Visiting Forces (Relative Ranks) Regulations 1971

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2 For the purposes of section 6 of the Visiting Forces Act 1939, the relative ranks of members of the home forces and of the naval, military, and air forces of the Commonwealth of Australia and the United Kingdom respectively shall be those specified in the Schedule.

Royal New Zealand Navy	New Zealand Army	Royal New Zealand Air Force
1
2
3Vice-Admiral	Lieutenant-General	Air Marshal
4 Rear-Admiral	Major-General	Air Vice-Marshal
5 Commodore	Brigadier	Air Commodore
6 Captain	Colonel	Group Captain
Superintendent	Matron-in-Chief	Group Officer
7 Commander	Lieutenant-Colonel	Wing Commander
Chief Officer	Principal Matron	Wing Officer
8 Lieutenant-Commander	Major	Squadron Leader
First Officer	Matron	Squadron Officer
9 Lieutenant	Captain	Flight Lieutenant
Second Officer	Charge Sister	Flight Officer
10 Sub-Lieutenant	Lieutenant	Flying Officer
Third Officer	Sister	Section Officer
11 Ensign	Second Lieutenant	Pilot Officer
Fourth Officer	Staff Nurse	Assistant Section Officer Acting Pilot Officer (but junior to all ranks in clause 11 of this Schedule except Midshipman)
Midshipman (but junior to all ranks in clause 11 of this Schedule except Acting Pilot Officer
12 Warrant Officer	Warrant Officer, Class I	Warrant Officer
Warrant Officer (Wren)		Master Aircrew
13	Warrant Officer, Class II
14 Chief Petty Officer		Staff Sergeant - Flight Sergeant
Chief Wren		Flight Sergeant Aircrew
15 Petty Officer	Sergeant	Sergeant
Petty Officer Wren		Sergent Aircrew
16 Leading Rank	Bombardier	Corporal
Leading Wren	Corporal
(but junior to Army and Air Force ranks)
17	Lance-bombardier
	Lance-corporal
18 Able Rank	Gunner	Leading Aircraftsman
Wren	Trooper	Aircraftman
Ordinary Rank	Sapper	Aircraftwoman
Signalman	Cadet Aircrew
Private
Driver
Craftsman
19Artificer Apprentice	Regular Force Cadet	Aircraft Apprentice
Junior Rank		Airman Cadet

Royal Navy		Army and Royal Marines	Royal Air Force
1	Admiral of the Fleet	Field-Marshal	Marshal of the Royal Air Force
2	Admiral	General	Air Chief Marshal
3	Vice-Admiral	Lieutenant-General	Air Marshal
4	Rear-Admiral	Major-General	Air Vice-Marshal
5	Commodore	Brigadier	Air Commodore
6	Captain	Colonel	Group Captain
7	Commander	Lieutenant-Colonel	Wing Commander
8	Lieutenant-Commander	Major	Squadron Leader
9	Lieutenant	Captain	Flight Lieutenant
10	Sub-Lieutenant	Lieutenant	Flying Officer
	Acting Sub-Lieutenant (but junior to Army and Air Force ranks)
11	Midshipman/Naval Cadet (but junior to all ranks in clause 11 of this Schedule except Acting Pilot Officer)	Second Lieutenant	Pilot Officer
		Major, Queen’s Gurkha Officer; Captain, Queen’s Gurkha Officer; Lieutenant, Queen’s Gurkha Officer; (but junior to Air Force ranks)	Acting Pilot Officer (but junior to all ranks in except clause 11 of this Schedule except Midshipman)
12	Warrant Officer	Warrant Officer, Class I	Warrant Officer
		Regimental Sergeant-Major	Master Pilot
		Royal Marines	Master Navigator
			Master Signaller
			Master Engineer
			Master Aircrew
			Master Air Electronics
			Operator
			Master Air
			Quartermaster
13		Warrant Officer, Class II
		Quartermaster Sergeant, Royal Marines
14	Chief Petty Officer (ranks with Quartermaster Staff Sergeant, Royal Marines, after9 years’ service as Chief Petty Officer)	Staff Corporal	Flight Sergeant
		Sergeant	Chief Technician
15	Petty Officer	Corporal-of-horse	Sergeant
		Sergeant
16	Leading Rating (but junior to Army and Air Force ranks)	Corporal	Corporal
		Bombardier
17		Lance-corporal
		Lance-bombardier
18	Able Rating	Marine	Junior Technicians
	Ordinary Rating	Trooper	Senior Aircraftman
		Gunner	Senior Aircraftwoman
		Sapper	Leading Aircraftman
		Signalman	Leading Aircraftwoman
		Driver	Aircraftman
		Guardsman	Aircraftwoman
		Private
		Ranger
		Fusilier
		Rifleman
		Craftsman

Royal Australian Navy		Australian Military Forces	Royal Australian Air Force
1	Admiral of the Fleet	Field-Marshal	Marshal of the Royal Australian Air Force
2	Admiral	General	Air Chief Marshal
3	Vice-Admiral	Lieutenant-General	Air Marshal
4	Rear-Admiral	Major-General	Air Vice-Marshal
5	Commodore	Brigadier	Air Commodore
6	Captain	Colonel	Group Captain
	Superintendent		Group Officer
7	Commander	Lieutenant-Colonel	Wing Commander
	Chief Officer		Wing Officer
	Matron
8	Lieutenant-Commander	Major	Squadron Leader
	Chief Inspector (naval		Squadron Officer
	Police)
	First Officer
	Superintending Sister
9	Lieutenant	Captain	Flight Lieutenant
	Inspector (Naval Police)		Flight Officer
	Second Officer
	Senior Sister
10	Sub-Lieutenant	Lieutenant	Flying Officer
	Sub-Inspector (Naval Police)		Section Officer
	Third Officer
	Sister
	Acting Sub-Lieutenant (but junior to Army and Air Force ranks)
11	Probationary Third Officer	Second Lieutenant	Pilot Officer
	Sister on Probation
	Midshipman/Cadet Mid- shipman (but junior to all ranks in clause 11 of this Schedule except Acting Pilot Officer)
12	Warrant Officer	Warrant Officer, Class I	Warrant Officer
	Warrant Officer Wran
13		Warrant Officer, Class II
14	Chief Petty Officer	Staff Sergeant	Flight Sergeant
	Chief Wran
	Sergeant 1st Class (Naval Police)
	Sergeant 1st Class (Naval Police)
	Sergeant 2nd Class (Naval Police)
15	Petty Officer	Sergeant	Sergeant
	Petty Officer Wran
	Constable (Naval Police)
16	Leading Seaman	Corporal	Corporal
	Leading Wran (but junior to Army and Air Force ranks)_	Bombardier
17		Lance-corporal
18	Able Seaman	Lance-bombardier
	Wran	Gunner	Leading Aircraftsman
	Ordinary Seaman	Trooper	Leading Aircraftwoman
	Recruit	Sapper	Aircraftsman
	Private	Signalman	Aircraftwoman
		Aircraftsman (recruit-
		Craftsman
19	RAN Apprentice	Officer Cadet, WRAAC	Air Cadet
	Recruit Seaman		Cadet Aircrew
	Junior Recruit		Trainee Signallers
		Aircraft Apprentice
		Aircraftwoman (Recruit)

*Ranks in the New Zealand, United Kingdom and Australian women’s forces are shown in the Schedule only where they differ from those in the corresponding male forces. Ranks in the United Kingdom Women’s Royal Naval Service are not shown because the personnel concerned are not subject to the Naval Discipline Act. NOTE – Officer Cadets: An officer cadet in the New Zealand Army and in the Royal New Zealand Air Force is an appointment, not a rank. New Zealand Army and Royal New Zealand Air Force personnel are normally attested as other ranks and retain that rank during the cadet appointment. Officer cadets are not appointed in the New Zealand Naval Forces.

Niue Consolidated Subsidiary Legislation

Visiting Forces (Relative Ranks) Regulations 1971