Sailor first class

Sailor first class (French: Matelot de 1^re classe) is a rank used in the navies of many countries.

Canada

As of August 2020, the Royal Canadian Navy replaced the term seaman with the gender-neutral term sailor. Leading seamen are now referred to as "sailor first class" (often abbreviated as "S1").^[1][2][3]

NATO code

While the rank is used in a number of NATO countries, it is ranked differently depending on the country.

NATO code	Country[4]	English equivalent
		UK	US
OR-3	Canada, Portugal	—	Seaman
OR-2	Belgium, Netherlands, Spain	Able seaman	Seaman apprentice

Insignia

• 
  Marinero primero
  (Argentine Navy)^[5]
• 
  Eerste matroos
  French: Premier matelot
  German: Erster matrose
  (Belgian Navy)^[6]
• 
  Matelot de 1^ère classe
  (Benin Navy)^[7]
• 
  Marinero de primero
  (Bolivian Naval Force)^[8]
• 
  Matelot de 1^ère classe
  (Cameroon Navy)
• 
  Sailor 1st class
  French: Matelot de 1^ère classe
  (Royal Canadian Navy)^[9]
• 
  Marinero primero
  (Chilean Navy)^[10]
• 
  Marinero primero
  (Colombian National Navy)^[11]
• 
  Premier matelot
  (Navy of the DR Congo)
• 
  Matelot 1^ère classe
  (Congolese Navy)^[12]
• 
  Matelot de 1^ère classe
  (Navy of Ivory Coast)^[13]
• 
  Matelot de 1^ère classe
  (Royal Moroccan Navy)^[14]
• 
  Matroos der 1e klasse
  (Royal Netherlands Navy)^[15]
• 
  Primeiro-marinheiro
  (Portuguese Navy)^[16]
• 
  Primeiro-marinheiro
  (Coast Guard of São Tomé and Príncipe)
• 
  Marinero de primera
  (Spanish Navy)^[17]
• 
  Matelot de 1^ère classe
  (Togolese Navy)^[18]

References

1. "Royal Canadian Navy to replace term 'seaman' with gender-neutral 'sailor'". 27 August 2020.
2. "From 'seaman' to 'sailor': The Royal Canadian Navy adopts gender-neutral titles | Kamloops This Week". Archived from the original on 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
3. "From 'seaman' to 'sailor': Royal Canadian Navy adopts gender-neutral titles | CBC News".
4. NATO (2021). STANAG 2116 NATO (7th ed.). Brussels, Belgium: NATO Standardization Agency. pp. D-1–D-3.
5. "Grados Militares". fuerzas-armadas.mil.ar (in Spanish). Joint Chiefs of Staff (Argentina). Retrieved 27 May 2021.
6. "Marinecomponent". mil.be (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 20 February 2005. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
7. "LOI N° 2005-43 DU 26 JUIN 2006" (PDF). ilo.org (in French). National Assembly (Benin). 26 June 2006. pp. 19–20, 35–36. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
8. Ministry of Defense (Bolivia) [@mindefbolivia] (16 January 2020). "Hoy les invitamos a conocer la jerarquía de los grados de Suboficiales, Sargentos y Tropa de la #ArmadaBoliviana" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2021 – via Twitter.
9. "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
10. "Los grados jerárquicos de la Armada". armada.cl/ (in Spanish). Chilean Navy. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
11. Congreso de la República de Colombia (28 July 2010). "Ley 1405 de 2010 Nuevos Grados Militares" [Law 1405 of 2010 New Military Ranks] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
12. "Grades appellations distinctions". defense.gouv.cg (in French). Ministry of National Defense (Republic of the Congo). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
13. "GRADES / APPELLATIONS / DISTINCTIONS". defense.gouv.ci (in French). Ministère de la Défense. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
14. Ehrenreich, Frederich (1985). "National Security". In Nelson, Harold D. (ed.). Morocco: a country study. Area Handbook (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: American University. pp. 350–351. LCCN 85600265. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
15. "De rangonderscheidingstekens van de krijgsmacht" (PDF) (in Dutch). Ministry of Defence (Netherlands). 19 December 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
16. "Os Postos". marinha.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 February 2021.
17. "Army Ranks & Insignia". Ejército de Tierra. Ministry of Defence (Spain). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
18. "Journal officiel de la république togolaise" (PDF) (in French). 12 February 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2021.