Rank & Insignia". navy.mil.bd. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025.
^ "Barbados Defence Force Medal Ceremony". YouTube. Barbados Defence Force. 18 Jul 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
^ "Admiralty Ranks – RBN Admiralty Rank". Navy.MinDef.gov.bn. Royal Brunei Navy Headquarters, Muara Naval Base: Defence Information Technology Unit, Ministry of Defence, Brunei. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
^ "Grades Et Appellations Sous-Officier Superieurs Marine Nationale". Ministère de la défense du Cameroun (in French). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
^ "Grades Et Appellations Sous-Officier Subalternes Marine Nationale". Ministère de la défense du Cameroun (in French). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
^ "Grades Et Appellations Militaires du Rang Marine Nationale". Ministère de la défense du Cameroun (in French). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
^ "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Archived from the original on 3 July 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ "The Canadian Armed Forces modernizes military ranks in French". Canada. Government of Canada. 3 February 2022. Archived from the original on 28 March 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
^ "Βαθμοί" [Ranks]. army.gov.cy (in Greek). Cypriot National Guard. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^ "Ranks & Insignia". Join Indian Navy. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
^ "Forwarding Nomenclature of Ranks in Navy" (PDF). 23 August 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2024.
^ "BADGES OF RANK". Official Jamaica Defence Force Website. 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
^ "KDF Ranks". mod.go.ke. Ministry of Defence - Kenya. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
^ "RMN other ranks". navy.mil.my. Royal Malaysian Navy. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
^ "Rank Insignia". Armed Forces of Malta. Archived from the original on 7 November 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
^ "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" (PDF). nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
^ 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. Archived from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
^ "SAF Rank Insignias". mindef.gov.sg. Ministry of Defence (Singapore). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
^ "Rank Insignia". navy.mil.za. Department of Defence (South Africa). Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
^ "Branches/Ranks". Sri Lanka Navy. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
^ "Journal officiel de la république togolaise" (PDF) (in French). 12 February 2008. Retrieved 16 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.
^ "Shaping your career". royalnavy.mod.uk. Royal Navy. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
^ "RM Officers & Other Ranks Badges of Rank". Royal Navy website. Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2008-10-05.

[Antigua&Barbuda-1] Antigua & Barbuda Defence Force. "Paratus" (PDF). Regional Publications Ltd. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

[Australia-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.

[Bangladesh_Navy-4] Bangladesh Navy. "Rank & Insignia". navy.mil.bd. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025.

[Medals_Parade-5] "Barbados Defence Force Medal Ceremony". YouTube. Barbados Defence Force. 18 Jul 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2022.

[Brunei_Navy-6] "Admiralty Ranks – RBN Admiralty Rank". Navy.MinDef.gov.bn. Royal Brunei Navy Headquarters, Muara Naval Base: Defence Information Technology Unit, Ministry of Defence, Brunei. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

[7] "Grades Et Appellations Sous-Officier Superieurs Marine Nationale". Ministère de la défense du Cameroun (in French). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2024.

[8] "Grades Et Appellations Sous-Officier Subalternes Marine Nationale". Ministère de la défense du Cameroun (in French). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2024.

[9] "Grades Et Appellations Militaires du Rang Marine Nationale". Ministère de la défense du Cameroun (in French). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2024.

[Canada-10] "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Archived from the original on 3 July 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[CA-Female-11] "The Canadian Armed Forces modernizes military ranks in French". Canada. Government of Canada. 3 February 2022. Archived from the original on 28 March 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2024.

[Cyprus-12] "Βαθμοί" [Ranks]. army.gov.cy (in Greek). Cypriot National Guard. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

[India_Navy-13] "Ranks & Insignia". Join Indian Navy. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

[14] "Forwarding Nomenclature of Ranks in Navy" (PDF). 23 August 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2024.

[Jamaica-15] "BADGES OF RANK". Official Jamaica Defence Force Website. 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.

[Kenya-16] "KDF Ranks". mod.go.ke. Ministry of Defence - Kenya. Retrieved 9 December 2022.

[17] "RMN other ranks". navy.mil.my. Royal Malaysian Navy. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

[Malta-18] "Rank Insignia". Armed Forces of Malta. Archived from the original on 7 November 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2025.

[Namibia-19] "Government Notice" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. Vol. 4547. 20 August 2010. pp. 99–102. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

[NewZealand-20] "Badges of Rank" (PDF). nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

[Nigeria-21] 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.

[Seychelles-22] "Rank structure". spdf.sc. Seychelles People's Defence Forces. Archived from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

[Singapore-23] "SAF Rank Insignias". mindef.gov.sg. Ministry of Defence (Singapore). Retrieved 7 June 2021.

[SouthAfrica_Navy-24] "Rank Insignia". navy.mil.za. Department of Defence (South Africa). Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

[SriLanka_Navy-25] "Branches/Ranks". Sri Lanka Navy. Retrieved 25 August 2024.

[Togo-26] "Journal officiel de la république togolaise" (PDF) (in French). 12 February 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2021.

[Tonga-27] "Tonga Defence Services (Amendment) Regulations 2009" (PDF). Tonga Government Gazette Supplement Extraordinary. 5: 151–153. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

[Trinidad&Tobago_Other-28] "Rank Chart (Enlisted)". 69.0.195.188. Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[UK_Navy-29] "Shaping your career". royalnavy.mod.uk. Royal Navy. Retrieved 24 September 2021.

[Royal_Marines-30] "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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