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Netherlands
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Poland
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Russia
These names were adopted for the Russian Navy as botsman (боцман) botsmanmat (боцманмат) by Peter the Great, among many other Prussian and Holland military ranks; they were initially treated as positions rather than ranks.
NATO code
While the rank is used in a number of NATO countries, it is ranked differently depending on the country.