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
Algeria (Edit)									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
Angola (Edit)							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 (Edit)									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
Central African Republic	No navy
Chad	No navy
Comoros	No navy
Democratic Republic of the Congo (Edit)																							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
Republic of the Congo (Edit)									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
Djibouti (Edit)									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
Egypt (Edit)									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
Gabon (Edit)									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 (Edit)	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
Ivory Coast (Edit)									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
Kenya (Edit)																	No equivalent										No equivalent		No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Senior Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal						Private (or equivalent)
Liberia (Edit)																																			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 (Edit)																																			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		Seaman Recruit
Mali	No navy
Mauritania (Edit)									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
Morocco (Edit)									No equivalent																										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 (Edit)	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
Namibia (Edit)																	No equivalent												No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class 1						Warrant Officer Class 2		Chief Petty Officer		Petty Officer												Leading Seaman				Able Seaman		Seaman
Niger	No navy
Nigeria (Edit)									No equivalent								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 (Edit)									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
Somalia (Edit)																	No equivalent												No insignia
	Chief Warrant Officer			Warrant Officer Class 3			Warrant Officer Class 2		Warrant Officer Class 1		Petty officer, first class												Petty officer, second class				Leading seaman		Seaman
South Africa (Edit)																	No equivalent										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
Sudan (Edit)									No equivalent																										No insignia
	Musaid awwal						Musaid				Raqib awwal						Raqib						Arif				Wakil arif		Jundi						Mustajidd
Swaziland	No navy
Tanzania (Edit)																	No equivalent												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
Togo (Edit)									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 (Edit)									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