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]