# 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 | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |
| Algerian National Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia |
| Algerian National Navy vte | مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal | مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal | مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal | مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal | مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal | مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal | مساعد Mosa'id | مساعد Mosa'id | | | رقيب أول Raqib awwal | رقيب أول Raqib awwal | رقيب أول Raqib awwal | رقيب أول Raqib awwal | رقيب أول Raqib awwal | رقيب أول Raqib awwal | رقيب Raqib | رقيب Raqib | رقيب Raqib | رقيب Raqib | رقيب Raqib | رقيب Raqib | عريف أول Earif 'awal | عريف أول Earif 'awal | عريف أول Earif 'awal | عريف أول Earif 'awal | عريف Earif | عريف Earif | | | | | | | جندي Jundiun | جندي Jundiun |
| Algerian National Navy vte | Adjudant chef | Adjudant chef | Adjudant chef | Adjudant chef | Adjudant chef | Adjudant chef | Adjudant | Adjudant | | | Sergent chef | Sergent chef | Sergent chef | Sergent chef | Sergent chef | Sergent chef | Sergent | Sergent | Sergent | Sergent | Sergent | Sergent | Caporal chef | Caporal chef | Caporal chef | Caporal chef | Caporal | Caporal | | | | | | | Djoundi | Djoundi |
| Angolan Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia |
| Angolan Navy vte | Sargento-mor | Sargento-mor | Sargento-mor | Sargento-mor | Sargento-mor | Sargento-mor | Sargento-chefe | Sargento-chefe | Sargento-ajudante | Sargento-ajudante | Primeiro-sargento | Primeiro-sargento | Primeiro-sargento | Primeiro-sargento | Primeiro-sargento | Primeiro-sargento | Segundo-sargento | Segundo-sargento | Segundo-sargento | Segundo-sargento | Segundo-sargento | Segundo-sargento | Sub-sargento | Sub-sargento | Sub-sargento | Sub-sargento | | | Cabo | Cabo | Cabo | Marinheiro | Marinheiro | Marinheiro | Grumete | Grumete |
| Benin Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia |
| Benin Navy vte | Major | Major | Major | Maître principal | Maître principal | Maître principal | Premier maître | Premier maître | | | Maître | Maître | Maître | Maître | Maître | Maître | Second maître | Second maître | Second maître | Second maître | Second maître | Second maître | Quartier maître de 1$^{er}$ classe | Quartier maître de 1$^{er}$ classe | Quartier maître de 1$^{er}$ classe | Quartier maître de 1$^{er}$ classe | Quartier maître 2$^{ème}$ classe | Quartier maître 2$^{ème}$ classe | Matelot de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Matelot de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Matelot de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Matelot de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Matelot de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Matelot de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Matelot de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Matelot de 2$^{ème}$ classe |
| Botswana | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy |
| Burkina Faso | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy |
| Burundi | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy |
| Cameroon Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cameroon Navy vte | Maître principal | Maître principal | Maître principal | Maître principal | Maître principal | Maître principal | Premier maître | Premier maître | | | Maître | Maître | Maître | Maître | Maître | Maître | Second-maître | Second-maître | Second-maître | Second-maître | Second-maître | Second-maître | Quartier-maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maître de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Quartier-maître de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Matelot de 1$^{re}$ classe | Matelot de 1$^{re}$ classe | Matelot de 1$^{re}$ classe | Matelot de 1$^{re}$ classe | Matelot de 1$^{re}$ classe | Matelot de 1$^{re}$ classe | Matelot | Matelot |
| Cape Verdean Coast Guard vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cape Verdean Coast Guard vte | Sargento-mor | Sargento-mor | Sargento-mor | Sargento-mor | Sargento-mor | Sargento-mor | Sargento-chefe | Sargento-chefe | Sargento-principal | Sargento-principal | Primeiro-sargento | Primeiro-sargento | Primeiro-sargento | Primeiro-sargento | Primeiro-sargento | Primeiro-sargento | Segundo-sargento | Segundo-sargento | Furriel | Furriel | Segundo-furriel | Segundo-furriel | Cabo-principal | Cabo-principal | Cabo de secção | Cabo de secção | Cabo-adjunto | Cabo-adjunto | Primeiro-cabo | Primeiro-cabo | Primeiro-cabo | Segundo-cabo | Segundo-cabo | Segundo-cabo | | |
| Central African Republic | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy |
| Chad | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy |
| Comoros | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy |
| Navy of the DR Congo vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia |
| Navy of the DR Congo vte | Maître chef principal | Maître chef principal | Maître chef principal | Premier maître chef | Premier maître chef | Premier maître chef | Maître chef | Maître chef | Premier maître | Second maître | Maître | Maître | Maître | Maître | Maître | Maître | Quartier maître | Quartier maître | Quartier maître | Quartier maître | Quartier maître | Quartier maître | | | | | Premier matelot | Premier matelot | Second matelot | Second matelot | Second matelot | Second matelot | Second matelot | Second matelot | Matelot | Recrue |
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |
| Congolese Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia |
| Congolese Navy vte | Maitre-principal | Maitre-principal | Maitre-principal | Maitre-principal | Maitre-principal | Maitre-principal | Premier maitre | Premier maitre | | | Maitre | Maitre | Maitre | Maitre | Maitre | Maitre | Second maitre | Second maitre | Second maitre | Second maitre | Second maitre | Second maitre | Quartier-maitre de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maitre de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maitre de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maitre de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maitre de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Quartier-maitre de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Matelot de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Matelot de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Matelot de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Matelot de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Matelot de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Matelot de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Matelot de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Matelot de 2$^{ème}$ classe |
| Djiboutian Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Djiboutian Navy vte | Maître-principal | Maître-principal | Maître-principal | Maître-principal | Maître-principal | Maître-principal | Premier maître | Premier maître | | | Maître | Maître | Maître | Maître | Maître | Maître | Second maître | Second maître | Second maître | Second maître | Second maître | Second maître | Quartier-maitre se 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maitre se 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maitre se 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maitre se 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maitre se 2$^{ème}$ classe | Quartier-maitre se 2$^{ème}$ classe | Matelot brevet | Matelot brevet | Matelot brevet | Matelot brevet | Matelot brevet | Matelot brevet | Matelot | Matelot |
| Egyptian Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Egyptian Navy vte | مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal | مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal | مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal | مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal | مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal | مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal | مساعد Mosa'id | مساعد Mosa'id | رقيب أول Raqib awwal | رقيب أول Raqib awwal | رقيب Raqib | رقيب Raqib | رقيب Raqib | رقيب Raqib | رقيب Raqib | رقيب Raqib | رقيب Raqib | رقيب Raqib | رقيب Raqib | رقيب Raqib | رقيب Raqib | رقيب Raqib | عريف 'arif | عريف 'arif | عريف 'arif | عريف 'arif | | | جندي Jundi | جندي Jundi | جندي Jundi | جندي Jundi | جندي Jundi | جندي Jundi | جندي Jundi | جندي Jundi |
| Navy of Equatorial Guinea vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Navy of Equatorial Guinea vte | | | | | | | Brigada | Brigada | | | Sarjento | Sarjento | Sarjento | Sarjento | Sarjento | Sarjento | | | | | | | Cabo primero | Cabo primero | Cabo primero | Cabo primero | Cabo | Cabo | | | | | | | Marinero | Marinero |
| Eritrean Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia |
| Eritrean Navy vte | | | | | | | Master sergeant | Master sergeant | | | Staff sergeant | Staff sergeant | Staff sergeant | Staff sergeant | Staff sergeant | Staff sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Corporal | Corporal | Corporal | | | Private first class | Private first class | Private first class | Private first class | Private first class | Private first class | Private | Private |
| Ethiopian Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ethiopian Navy vte | ቺፍ ዋረንት ኦፊሰር Chīfi wareniti ofīseri | ቺፍ ዋረንት ኦፊሰር Chīfi wareniti ofīseri | ቺፍ ዋረንት ኦፊሰር Chīfi wareniti ofīseri | ቺፍ ዋረንት ኦፊሰር Chīfi wareniti ofīseri | ማስተር ቺፍ Masiteri chīfi | ማስተር ቺፍ Masiteri chīfi | ሲኒየር ቺፍ Sīnīyeri chīfi | ሲኒየር ቺፍ Sīnīyeri chīfi | ቺፍ Chīfi | ቺፍ Chīfi | ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 1ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri ānidenya kilasi | ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 1ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri ānidenya kilasi | ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 1ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri ānidenya kilasi | ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 1ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri ānidenya kilasi | ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 1ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri ānidenya kilasi | ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 1ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri ānidenya kilasi | ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 2ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri huletenya kilasi | ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 2ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri huletenya kilasi | ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 2ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri huletenya kilasi | ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 2ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri huletenya kilasi | ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 2ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri huletenya kilasi | ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 2ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri huletenya kilasi | ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 3ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri sositenya kilasi | ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 3ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri sositenya kilasi | ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 4ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri āratenya kilasi | ፒቲ ኦፊሰር 4ኛ ክላስ Pītī ofīseri āratenya kilasi | ሊዲንግ ሲማን Līdīnigi sīmani | ሊዲንግ ሲማን Līdīnigi sīmani | ኤብል ሲማን Ēbili sīmani | ኤብል ሲማን Ēbili sīmani | ኤብል ሲማን Ēbili sīmani | ኦርድናሪ ሲማን Oridinarī sīmani | ኦርድናሪ ሲማን Oridinarī sīmani | ኦርድናሪ ሲማን Oridinarī sīmani | ሲማን ሪኩሩት Sīmani rīkuruti | ሲማን ሪኩሩት Sīmani rīkuruti |
| Gabonese Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gabonese Navy vte | Maître-principal major | Maître-principal major | Maître-principal major | Maître-principal | Maître-principal | Maître-principal | Premier maître | Premier maître | | | Maître | Maître | Maître | Maître | Maître | Maître | Second maître | Second maître | Second maître | Second maître | Second maître | Second maître | Quartier-maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maître de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Quartier-maître de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Matelot brevet | Matelot brevet | Matelot brevet | Matelot brevet | Matelot brevet | Matelot brevet | Matelot | Matelot |
| Gambian Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ghana Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia |
| Ghana Navy vte | | | | | | | | | Chief petty officer | Chief petty officer | Petty officer first class | Petty officer first class | Petty officer first class | Petty officer first class | Petty officer first class | Petty officer first class | Petty officer second class | Petty officer second class | Petty officer second class | Petty officer second class | Petty officer second class | Petty officer second class | Leading seaman | Leading seaman | Leading seaman | Leading seaman | | | Able seaman | Able seaman | Able seaman | Able seaman | Able seaman | Able seaman | Ordinary seaman | Ordinary seaman |
| Guinean Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Guinean Navy vte | Major | Major | Major | Maître principal | Maître principal | Maître principal | Premier maître | Premier maître | | | Maître | Maître | Maître | Maître | Maître | Maître | Second-maître | Second-maître | Second-maître | Second-maître | Second-maître | Second-maître | Quartier-maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maître de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Quartier-maître de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Matelot breveté | Matelot breveté | Matelot breveté | Matelot breveté | Matelot breveté | Matelot breveté | Matelot | Matelot |
| Navy of Ivory Coast vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Navy of Ivory Coast vte | Maitre-principal major | Maitre-principal major | Maitre-principal major | Maitre-principal | Maitre-principal | Maitre-principal | Premier maitre | Premier maitre | | | Maitre | Maitre | Maitre | Maitre | Maitre | Maitre | Second maitre | Second maitre | Second maitre | Second maitre | Second maitre | Second maitre | Quartier-maitre de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maitre de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maitre de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maitre de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maitre de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Quartier-maitre de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Matelot de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Matelot de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Matelot de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Matelot de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Matelot de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Matelot de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Matelot de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Matelot de 2$^{ème}$ classe |
| Kenya Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia |
| Kenya Navy vte | Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Warrant officer class 2 | Senior sergeant | Senior sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Corporal | Corporal | Corporal | | | Private (or equivalent) | Private (or equivalent) | Private (or equivalent) | Private (or equivalent) | Private (or equivalent) | Private (or equivalent) | Private (or equivalent) | Private (or equivalent) |
| Lesotho | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy |
| Liberian National Coast Guard vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liberian National Coast Guard vte | Master chief petty officer | Master chief petty officer | Master chief petty officer | Master chief petty officer | Master chief petty officer | Master chief petty officer | Senior chief petty officer | Senior chief petty officer | Chief petty officer | Chief petty officer | Petty officer first class | Petty officer first class | Petty officer first class | Petty officer first class | Petty officer first class | Petty officer first class | Petty officer second class | Petty officer second class | Petty officer second class | Petty officer second class | Petty officer second class | Petty officer second class | Petty officer third class | Petty officer third class | Petty officer third class | Petty officer third class | Seaman | Seaman | Seaman recruit | Seaman recruit | Seaman recruit | Seaman recruit | Seaman recruit | Seaman recruit | | |
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |
| Libyan Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia |
| Libyan Navy vte | | | | | | | Master sergeant | Master sergeant | | | Staff sergeant | Staff sergeant | Staff sergeant | Staff sergeant | Staff sergeant | Staff sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Corporal | Corporal | Corporal | | | Private 1st class | Private 1st class | Private 1st class | Private 1st class | Private 1st class | Private 1st class | Private | Private |
| Madagascar Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia |
| Madagascar Navy vte | Maître principal | Maître principal | Maître principal | Premier maître | Premier maître | Premier maître | Maître | Maître | Second-maître de hors classe | Second-maître de hors classe | Second-maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Second-maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Second-maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Second-maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Second-maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Second-maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Second-maître de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Second-maître de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Second-maître de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Second-maître de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Second-maître de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Second-maître de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Quartier-maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maître de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Quartier-maître de 2$^{ème}$ classe | | | | | | | Matelot | Matelot |
| Mali | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy |
| Mauritanian Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mauritanian Navy vte | مساعد أول بحري Mosa'id awwal bahriun | مساعد أول بحري Mosa'id awwal bahriun | مساعد أول بحري Mosa'id awwal bahriun | مساعد أول بحري Mosa'id awwal bahriun | مساعد أول بحري Mosa'id awwal bahriun | مساعد أول بحري Mosa'id awwal bahriun | مساعد بحري Mosa'id bahriun | مساعد بحري Mosa'id bahriun | | | رقيب أول بحري Raqib awwal bahriun | رقيب أول بحري Raqib awwal bahriun | رقيب أول بحري Raqib awwal bahriun | رقيب أول بحري Raqib awwal bahriun | رقيب أول بحري Raqib awwal bahriun | رقيب أول بحري Raqib awwal bahriun | رقيب بحري Raqib bahriun | رقيب بحري Raqib bahriun | رقيب بحري Raqib bahriun | رقيب بحري Raqib bahriun | رقيب بحري Raqib bahriun | رقيب بحري Raqib bahriun | | | | | عريف بحري 'arif bahriun | عريف بحري 'arif bahriun | | | | | | | بحار Bihaar | بحار Bihaar |
| Mauritius | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy |
| Royal Moroccan Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia |
| Royal Moroccan Navy vte | Maître principal | Maître principal | Maître principal | Maître principal | Maître principal | Maître principal | Premier maître | Premier maître | Maître | Maître | Second-maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Second-maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Second-maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Second-maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Second-maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Second-maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Second-maître de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Second-maître de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Second-maître de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Second-maître de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Second-maître de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Second-maître de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Quartier-maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maître de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Quartier-maître de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Matelot de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Matelot de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Matelot de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Matelot de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Matelot de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Matelot de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Matelot | Matelot |
| Mozambique Naval Command vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mozambique Naval Command vte | | | | | | | | | Intendente | Intendente | Primeiro-sargento | Primeiro-sargento | Primeiro-sargento | Primeiro-sargento | Primeiro-sargento | Primeiro-sargento | Segundo-sargento | Segundo-sargento | Segundo-sargento | Segundo-sargento | Segundo-sargento | Segundo-sargento | | | | | | | Primeiro-cabo | Primeiro-cabo | Primeiro-cabo | Segundo-cabo | Segundo-cabo | Segundo-cabo | Marinheiro | Marinheiro |
| Namibian Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia |
| Namibian Navy vte | Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Warrant officer class 2 | Chief petty officer | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Leading seaman | Leading seaman | Leading seaman | Able seaman | Able seaman | Seaman | Seaman | Seaman | Seaman | Seaman | Seaman | Seaman | Seaman |
| Niger | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy |
| Nigerian Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia |
| Nigerian Navy vte | Navy Warrant Officer | Navy Warrant Officer | Navy Warrant Officer | Master Warrant Officer | Master Warrant Officer | Master Warrant Officer | Warrant Officer | Warrant Officer | | | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Leading seaman | Leading seaman | Leading seaman | Able seaman | Able seaman | Seaman | Seaman | Seaman | Seaman | Seaman | Seaman | Ordinary seaman | Ordinary seaman |
| Rwanda | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy |
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |
| Coast Guard of São Tomé and Príncipe vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia |
| Coast Guard of São Tomé and Príncipe vte | Sargento-mor | Sargento-mor | Sargento-mor | Sargento-mor | Sargento-mor | Sargento-mor | Sargento-chefe | Sargento-chefe | Sargento-ajudante | Sargento-ajudante | Primeiro-sargento | Primeiro-sargento | Primeiro-sargento | Primeiro-sargento | Primeiro-sargento | Primeiro-sargento | Segundo-sargento | Segundo-sargento | Primerio-subsargento | Primerio-subsargento | Subsargento | Subsargento | Cabo | Cabo | Cabo | Cabo | Primeiro-marinheiro | Primeiro-marinheiro | Segundo-marinheiro | Segundo-marinheiro | Segundo-marinheiro | Segundo-marinheiro | Segundo-marinheiro | Segundo-marinheiro | Grumete | Grumete |
| Senegalese Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia |
| Senegalese Navy vte | Maitre-principal | Maitre-principal | Maitre-principal | Maitre-principal | Maitre-principal | Maitre-principal | Premier maitre | Premier maitre | | | Maitre | Maitre | Maitre | Maitre | Maitre | Maitre | Second maitre | Second maitre | Second maitre | Second maitre | Second maitre | Second maitre | Quartier-maitre se 1ere classe | Quartier-maitre se 1ere classe | Quartier-maitre se 1ere classe | Quartier-maitre se 1ere classe | Quartier-maitre se 2eme classe | Quartier-maitre se 2eme classe | Matelot brevet | Matelot brevet | Matelot brevet | Matelot brevet | Matelot brevet | Matelot brevet | Matelot | Matelot |
| Seychelles Coast Guard vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia |
| Seychelles Coast Guard vte | Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Warrant officer class 2 | Staff sergeant | Staff sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Corporal | Corporal | Corporal | Lance corporal | Lance corporal | Private (or equivalent) | Private (or equivalent) | Private (or equivalent) | Private (or equivalent) | Private (or equivalent) | Private (or equivalent) | Private (or equivalent) | Private (or equivalent) |
| Sierra Leone Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sierra Leone Navy vte | Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Warrant officer class 2 | Chief petty officer | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Leading seaman | Leading seaman | Leading seaman | | | Able seaman | Able seaman | Able seaman | Able seaman | Able seaman | Able seaman | Seaman | Seaman |
| Somali Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia |
| Somali Navy vte | Musharax sarkaal | Musharax sarkaal | Musharax sarkaal | Sadex xarígle | Sadex xarígle | Sadex xarígle | Laba xarígle | Laba xarígle | Xarígle | Xarígle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Sadex alífle | Laba alífle | Laba alífle | Laba alífle | Laba alífle | Alífle | Alífle | Dable | Dable | Dable | Dable | Dable | Dable | Dable | Dable |
| South African Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| South African Navy vte | Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 1 | Warrant officer class 2 | Warrant officer class 2 | Chief petty officer | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Leading seaman | Leading seaman | Leading seaman | | | Able seaman | Able seaman | Able seaman | Able seaman | Able seaman | Able seaman | Seaman | Seaman |
| South Sudan | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy |
| Sudanese Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia |
| Sudanese Navy vte | | | | | | | مساعد Mosa'id | مساعد Mosa'id | رقيب أول Raqib awwal | رقيب أول Raqib awwal | رقيب Raqib | رقيب Raqib | رقيب Raqib | رقيب Raqib | رقيب Raqib | رقيب Raqib | رقيب Raqib | رقيب Raqib | رقيب Raqib | رقيب Raqib | رقيب Raqib | رقيب Raqib | عريف 'arif | عريف 'arif | عريف 'arif | عريف 'arif | وكيل عريف Wakil 'arif | وكيل عريف Wakil 'arif | جندي Jundiun | جندي Jundiun | جندي Jundiun | جندي Jundiun | جندي Jundiun | جندي Jundiun | جندي Jundiun | جندي Jundiun |
| Swaziland | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy |
| Tanzania Naval Command vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia | No insignia |
| Tanzania Naval Command vte | Afisa mteule daraja la kwanza | Afisa mteule daraja la kwanza | Afisa mteule daraja la kwanza | Afisa mteule daraja la kwanza | Afisa mteule daraja la kwanza | Afisa mteule daraja la kwanza | Afisa mteule daraja la pili | Afisa mteule daraja la pili | Sajinitaji | Sajinitaji | Sajenti | Sajenti | Sajenti | Sajenti | Sajenti | Sajenti | Sajenti | Sajenti | Sajenti | Sajenti | Sajenti | Sajenti | Koplo | Koplo | Koplo | Koplo | Koplo usu | Koplo usu | Mtu ndege | Mtu ndege | Mtu ndege | Mtu ndege | Mtu ndege | Mtu ndege | Mtu ndege | Mtu ndege |
| Togolese Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia | No insignia |
| Togolese Navy vte | Major | Major | Major | Maître principal | Maître principal | Maître principal | Premier-maître | Premier-maître | | | Maître | Maître | Maître | Maître | Maître | Maître | Second-maître | Second-maître | Second-maître | Second-maître | Second-maître | Second-maître | Quartier-maitre de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maitre de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maitre de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maitre de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maitre de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Quartier-maitre de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Matelot de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Matelot de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Matelot de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Matelot de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Matelot de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Matelot de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Matelot de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Matelot de 2$^{ème}$ classe |
| Tunisian National Navy vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tunisian National Navy vte | وكيل أعلى بالبحرية Wakil 'aelaa bialbahria | وكيل أعلى بالبحرية Wakil 'aelaa bialbahria | وكيل أعلى بالبحرية Wakil 'aelaa bialbahria | وكيل أول بالبحرية Wakil 'awal bialbahria | وكيل أول بالبحرية Wakil 'awal bialbahria | وكيل أول بالبحرية Wakil 'awal bialbahria | وكيل بالبحرية Wakil bialbahria | وكيل بالبحرية Wakil bialbahria | | | عريف أول بالبحرية Earif 'awal bialbahria | عريف أول بالبحرية Earif 'awal bialbahria | عريف أول بالبحرية Earif 'awal bialbahria | عريف أول بالبحرية Earif 'awal bialbahria | عريف أول بالبحرية Earif 'awal bialbahria | عريف أول بالبحرية Earif 'awal bialbahria | عريف بالبحرية Earif bialbahria | عريف بالبحرية Earif bialbahria | عريف بالبحرية Earif bialbahria | عريف بالبحرية Earif bialbahria | عريف بالبحرية Earif bialbahria | عريف بالبحرية Earif bialbahria | رقيب أول بالبحرية Raqib 'awal bialbahria | رقيب أول بالبحرية Raqib 'awal bialbahria | رقيب أول بالبحرية Raqib 'awal bialbahria | رقيب أول بالبحرية Raqib 'awal bialbahria | رقيب بالبحرية Raqib bialbahria | رقيب بالبحرية Raqib bialbahria | جندي أول بحرية Jundiun awwal bialbahria | جندي أول بحرية Jundiun awwal bialbahria | جندي أول بحرية Jundiun awwal bialbahria | جندي أول بحرية Jundiun awwal bialbahria | جندي أول بحرية Jundiun awwal bialbahria | جندي أول بحرية Jundiun awwal bialbahria | جندي متطوع بحرية Jundiun bialbahria | جندي متطوع بحرية Jundiun bialbahria |
| Tunisian National Navy vte | Maître-principal | Maître-principal | Maître-principal | Premier maître | Premier maître | Premier maître | Maître | Maître | | | Second maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Second maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Second maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Second maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Second maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Second maître de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Second maître de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Second maître de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Second maître de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Second maître de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Second maître de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Second maître de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Quartier-maitre de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maitre de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maitre de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maitre de 1$^{ère}$ classe | Quartier-maitre de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Quartier-maitre de 2$^{ème}$ classe | Matelot breveté | Matelot breveté | Matelot breveté | Matelot breveté | Matelot breveté | Matelot breveté | Matelot | Matelot |
| Uganda | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy |
| Zambia | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy |
| Zimbabwe | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy | No navy |
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |