Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Africa

Rank comparison chart of enlisted rank for navies of African states.

Enlisted

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Algerian National Navy									No equivalent																		No equivalent								No insignia
	Master chief petty officer						Senior chief petty officer				Chief petty officer						Petty officer 3rd class						Petty officer 2nd class						Seaman 1st class						Seaman
Angolan Navy							No equivalent										No equivalent												No equivalent						No insignia
	Sargento-maior								Sargento-ajudante		Primeiro-sargento			Segundo-sargento									Cabo				Primeiro-marinheiro								Grumete
Botswana	No navy
Burkina Faso	No navy
Burundi	No navy
Cameroon Navy									No equivalent
	Master Chief Petty Officer Maitre-principal						Senior Chief Petty Officer Premier maitre				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
Cape Verdean Coast Guard																																			No equivalent
	Sargento-mor						Sargento-chefe		Sargento-principal		Primeiro-sargento						Segundo-sargento		Sargento		Furriel		Cabo-principal	Cabo de secção		Cabo-adjunto	Primeiro-cabo		Segundo-cabo
Central African Republic	No navy
Chad	No navy
Comoros	No navy
Navy of the DR Congo																							No equivalent												No insignia
	Chief Warrant Officer Maître Chef Principal			Warrant Officer Class I Premier Maître Chef			Warrant Officer Class II Maître Chef		Chief petty officer Premier Maître	Petty officer first class Second Maître	Petty officer Maître						Petty officer second class Quartier Maître										First seaman Premier Matelot		Second seaman Second Matelot						Seaman Matelot	Seaman recruit Recrue
Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Congolese Navy									No equivalent																										No insignia
	Master Chief Petty Officer Maitre-principal						Senior Chief Petty Officer Premier maitre				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 brevet						Seaman Apprentice Matelot
Djiboutian Navy									No equivalent
	Master Chief Petty Officer Maitre-principal						Senior Chief Petty Officer Premier maitre				Chief Petty Officer Maitre						Petty Officer 1st Class Second maitre						Petty Officer 2nd Class Quartier-maitre se 1ere classe				Petty Officer 3rd Class Quartier-maitre se 2eme classe		Seaman 1st Class Matelot brevet						Seaman Matelot
Egyptian Navy									No equivalent																		No equivalent								No equivalent
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2				Chief Petty Officer						Petty Officer						Leading Seaman						Able Seaman
	Mosa'id awwal (مساعد أول)						Mosa'id (مساعد)				Raqib awwal (رقيب أول)						Raqib (رقيب)						'arif (عريف)						Jondi (جندي)
Ethiopia	No navy
Gabonese Navy									No equivalent
	Master Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Maitre-principal major			Master Chief Petty Officer Maitre-principal			Senior Chief Petty Officer Premier maitre				Chief Petty Officer Maitre						Petty Officer 1st Class Second maitre						Petty Officer 2nd Class Quartier-maitre se 1ere classe				Petty Officer 3rd Class Quartier-maitre se 2eme classe		Seaman 1st Class Matelot brevet						Seaman Matelot
Ghana Navy	No equivalent																										No equivalent		No insignia						No insignia
									Chief Petty Officer		Petty Officer First Class						Petty officer second class						Leading Seaman						Able seaman						Ordinary Seaman
Navy of Ivory Coast									No equivalent
	Major Petty Officer Maitre-principal Major			Master Chief Petty Officer Maitre-principal			Senior Chief Petty Officer Premier maitre				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 1st Class Matelot de 1ere classe						Seaman Matelot de 2eme classe
Kenya Navy																	No equivalent										No equivalent		No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Senior Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal						Private (or equivalent)
Liberian National Coast Guard																																			No equivalent
	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
Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Madagascar Navy																																			No insignia
	Principal Master Maître-principal			First Master Premier-maître			Master Maître		Petty Officer Higher Class Second-maître de Hors classe		Second master 1st class Second-maître de 1re classe						Second master 2nd class Second-maître de 2e classe						Quarter master 1st class Quartier-maître de 1re classe				Quarter master 2nd class Quartier-maître de 2e classe		Seaman 1st class Matelot de 1re classe						Seaman 2nd class Matelot de 2e classe
Mali	No navy
Mauritanian Navy									No equivalent														No equivalent						No equivalent
	Master Chief Petty Officer Maitre-principal						Senior Chief Petty Officer Premier maitre				Chief Petty Officer Maitre						Petty Officer 1st Class Second maitre										Petty Officer 3rd Class Quartier-maitre								Seaman Matelot
Mauritius	No navy
Royal Moroccan Navy																																			No insignia
	Maître principal						Premier maître		Maître		Second-Maître de 1^ère classe						Second-Maître de 2^ème classe						Quartier-maître de 1^ère classe				Quartier-maître de 2^ème classe		Matelot de 1^ère classe						Matelot
Mozambique Naval Command	No equivalent																																		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
Namibian Navy																													No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Chief Petty Officer		Petty Officer												Leading Seaman				Able Seaman		Seaman
Niger	No navy
Nigerian Navy									No equivalent																										No insignia
	Navy Warrant Officer			Master Warrant Officer			Warrant Officer				Petty officer												Leading seaman				Able seaman		Seaman						Ordinary seaman
Rwanda	No navy
Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Senegal Navy									No equivalent																										No insignia
	Master Chief Petty Officer Maitre-principal						Senior Chief Petty Officer Premier maitre				Chief Petty Officer Maitre						Petty Officer 1st Class Second maitre						Petty Officer 2nd Class Quartier-maitre se 1ere classe				Petty Officer 3rd Class Quartier-maitre se 2eme classe		Seaman 1st Class Matelot brevet						Seaman Matelot
Somali Navy																	No equivalent												No insignia
	Chief Warrant Officer Musharax Sarkaal			Warrant Officer Class 3 Sadex Xarígle			Warrant Officer Class 2 Laba Xarígle		Warrant Officer Class 1 Xarígle		Petty officer, first class Sadex Alífle												Petty officer, second class Laba Alífle				Leading seaman Alífle		Seaman Dable
South African Navy																											No equivalent								No equivalent
	Warrant officer class 1						Warrant officer class 2		Chief petty officer		Petty officer												Leading seaman						Able seaman
South Sudan	No navy
Sudanese Navy									No equivalent																										No insignia
	Musaid awwal						Musaid				Raqib awwal						Raqib						Arif				Wakil arif		Jundi						Mustajidd
Swaziland	No navy
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
Togolese Navy									No equivalent																										No insignia
	Master Chief Petty Officer Maitre-principal						Senior Chief Petty Officer Premier maitre				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 brevet						Seaman Apprentice Matelot
Tunisia Navy									No equivalent
	Maître principal						Premier maître				Maître						Second-Maître de 1^ère classe						Second-Maître de 2^ème classe		Quartier-maître de 1^ère classe		Quartier-maître de 2^ème classe		Matelot breveté						Matelot
Uganda	No navy
Zambia	No navy
Zimbabwe	No navy
Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1

See also

• Comparative navy enlisted ranks of the Commonwealth
• Ranks and insignia of NATO navies enlisted