| Oberbootsmann | |
|---|---|
   | |
| Country |  Germany |
| Service branch |  German Navy |
| Abbreviation | OBtsm or OB |
| Rank group | Non-commissioned officers |
| Rank | German NCO rank |
| NATO rank code | OR-6 |
| Formation | 1955 |
| Next higher rank | Hauptbootsmann Oberfähnrich zur See |
| Next lower rank | Bootsmann |
| Equivalent ranks | Oberfeldwebel |
Oberbootsmann (OBtsm or in lists OB) designates in the German Navy of the Bundeswehr a military person or member of the armed forces. It belongs to the particular rank group Senior NCOs with port epée.
According to the salary class it is equivalent to the Oberfeldwebel of Heer or Luftwaffe. It is grouped as OR6 in NATO, equivalent to First Sergeant, Master Sergeant, or Senior 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 Oberbootsmann also informally / short Oberbootsmann.
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
- OR-7: Hauptbootsmann and Oberfähnrich zur See/ and Hauptfeldwebel and Oberfähnrich
- OR-6a: Oberbootsmann/ Oberfeldwebel
- OR-6b: Bootsmann and Fähnrich zur See/ Feldwebel and Fähnrich
- ^ Hartmut Bagger, ed. (16 July 2008) [July 1996]. "4 Kennzeichnungen". Anzugordnung für die Soldaten der Bundeswehr (PDF) (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ Rank insignia on shoulder straps für Marineuniformträger der 60-er Verwendungsreihen. Rechts: Ärmelabzeichen der Jacke des Dienstanzugs eines Marineuniformträgers der 70-er Verwendungsreihen. Soldaten in anderer Verwendung weisen andere Verwendungabzeichen auf.