Comparative navy enlisted ranks of the Commonwealth

Rank comparison chart of naval forces of Commonwealth of Nations states.

Enlisted

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9				OR-8		OR-7	OR-6		OR-5	OR-4		OR-3	OR-2	OR-1
Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard													No equivalent		No equivalent
Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard	Master chief petty officer class 1				Master chief petty officer class 2		Chief petty officer	Petty officer			Leading seaman		No equivalent	Able seaman	No equivalent
Royal Australian Navy							No equivalent						No equivalent
Royal Australian Navy	Warrant Officer of the Navy			Warrant Officer	Chief Petty Officer		No equivalent	Petty Officer			Leading Seaman		No equivalent	Able Seaman	Seaman
Royal Bahamas Defence Force					No equivalent								No equivalent		No insignia
Royal Bahamas Defence Force	Force chief petty officer				No equivalent		Chief petty officer	Petty officer			Leading marine		No equivalent	Able marine	Marine
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
Barbados Coast Guard													No equivalent		No insignia
Barbados Coast Guard	Master Chief Petty Officer 1				Master Chief Petty Officer 2		Chief petty officer	Petty officer			Leading seaman		No equivalent	Able seaman	Seaman
Belize Coast Guard															Unknown
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	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)
Cameroon Navy							No equivalent
Cameroon Navy	Master Chief Petty Officer Maitre-principal				Senior Chief Petty Officer Premier maitre		No equivalent	Chief Petty Officer Maitre		Petty Officer 1st Class Second maitre	Petty Officer 2nd Class Quartier-maitre de 1ere classe		Petty Officer 3rd Class Quartier-maitre de 2eme classe	Seaman Matelot de 1ere classe	Seaman Apprentice Matelot
Royal Canadian Navy
Royal Canadian Navy	Chief petty officer 1st class Premier maître de 1^re classe				Chief petty officer 2nd class Premier maître de 2^e classe		Petty officer 1st class Maître de 1^re classe	Petty officer 2nd class Maître de 2^e classe		Master sailor Matelot-chef	Sailor (first class) Matelot de 1^re classe		Sailor (second class) Matelot de 2^e classe	Sailor (third class) Matelot de 3^e classe (confirmé)	Sailor (recruit) Matelot de 3^e classe (recrue)
Cyprus Navy										No equivalent				No equivalent	Arm/corps insignia only
Cyprus Navy	Warrant Officer Ανθυπασπιστής				Master Chief Petty Officer Αρχικελευστής		Senior Chief Petty Officer Επικελευστής	Chief Petty Officer Κελευστής	Petty Officer Έφεδρος Κελευστής	No equivalent	Leading Seaman Δίοπος		Able Seaman Υποδίοπος	No equivalent	Seaman Ναύτης
Dominica	No navy
Republic of Fiji Navy													No equivalent		No insignia
Republic of Fiji Navy	Warrant Officer Class 1				Warrant Officer Class 2		Chief Petty Officer	Petty Officer			Leading Seaman		No equivalent		Ordinary Seaman
Ghana Navy	No equivalent												No equivalent	No insignia	No insignia
Ghana Navy	No equivalent						Chief Petty Officer	Petty Officer First Class		Petty officer second class	Leading Seaman		No equivalent	Able seaman	Ordinary Seaman
Grenada	No navy
Guyana Coast Guard										No equivalent			No equivalent		No equivalent
Guyana Coast Guard	Fleet Chief Petty Officer				Chief Petty Officer		Senior Petty Officer	Petty officer		No equivalent	Leading seaman		No equivalent	Able seaman	No equivalent
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
Equivalent NATO code	OR-9				OR-8		OR-7	OR-6		OR-5	OR-4		OR-3	OR-2	OR-1
Jamaican Coast Guard													No equivalent		No insignia
Jamaican Coast Guard	Force Sergeant Major	Brigade Sergeant Major	Regulating Master Chief Petty Officer I	Master Chief Petty Officer I - Technical	Master Chief Petty Officer II (Technical)	Master Chief Petty Officer II	Chief Petty Officer	Petty Officer			Leading Seaman		No equivalent	Able Seaman	Ordinary Seaman
Kenya Navy										No equivalent			No equivalent	No insignia
Kenya Navy	Warrant Officer Class 1				Warrant Officer Class 2		Senior Sergeant	Sergeant		No equivalent	Corporal		No equivalent	Private (or equivalent)
Kiribati	No navy
Lesotho	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
Maritime Squadron of Malta														No insignia
Maritime Squadron of Malta	Warrant Officer Class 1				Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant	Sergeant			Bombadier		Lance Bombadier	Gunner (or equivalent)
Mauritius	No navy
Mozambique Naval Command	No equivalent														No equivalent
Mozambique Naval Command	No equivalent						Senior Chief Petty Officer Intendente	Petty Officer 1st Class Primeiro-sargento		Petty Officer 2nd Class Segundo-sargento	Petty Officer 3rd Class Primeiro Cabo		Seaman 1st Class Segundo Cabo	Seaman Marinheiro	No equivalent
Namibian Navy														No insignia
Namibian Navy	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					No equivalent								No equivalent
Royal New Zealand Navy	Warrant officer				No equivalent		Chief petty officer	Petty officer			Leading hand		No equivalent	Able rate	Ordinary rate
Nigerian Navy							No equivalent								No insignia
Nigerian Navy	Navy Warrant Officer			Master Warrant Officer	Warrant Officer		No equivalent	Petty officer			Leading seaman		Able seaman	Seaman	Ordinary seaman
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
Papua New Guinea Maritime Element					No equivalent								No equivalent		No insignia
Papua New Guinea Maritime Element	Warrant Officer				No equivalent		Chief Petty Officer	Petty Officer			Leading Seaman		No equivalent	Able Seaman	Seaman
Rwanda	No navy
Saint Lucia	No navy
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	No navy
Samoa	No navy
Seychelles Coast Guard														No insignia
Seychelles Coast Guard	Warrant Officer Class 1				Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance Corporal	Private
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
Solomon Islands	No army
South African Navy													No equivalent		No equivalent
South African Navy	Warrant officer class 1				Warrant officer class 2		Chief petty officer	Petty officer			Leading seaman		No equivalent	Able seaman	No equivalent
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
Swaziland	No navy
Tanzania Naval Command														No insignia
Tanzania Naval Command	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
Tongan Maritime Force														No insignia
Tongan Maritime Force	Warrant Officer Class 1				Warrant Officer Class 2		Staff Sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance Corporal	Private
Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard							No equivalent						No equivalent	No insignia	No insignia
Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard	Fleet chief petty officer				Chief petty officer		No equivalent	Petty officer			Leading seaman		No equivalent	Able seaman	Ordinary seaman
Tuvalu	No navy
Uganda	No navy
Royal Navy													No equivalent		No equivalent
Royal Navy	Warrant officer class 1				Warrant officer class 2 (phased out 2014 but re-instated in 2021)		Chief petty officer	Petty officer			Leading rating		No equivalent	Able rating	No equivalent
Corps of Royal Marines														No equivalent	No insignia
Corps of Royal Marines	Warrant officer class 1				Warrant officer class 2		Colour sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal		Lance corporal	No equivalent	Marine
Vanuatu	No navy
Zambia	No navy
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 the Commonwealth

Enlisted

See also