Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted Algerian National Navy [1] 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] No insignia Sargento-mor Sargento-chefe Sargento-ajudante Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Sub-sargento Cabo Marinheiro Grumete Benin Navy [3] No insignia Major Maître principal Premier maître Maître Second maître Quartier maître de 1er classe Quartier maître 2ème classe Matelot de 1ère classe Matelot de 2ème classe Botswana No navy
Burkina Faso No navy
Burundi No navy
Cameroon Navy Maître principal Premier maître Maître Second-maître Quartier-maître de 1ère classe Quartier-maître de 2ème classe Matelot de 1ère classe Matelot Cape Verdean Coast Guard [4] 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 No insignia 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] No insignia Maitre-principal Premier maitre Maitre Second maitre Quartier-maitre de 1ere classe Quartier-maitre de 2eme classe Matelot 1ere classe Matelot 2e classe
Djiboutian Navy Maitre-principal Premier maitre Maitre Second maitre Quartier-maitre se 1ere classe Quartier-maitre se 2eme classe Matelot brevet Matelot
Egyptian Navy مساعد أول Mosa'id awwal مساعد Mosa'id رقيب أول Raqib awwal رقيب Raqib عريف 'arif جندي Jundi
Navy of Equatorial Guinea Brigada Sargento Cabo primero Cabo Marinero
Eritrean Navy No insignia Master sergeant Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Private first class Private
Ethiopian Navy 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 Maître-principal major Maître-principal Premier maître Maître Second maître Quartier-maître de 1ère classe Quartier-maître de 2ème classe Matelot brevet Matelot
Gambian Navy
Ghana Navy No insignia No insignia Chief petty officer Petty officer first class Petty officer second class Leading seaman Able seaman Ordinary seaman
Guinean Navy Major Maître principal Premier maître Maître Second-maître Quartier-maître de 1ère classe Quartier-maître de 2ème classe Matelot breveté Matelot Navy of Ivory Coast [6] Maitre-principal major Maitre-principal Premier maitre Maitre Second maitre Quartier-maitre de 1ère classe Quartier-maitre de 2ème classe Matelot de 1ère classe Matelot de 2ème classe Kenya Navy [7] No insignia Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Senior sergeant Sergeant Corporal Private (or equivalent)
Lesotho No navy
Liberian National Coast Guard [8] 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] No insignia Master sergeant Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Private 1st class Private
Madagascar Navy [10] No insignia Maître principal Premier maître Maître Second-maître de hors classe Second-maître de 1ère classe Second-maître de 2ème classe Quartier-maître de 1ère classe Quartier-maître de 2ème classe Matelot
Mali No navy
Mauritanian Navy [11] 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] No insignia Maître principal Premier maître Maître Second-maître de 1ère classe Second-maître de 2ème classe Quartier-maître de 1ère classe Quartier-maître de 2ème classe Matelot de 1ère classe Matelot
Mozambique Naval Command Intendente Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Primeiro-cabo Segundo-cabo Marinheiro
Namibian Navy [13] 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 [14] No insignia 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 No insignia Sargento-mor Sargento-chefe Sargento-ajudante Primeiro-sargento Segundo-sargento Primerio-subsargento Subsargento Cabo Primeiro-marinheiro Segundo-marinheiro Grumete
Senegalese Navy No insignia Maitre-principal Premier maitre Maitre Second maitre Quartier-maitre se 1ere classe Quartier-maitre se 2eme classe Matelot brevet Matelot
Seychelles Coast Guard [15] No insignia Warrant officer class 1 Warrant officer class 2 Staff sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance corporal Private (or equivalent)
Sierra Leone Navy Chief petty officer
Somali Navy [16] 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 [17] 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] No insignia مساعد Mosa'id رقيب أول Raqib awwal رقيب Raqib عريف 'arif وكيل عريف Wakil 'arif جندي Jundiun
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 [19] No insignia Major Maître principal Premier-maître Maître Second-maître Quartier-maître de 1ère classe Quartier-maître de 2eme classe Matelot de 2ère classe Matelot de 2e classe Tunisian National Navy [20] [21] 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 1ère classe Second-Maître de 2ème classe Quartier-maître de 1ère classe Quartier-maître de 2ème classe Matelot breveté Matelot Uganda No navy
Zambia No navy
Zimbabwe No navy
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted