Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Asia

Rank comparison chart of navies of Asian states.

Enlisted

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Afghanistan	No navy
Armenia	No navy
Azerbaijani Navy																											No equivalent								No insigna
	Baş miçman						Miçman		Kiçik miçman		Birinci starşina						Ikinci starşina						Üçüncü starşina						Baş dәnizçi						Dәnizçi
	Chief Warrant Officer						Warrant Officer		Chief Petty Officer		Petty Officer 1st Class						Petty Officer 2nd Class						Petty Officer 3rd Class						Seaman 1st Class						Seaman
Royal Bahrain Naval Force	No equivalent										No equivalent																		No equivalent
									Master Sergeant رقیب اول								Sergeant رقیب						Corporal عریف				Lance Corporal جندی اول
Bangladesh Navy																											No insignia		No equivalent						No insignia
	Master chief petty officer						Senior chief petty officer		Chief petty officer		Petty officer												Leading seaman				Able seaman								Ordinary seaman
Bhutan	No navy
Royal Brunei Navy																													No insignia
	Sergeant Major (Appointment) Sarjan Mejar (Jawatan)			Warrant Officer 1 Pegawai Waran 1			Warrant Office 2 Pegawai Waran 2		Chief Petty Officer Bintara Kanan		Petty Officer Bintara												Leading Hand Laskar Kanan				Able Rate Laskar Muda		Private (or equivalent)
Royal Cambodian Navy
	Chief Warrant Officer			Warrant Officer			Junior Warrant Officer		Master Chief Petty Officer		Chief Petty Officer						Petty Officer 1st Class						Petty Officer 2nd Class				Petty Officer 3rd Class		Seaman 1st Class						Seaman
PLA Navy																											No equivalent
	Chief Petty Officer 1st Class (海军一级军士长)			Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class (海军二级军士长)			Chief Petty Officer 3rd Class (海军三级军士长)		Chief Petty Officer 4th Class (海军四级军士长)		Petty Officer First Class (海军上士)						Petty Officer Second Class (海军中士)						Petty Officer Third Class (海军下士)						Seaman (海军上等兵)						Seaman Apprentice (水兵)
Republic of China Navy
	Command master chief petty officer 一等士官長						Master chief petty officer 二等士官		Senior chief petty officer 三等士官長		Chief Petty Officer 上士						Petty Officer 1st Class 中士						Petty Officer 2nd Class 下士				Seaman 上等兵		Seaman apprentice 一等兵						Seaman recruit 二等兵
Indian Navy																	No equivalent										No equivalent								No insignia
	Master Chief Petty Officer 1st Class						Master Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class		Chief Petty Officer		Petty Officer												Leading Seaman												Ordinary Seaman
Indonesian Navy
	Pembantu Letnan Satu			Pembantu Letnan Dua			Sersan Mayor		Sersan Kepala		Sersan Satu						Sersan Dua						Kopral Kepala		Kopral Satu		Kopral Dua		Kelasi Kepala			Kelasi Satu			Kelasi Dua
	Chief Warrant Officer			Warrant Officer			Master Chief Petty Officer First Class		Master Chief Petty Officer Second Class		Senior Chief Petty Officer						Chief Petty Officer						Petty Officer First Class		Petty Officer Second Class		Petty Officer Third Class		Seaman			Seaman Apprentice			Seaman recruit
Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
	Nāvostovār Yekom						Nāvostovār Dovom		Mahnāvi Yekom		Mahnāvi Dovom						Mahnāvi Sevom						Sarnāvi				Nāvi Yekom		Nāvi Dovom						Nāvi
	ناواستوار یکم						ناواستوار دوم		مهناوی یکم		مهناوی دوم						مهناوی سوم						سرناوی				ناوی یکم		ناوی دوم						ناوی
	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
Iraqi Navy	No equivalent																						No equivalent
									رقيب أول (Rayiys eurafa)		رقيب (Arif)						نائب عريف (Nāyīb arīf)												جندي أول (Jundi 'Awwal)						جندى (Jundi)
									Chief Petty Officer		Petty Officer First Class						Petty Officer Second Class												Able Seaman						Seaman
Israeli Navy																											No equivalent						No insignia		No equivalent
	Chief warrant officer (רב-נגד (רנ"ג			Command Sergeant Major (רב-סמל בכיר (רס"ב			Sergeant Major (רב-סמל מתקדם (רס"מ	Master Sergeant (רב-סמל ראשון (רס"ר	Sergeant First Class (רב-סמל (רס"ל		Staff Sergeant (סמל ראשון (סמ"ר						Sergeant סמל						Corporal (רב טוראי (רב"ט										Private טוראי
Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force																							No equivalent
	Warrant Officer 准海尉						Chief Petty Officer 海曹長		Petty officer first class 1等海曹		Petty officer second class 2等海曹						Petty officer third class 3等海曹										Leading Seaman 海士長		Seaman 1等海士						Seaman apprentice 2等海士
Royal Jordanian Navy																											No equivalent								No insignia
	Agent First Class وکیل اول						Agent وکیل		Sergeant First Class رقیب اول		Sergeant رقیب												Corporal عریف						Private 1st Class وکیل عریف						Private جندي‎‎
Kazakh Naval Forces
	Master Sergeant Шебер-сержант			Staff Sergeant Штаб-сержант			Petty officer first class Бiрiншi сыныпты старшина	Petty officer second class Екiншi сыныпты старшина	Petty officer third class Үшiншi сыныпты старшина	Senior Sergeant Бас старшина	First class sergeant Бiрiншi сатылы старшина						Second class sergeant Екiншi сатылы старшина						Senior seaman Аға матрос				Seaman Матрос
Korean People's Army Naval Force																																			No equivalent
	T'ŭkmu-sangsa 특무상사						Sangsa 상사		Chungsa 중사		Hasa 하사						Sanggŭp-pyŏngsa 상급병사						Chungŭp-pyŏngsa 중급병사				Hagŭp-pyŏngsa 하급병사		Chŏnsa 전사
	Master chief petty officer						Senior Chief Petty Officer		Chief Petty Officer		Petty Officer 1st Class						Petty Officer 2nd Class						Petty Officer 3rd Class				Seaman		Seaman Recruit
Republic of Korea Navy																																			No insignia
	Wonsa 원사						Sangsa 상사		Jungsa 중사		Hasa 하사						Byeongjang 병장						Sangdeungbyeong 상등병				Ildeungbyeong 일등병		Ideungbyeong 이등병
	Master chief petty officer						Senior chief petty officer (Chief petty officer)		Chief petty officer (Senior petty officer)		Petty officer 1st class (Petty officer)						Petty officer 2nd class (Leading seaman)						Petty officer 3rd class (Able seaman)				Seaman (Seaman 1st class)		Seaman apprentice (Seaman 2nd class)						Seaman recruit
Kuwait Navy									No equivalent																		No equivalent								No equivalent
	Chief Warrant Officer وکیل اول						Warrant Officer وکیل				Chief petty officer رقیب اول						Petty officer رقیب						Leading seaman عریف						Seaman وکیل عریف
Kyrgyzstan	No navy
Laos	No navy
Royal Malaysian Navy																	No equivalent																			No insignia
	Pegawai Waren I Warrant Officer Class 1						Pegawai Waren II Warrant Officer Class 2		Bintara Kanan Chief Petty Officer		Bintara Muda Petty Officer												Laskar Kanan Leading Seaman				Laskar Kelas I Able seaman		Laskar Kelas II Ordinary Seaman						Laskar Muda Seaman	Perajurit Muda Seaman recruit
Maldivian Coast Guard																													No equivalent						No insignia
	Command sergeant major ކޮމާންޑް ސާރޖަންޓް މޭޖަރ			Sergeant major ސާރޖަންޓް މޭޖަރ			First sergeant ފަސްޓް ސާރޖަންޓް		Sergeant first class ސާރޖަންޓް ފަސްޓް ކްލާސް		Staff sergeant ސްޓާފް ސާރޖަންޓް						Sergeant ސާރޖަންޓް						Corporal ކޯޕްރަލް				Lance corporal ލާންސް ކޯޕްރަލް								Private ޕްރައިވެޓް
Mongolia	No navy
Myanmar Navy																	No equivalent												No equivalent						No insignia
	Master Chief Petty Officer အရာခံဗိုလ်						Senior Chief Petty Officer ဒုအရာခံဗိုလ်		Chief Petty Officer တပ်ခွဲတပ်ကြပ်ကြီး		Petty Officer တပ်ကြပ်ကြီး												Senior Leading တပ်ကြပ်				Leading ဒုတပ်ကြပ်								Able Body
Nepal	No navy
Royal Navy of Oman									No equivalent														No equivalent												No equivalent
	Warrant Officer Class I						Warrant Officer Class II				Chief Petty Officer						Petty Officer										Leading Seaman		Able Seaman
Pakistan Navy																	No equivalent										No equivalent								No insignia
	Master Chief Petty Officer						Fleet Chief Petty Officer		Chief Petty Officer		Petty Officer												Leading Seaman						Able Seaman						Ordinary Seaman
Philippine Navy																											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 First Class						Seaman Second Class						Apprentice Seaman
Qatari Emiri Navy																	No equivalent												No equivalent
	Warrant Officer Class I						Warrant Officer Class II		Chief petty officer		Petty officer												Leading seaman				Able seaman
Russian Navy
	Senior michman Старший мичман			Michman Мичман			Glavny starshina of the ship Главный корабельный старшина		Glavny starshina Главный старшина		Starshina 1st stage Старшина 1 статьи						Starshina 2nd class Старшина 2 статьи						Starshiy matros Старший матрос				Seaman Матрос
Royal Saudi Navy	No equivalent																										No equivalent
											Raqib awwal (رقيب أول)						Raqib (رقيب)			Wakil Raqib			'arif (عريف)						Jondi awwal (جندي أول)						Jondi (جندي)
Republic of Singapore Navy																																			No Insignia	No Insignia
	Master Sergeant						Staff Sergeant		First Sergeant		Second Sergeant						Third Sergeant						Corporal First Class		Corporal		Lance Corporal		Private First Class						Private	Recruit
Sri Lanka Navy																	No equivalent										No insignia		No equivalent						No insignia
	Master chief petty officer						Fleet chief petty officer		Chief Petty Officer		Petty Officer												Leading Seaman				Able Seaman								Seaman recruit
Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Tajikistan	No navy
Royal Thai Navy											No equivalent																		No equivalent						No insignia
	พันจ่าเอกพิเศษ			พันจ่าเอก			พันจ่าโท		พันจ่าตรี								จ่าเอก						จ่าโท				จ่าตรี								พลทหาร
	Fleet Chief Petty Officer (special rank)			Chief Petty Officer 1st Class			Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class		Chief Petty Officer 3rd Class								Petty Officer 1st Class						Petty Officer 2nd Class				Petty Officer 3rd Class								Seaman
East Timor Navy																																			No insignia
	Sargento-mor						Sargento-chefe		Sargento-ajudante		Primeiro-sargento			Segundo-sargento			Primerio-subsargento			Segundo-subsargento			Cabo				Primeiro-marinheiro		Segundo-marinheiro						Grumete
United Arab Emirates Navy	No equivalent										No equivalent																No equivalent								No insignia
							Warrant officer		Chief petty officer								Petty officer						Leading seaman						Able seaman						Ordinary seaman
Uzbekistan Naval Forces	No equivalent																										No equivalent
									Chief Petty Officer		Petty Officer First Class						Petty Officer Second Class						Leading Seaman												Seaman
Vietnam People's Navy	No equivalent								No equivalent								No equivalent										No equivalent
							Chief petty officer Thượng sĩ				Petty officer 1st class Trung sĩ												Petty officer 2nd class Hạ sĩ						Leading Seaman Binh nhất						Seaman Binh nhì
Yemeni Navy							No equivalent																						No equivalent
	Warrant Officer										Petty Officer First Class						Petty Officer Second Class						Petty Officer Third Class				Seaman
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 officer ranks of Asia