Hauptbootsmann
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| Hauptbootsmann | |
|---|---|
   shoulder board / cuff title / mounting loop | |
| Country |  Germany |
| Service branch |  German Navy |
| Abbreviation | HptBtsm |
| Rank group | German NCO rank |
| NATO rank code | OR-7 |
| Pay grade | A8Z |
| Formation | 1955 |
| Next higher rank | Stabsbootsmann |
| Next lower rank | Oberbootsmann |
| Equivalent ranks | Hauptfeldwebel |
Hauptbootsmann (HptBtsm or in lists HB) designates in the German Navy of the Bundeswehr a military person or member of the armed forces.[1] It belongs to the particular rank group Senior NCOs with port épée.
According to the salary class it is equivalent to the Officer Aspirant (OA – de: Offizieranwärter) rank Oberfähnrich zur See (Marine) and to and Hauptfeldwebel of Heer or Luftwaffe. It is grouped as OR7 and OR-8[2] in NATO, equivalent to First Sergeant, Master Sergeant, or Chief Petty Officer in the US Armed forces, and to Warrant Officer Class 2 in the British Army and Royal Navy.
In navy context NCOs of this rank were formally addressed as Herr/ Frau Hauptbootsmann also informally / short Hauptbootsmann.
The sequence of ranks (top-down approach) in that particular group is as follows:
Unteroffiziere mit Portepee
- OR-9: Oberstabsbootsmann / Oberstabsfeldwebel
- OR-8: Stabsbootsmann / Stabsfeldwebel / Hauptbootsmann / Hauptfeldwebel
- OR-7: Hauptbootsmann and Oberfähnrich zur See / and Hauptfeldwebel and Oberfähnrich
- OR-6: Oberbootsmann / Oberfeldwebel
- OR-6: Bootsmann and Fähnrich zur See/ Feldwebel and Fähnrich
| junior Rank Oberbootsmann |
 Hauptbootsmann |
senior Rank Stabsbootsmann |
| Oberfähnrich zur See |