Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Africa

Rank comparison chart of non-commissioned officers and other personnel for navies of African states.

Other ranks

Rank group	Senior NCOs										Junior NCOs			Enlisted
Algerian National Navy^[1] v t e																No insignia
	مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal			مساعد Mosa'id			رقيب أول Raqib awwal	رقيب Raqib			عريف أول Earif 'awal		عريف Earif			جندي Jundiun
	Adjudant chef			Adjudant			Sergent chef	Sergent			Caporal chef		Caporal			Djoundi
Angolan Navy^[2] v t e																No insignia
Angolan Navy^[2] v t e	Sargento-mor			Sargento-chefe	Sargento-ajudante		Primeiro-sargento	Segundo-sargento			Sub-sargento			Cabo	Marinheiro	Grumete
Benin Navy^[3] v t e																No insignia
Benin Navy^[3] v t e	Major	Maître principal		Premier maître			Maître	Second maître			Quartier maître de 1^er classe		Quartier maître 2^ème classe	Matelot de 1^ère classe		Matelot de 2^ème classe
Botswana	No navy
Burkina Faso	No navy
Burundi	No navy
Cameroon Navy v t e
Cameroon Navy 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
Cape Verdean Coast Guard^[4] v t e
Cape Verdean Coast Guard^[4] v t e	Sargento-mor			Sargento-chefe	Sargento-principal		Primeiro-sargento	Segundo-sargento	Furriel	Segundo-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 v t e																No insignia
Navy of the DR Congo v t e	Maître chef principal	Premier maître chef		Maître chef	Premier maître	Second maître	Maître	Quartier maître					Premier matelot	Second matelot		Matelot	Recrue
Rank group	Senior NCOs										Junior NCOs			Enlisted
Congolese Navy^[5] v t e																No insignia
Congolese Navy^[5] v t e	Maitre-principal			Premier maitre			Maitre	Second maitre			Quartier-maitre de 1^ère classe		Quartier-maitre de 2^ème classe	Matelot de 1^ère classe		Matelot de 2^ème classe
Djiboutian Navy v t e
Djiboutian Navy v t e	Maitre-principal			Premier maitre			Maitre	Second maitre			Quartier-maitre se 1ere classe		Quartier-maitre se 2eme classe	Matelot brevet		Matelot
Egyptian Navy v t e
Egyptian Navy v t e	مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal			مساعد Mosa'id	رقيب أول Raqib awwal		رقيب Raqib				عريف 'arif			جندي Jundi
Navy of Equatorial Guinea v t e
Navy of Equatorial Guinea v t e				Brigada			Sargento				Cabo primero		Cabo			Marinero
Eritrean Navy v t e																No insignia
Eritrean Navy v t e				Master sergeant			Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal			Private first class		Private
Ethiopian Navy v t e
	ቺፍ ዋረንት ኦፊሰር Chīfi wareniti ofīseri		ማስተር ቺፍ Masiteri chīfi	ሲኒየር ቺፍ Sīnīyeri chīfi	ቺፍ Chīfi		ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 1ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri ānidenya kilasi	ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 2ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri huletenya kilasi			ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 3ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri sositenya kilasi	ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 4ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri āratenya kilasi	ሊዲንግ ሲማን Līdīnigi sīmani	ኤብል ሲማን Ēbili sīmani	ኦርድናሪ ሲማን Oridinarī sīmani	ሲማን ሪኩሩት Sīmani rīkuruti
	Chief warrant officer		Master chief	Senior chief	Chief		Petty officer first class	Petty officer second class			Petty officer third class	Petty officer fourth class	Leading seaman	Able seaman	Ordinary seaman	Seaman recruit
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
Gambian Navy v t e
Gambian Navy v t e
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
Guinean Navy v t e
Guinean Navy v t e	Major	Maître principal		Premier maître			Maître	Second-maître			Quartier-maître de 1^ère classe		Quartier-maître de 2^ème classe	Matelot breveté		Matelot
Navy of Ivory Coast^[6] v t e
Navy of Ivory Coast^[6] v t e	Maitre-principal major	Maitre-principal		Premier maitre			Maitre	Second maitre			Quartier-maitre de 1^ère classe		Quartier-maitre de 2^ème classe	Matelot de 1^ère classe		Matelot de 2^ème classe
Kenya Navy^[7] v t e														No insignia
Kenya Navy^[7] v t e	Warrant officer class 1			Warrant officer class 2	Senior sergeant		Sergeant				Corporal			Private (or equivalent)
Lesotho	No navy
Liberian National Coast Guard^[8] v t e
Liberian National Coast Guard^[8] 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 recruit
Rank group	Senior NCOs										Junior NCOs			Enlisted
Libyan Navy^[9] v t e																No insignia
Libyan Navy^[9] v t e				Master sergeant			Staff sergeant	Sergeant			Corporal			Private 1st class		Private
Madagascar Navy^[10] v t e																No insignia
Madagascar Navy^[10] v t e	Maître principal	Premier maître		Maître	Second-maître de hors classe		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
Mali	No navy
Mauritanian Navy^[11] v t e
Mauritanian Navy^[11] v t e	مساعد أول بحري Mosa'id awwal bahriun			مساعد بحري Mosa'id bahriun			رقيب أول بحري Raqib awwal bahriun	رقيب بحري Raqib bahriun					عريف بحري 'arif bahriun			بحار Bihaar
Mauritius	No navy
Royal Moroccan Navy^[12] v t e																No insignia
Royal Moroccan Navy^[12] v t e	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 v t e
Mozambique Naval Command v t e					Intendente		Primeiro-sargento	Segundo-sargento						Primeiro-cabo	Segundo-cabo	Marinheiro
Namibian Navy^[13] v t e														No insignia
Namibian Navy^[13] v t e	Warrant officer class 1			Warrant officer class 2	Chief petty officer		Petty officer				Leading seaman		Able seaman	Seaman
Niger	No navy
Nigerian Navy^[14] v t e																No insignia
Nigerian Navy^[14] v t e	Navy Warrant Officer	Master Warrant Officer		Warrant Officer			Petty officer				Leading seaman		Able seaman	Seaman		Ordinary seaman
Rwanda	No navy
Rank group	Senior NCOs										Junior NCOs			Enlisted
Coast Guard of São Tomé and Príncipe v t e																No insignia
Coast Guard of São Tomé and Príncipe v t e	Sargento-mor			Sargento-chefe	Sargento-ajudante		Primeiro-sargento	Segundo-sargento	Primerio-subsargento	Subsargento	Cabo		Primeiro-marinheiro	Segundo-marinheiro		Grumete
Senegalese Navy v t e																No insignia
Senegalese Navy v t e	Maitre-principal			Premier maitre			Maitre	Second maitre			Quartier-maitre se 1ere classe		Quartier-maitre se 2eme classe	Matelot brevet		Matelot
Seychelles Coast Guard^[15] v t e														No insignia
Seychelles Coast Guard^[15] 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					Chief petty officer
Somali Navy^[16] v t e														No insignia
Somali Navy^[16] v t e	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^[17] v t e
South African Navy^[17] v t e	Warrant officer class 1			Warrant officer class 2	Chief petty officer		Petty officer				Leading seaman			Able seaman		Seaman
South Sudan	No navy
Sudanese Navy^[18] v t e														No insignia
Sudanese Navy^[18] v t e				مساعد Mosa'id	رقيب أول Raqib awwal		رقيب Raqib				عريف 'arif		وكيل عريف Wakil 'arif	جندي Jundiun
Swaziland	No navy
Tanzania Naval Command v t e														No insignia
Tanzania Naval Command v t e	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^[19] v t e																No insignia
Togolese Navy^[19] 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
Tunisian National Navy^[20]^[21] v t e
	وكيل أعلى بالبحرية Wakil 'aelaa bialbahria	وكيل أول بالبحرية Wakil 'awal bialbahria		وكيل بالبحرية Wakil bialbahria			عريف أول بالبحرية Earif 'awal bialbahria	عريف بالبحرية Earif bialbahria			رقيب أول بالبحرية Raqib 'awal bialbahria		رقيب بالبحرية Raqib bialbahria	جندي أول بحرية Jundiun awwal bialbahria		جندي متطوع بحرية Jundiun bialbahria
	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
Rank group	Senior NCOs										Junior NCOs			Enlisted

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