Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Asia

Rank comparison chart of navies of Asian states.

Enlisted

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9		OR-8		OR-7		OR-6		OR-5		OR-4		OR-3	OR-2			OR-1
Afghanistan	No navy
Armenia	No navy
Azerbaijani Navy													No equivalent				No insigna
	Baş miçman		Miçman		Kiçik miçman		Birinci starşina		Ikinci starşina		Üçüncü starşina			Baş dәnizçi			Dәnizçi
	Chief Warrant Officer		Warrant Officer		Chief Petty Officer		Petty Officer 1st Class		Petty Officer 2nd Class		Petty Officer 3rd Class			Seaman 1st Class			Seaman
Royal Bahrain Naval Force	No equivalent						No equivalent							No equivalent
Royal Bahrain Naval Force	No equivalent				Master Sergeant رقیب اول		No equivalent		Sergeant رقیب		Corporal عریف		Lance Corporal جندی اول	No equivalent
Bangladesh Navy									No equivalent				No insignia	No equivalent			No insignia
Bangladesh Navy	Master Chief Petty Officer		Senior Chief Petty Officer		Chief Petty Officer		Petty officer		No equivalent		Leading seaman		Able Seaman	No equivalent			Ordinary Seaman
Bhutan	No navy
Royal Brunei Navy														No insignia
Royal Brunei Navy	Sergeant Major (Appointment) Sarjan Mejar (Jawatan)	Warrant Officer 1 Pegawai Waran 1	Warrant Office 2 Pegawai Waran 2		Chief Petty Officer Bintara Kanan		Petty Officer Bintara				Leading Hand Laskar Kanan		Able Rate Laskar Muda	Private (or equivalent)
Royal Cambodian Navy
Royal Cambodian Navy	Chief Warrant Officer	Warrant Officer	Junior Warrant Officer		Master Chief Petty Officer		Chief Petty Officer		Petty Officer 1st Class		Petty Officer 2nd Class		Petty Officer 3rd Class	Seaman 1st Class			Seaman
PLA Navy													No equivalent
PLA Navy	Chief Petty Officer 1st Class (海军一级军士长)	Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class (海军二级军士长)	Chief Petty Officer 3rd Class (海军三级军士长)		Chief Petty Officer 4th Class (海军四级军士长)		Petty Officer First Class (海军上士)		Petty Officer Second Class (海军中士)		Petty Officer Third Class (海军下士)		No equivalent	Seaman (海军上等兵)			Seaman Apprentice (水兵)
Republic of China Navy
Republic of China Navy	Command master chief petty officer 一等士官長		Master chief petty officer 二等士官		Senior chief petty officer 三等士官長		Chief Petty Officer 上士		Petty Officer 1st Class 中士		Petty Officer 2nd Class 下士		Seaman 上等兵	Seaman apprentice 一等兵			Seaman recruit 二等兵
Indian Navy									No equivalent				No equivalent				No insignia
Indian Navy	Master Chief Petty Officer 1st Class		Master Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class		Chief Petty Officer		Petty Officer		No equivalent		Leading Seaman		No equivalent				Ordinary Seaman
Indonesian Navy
	Pembantu Letnan Satu	Pembantu Letnan Dua	Sersan Mayor		Sersan Kepala		Sersan Satu		Sersan Dua		Kopral Kepala	Kopral Satu	Kopral Dua	Kelasi Kepala	Kelasi Satu		Kelasi Dua
	Chief Warrant Officer	Warrant Officer	Master Chief Petty Officer First Class		Master Chief Petty Officer Second Class		Senior Chief Petty Officer		Chief Petty Officer		Petty Officer First Class	Petty Officer Second Class	Petty Officer Third Class	Seaman	Seaman Apprentice		Seaman recruit
Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
	Nāvostovār Yekom		Nāvostovār Dovom		Mahnāvi Yekom		Mahnāvi Dovom		Mahnāvi Sevom		Sarnāvi		Nāvi Yekom	Nāvi Dovom			Nāvi
	ناواستوار یکم		ناواستوار دوم		مهناوی یکم		مهناوی دوم		مهناوی سوم		سرناوی		ناوی یکم	ناوی دوم			ناوی
	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			Seaman Recruit
Iraqi Navy	No equivalent										No equivalent
					رقيب أول (Rayiys eurafa)		رقيب (Arif)		نائب عريف (Nāyīb arīf)					جندي أول (Jundi 'Awwal)			جندى (Jundi)
					Chief Petty Officer		Petty Officer First Class		Petty Officer Second Class					Able Seaman			Seaman
Israeli Navy													No equivalent			No insignia	No equivalent
Israeli Navy	Chief warrant officer (רב-נגד (רנ"ג	Command Sergeant Major (רב-סמל בכיר (רס"ב	Sergeant Major (רב-סמל מתקדם (רס"מ	Master Sergeant (רב-סמל ראשון (רס"ר	Sergeant First Class (רב-סמל (רס"ל		Staff Sergeant (סמל ראשון (סמ"ר		Sergeant סמל		Corporal (רב טוראי (רב"ט		No equivalent			Private טוראי	No equivalent
Equivalent NATO code	OR-9		OR-8		OR-7		OR-6		OR-5		OR-4		OR-3	OR-2			OR-1
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force											No equivalent
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force	Warrant Officer 准海尉		Chief Petty Officer 海曹長		Petty officer first class 1等海曹		Petty officer second class 2等海曹		Petty officer third class 3等海曹		No equivalent		Leading Seaman 海士長	Seaman 1等海士			Seaman apprentice 2等海士
Royal Jordanian Navy													No equivalent				No insignia
Royal Jordanian Navy	Agent First Class وکیل اول		Agent وکیل		Sergeant First Class رقیب اول		Sergeant رقیب				Corporal عریف		No equivalent	Private 1st Class وکیل عریف			Private جندي‎‎
Kazakh Naval Forces
Kazakh Naval Forces	Master Sergeant Шебер-сержант	Staff Sergeant Штаб-сержант	Petty officer first class Бiрiншi сыныпты старшина	Petty officer second class Екiншi сыныпты старшина	Petty officer third class Үшiншi сыныпты старшина	Senior Sergeant Бас старшина	First class sergeant Бiрiншi сатылы старшина		Second class sergeant Екiншi сатылы старшина		Senior seaman Аға матрос		Seaman Матрос
Korean People's Army Naval Force																	No equivalent
	T'ŭkmu-sangsa 특무상사		Sangsa 상사		Chungsa 중사		Hasa 하사		Sanggŭp-pyŏngsa 상급병사		Chungŭp-pyŏngsa 중급병사		Hagŭp-pyŏngsa 하급병사	Chŏnsa 전사
	Master chief petty officer		Senior Chief Petty Officer		Chief Petty Officer		Petty Officer 1st Class		Petty Officer 2nd Class		Petty Officer 3rd Class		Seaman	Seaman Recruit
Republic of Korea Navy																	No insignia
	Wonsa 원사		Sangsa 상사		Jungsa 중사		Hasa 하사		Byeongjang 병장		Sangdeungbyeong 상등병		Ildeungbyeong 일등병	Ideungbyeong 이등병
	Master chief petty officer		Senior chief petty officer (Chief petty officer)		Chief petty officer (Senior petty officer)		Petty officer 1st class (Petty officer)		Petty officer 2nd class (Leading seaman)		Petty officer 3rd class (Able seaman)		Seaman (Seaman 1st class)	Seaman apprentice (Seaman 2nd class)			Seaman recruit
Kuwait Navy					No equivalent								No equivalent				No equivalent
Kuwait Navy	Chief Warrant Officer وکیل اول		Warrant Officer وکیل		No equivalent		Chief petty officer رقیب اول		Petty officer رقیب		Leading seaman عریف		No equivalent	Seaman وکیل عریف			No equivalent
Kyrgyzstan	No navy
Laos	No navy
Royal Malaysian Navy									No equivalent									No insignia
Royal Malaysian Navy	Pegawai Waren I Warrant Officer Class 1		Pegawai Waren II Warrant Officer Class 2		Bintara Kanan Chief Petty Officer		Bintara Muda Petty Officer		No equivalent		Laskar Kanan Leading Seaman		Laskar Kelas I Able seaman	Laskar Kelas II Ordinary Seaman			Laskar Muda Seaman	Perajurit Muda Seaman recruit
Mongolia	No navy
Myanmar Navy									No equivalent					No equivalent			No insignia
Myanmar Navy	Master Chief Petty Officer အရာခံဗိုလ်		Senior Chief Petty Officer ဒုအရာခံဗိုလ်		Chief Petty Officer တပ်ခွဲတပ်ကြပ်ကြီး		Petty Officer တပ်ကြပ်ကြီး		No equivalent		Senior Leading တပ်ကြပ်		Leading ဒုတပ်ကြပ်	No equivalent			Able Body
Nepal	No navy
Royal Navy of Oman					No equivalent						No equivalent						No equivalent
Royal Navy of Oman	Warrant Officer Class I		Warrant Officer Class II		No equivalent		Chief Petty Officer		Petty Officer		No equivalent		Leading Seaman	Able Seaman			No equivalent
Pakistan Navy									No equivalent				No equivalent				No insignia
Pakistan Navy	Master Chief Petty Officer		Fleet Chief Petty Officer		Chief Petty Officer		Petty Officer		No equivalent		Leading Seaman		No equivalent	Able Seaman			Ordinary Seaman
Philippine Navy													No equivalent
Philippine Navy	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		No equivalent	Seaman Second Class			Apprentice Seaman
Qatari Emiri Navy									No equivalent					No equivalent
Qatari Emiri Navy	Warrant Officer Class I		Warrant Officer Class II		Chief petty officer		Petty officer		No equivalent		Leading seaman		Able seaman	No equivalent
Russian Navy
Russian Navy	Senior michman (Старший мичман)	Michman (Мичман)	Glavny starshina of the ship (Главный корабельный старшина)		Glavny starshina (Главный старшина)		Starshina 1st stage (Старшина 1 статьи)		Starshina 2nd class (Старшина 2 статьи)		Starshiy matros (Старший матрос)		Seaman (Матрос)
Republic of Singapore Navy																	No Insignia	No Insignia
Republic of Singapore Navy	Master Sergeant		Staff Sergeant		First Sergeant		Second Sergeant		Third Sergeant		Corporal First Class	Corporal	Lance Corporal	Private First Class			Private	Recruit
Sri Lanka Navy									No equivalent				No insignia	No equivalent			No insignia
Sri Lanka Navy	Master chief petty officer		Fleet chief petty officer		Chief Petty Officer		Petty Officer		No equivalent		Leading Seaman		Able Seaman	No equivalent			Seaman recruit
Equivalent NATO code	OR-9		OR-8		OR-7		OR-6		OR-5		OR-4		OR-3	OR-2			OR-1
Tajikistan	No navy
Royal Thai Navy							No equivalent							No equivalent			No insignia
	พันจ่าเอกพิเศษ	พันจ่าเอก	พันจ่าโท		พันจ่าตรี				จ่าเอก		จ่าโท		จ่าตรี				พลทหาร
	Fleet Chief Petty Officer (special rank)	Chief Petty Officer 1st Class	Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class		Chief Petty Officer 3rd Class				Petty Officer 1st Class		Petty Officer 2nd Class		Petty Officer 3rd Class				Seaman
East Timor Navy																	No insignia
East Timor Navy	Sargento-mor		Sargento-chefe		Sargento-ajudante		Primeiro-sargento	Segundo-sargento	Primerio-subsargento	Segundo-subsargento	Cabo		Primeiro-marinheiro	Segundo-marinheiro			Grumete
United Arab Emirates Navy	No equivalent						No equivalent						No equivalent				No insignia
United Arab Emirates Navy	No equivalent		Warrant officer		Chief petty officer		No equivalent		Petty officer		Leading seaman		No equivalent	Able seaman			Ordinary seaman
Uzbekistan Naval Forces	No equivalent												No equivalent
Uzbekistan Naval Forces	No equivalent				Chief Petty Officer		Petty Officer First Class		Petty Officer Second Class		Leading Seaman		No equivalent				Seaman
Vietnam People's Navy	No equivalent				No equivalent				No equivalent				No equivalent
Vietnam People's Navy	No equivalent		Chief petty officer Thượng sĩ		No equivalent		Petty officer 1st class Trung sĩ		No equivalent		Petty officer 2nd class Hạ sĩ		No equivalent	Leading Seaman Binh nhất			Seaman Binh nhì
Yemeni Navy			No equivalent											No equivalent
Yemeni Navy	Warrant Officer		No equivalent				Petty Officer First Class		Petty Officer Second Class		Petty Officer Third Class		Seaman	No equivalent
Equivalent NATO code	OR-9		OR-8		OR-7		OR-6		OR-5		OR-4		OR-3	OR-2			OR-1

Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Asia

Enlisted

See also