Master sailor

Master sailor,[1] formerly Master seaman,[2] or matelot-chef (matc) in French, is a non-commissioned member rank of the Royal Canadian Navy, which is between sailor first class and petty officer 2nd class.

[4] A master sailor is equal to a master corporal of the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force.

The rank of master sailor is sometimes referred to as "master killick", from "killick", the slang for sailor first class.

Those personnel junior to the master sailor, however, are advised to refrain from addressing the holder by that term.

In September 2020 the name of the rank was changed from master seaman to master sailor as part of a change to gender-neutral rank names.