Glavny starshina of the ship


Glavny starshina of the ship is in the Navy of the Russian Federation the designation to the most senior rank in the petty officer´s career group. The rank is equivalent to Starshina in Army and Air Force. Under the NATO rank system the rank might be comparable to OR-8 in Anglophone armed forces.
In the navy of the Russian Federation there are four ranks in the petty officer´s career group, which means:
junior rank:
Glavny starshina

Glavny starshina of the ship		senior rank:
Michman


; Rank insignia Glavny starshina of the ship

History

The rank was introduced to the Soviet Navy November 18, 1971. Before the equivalent OR8-rank designation, including rank insignia was michman.