Entered Apprentice: the first degree in Freemasonry

Master Mason: the third degree in Freemasonry

Fellow Craft: the second degree in Freemasonry

Worshipful Master or Past Master of a Lodge

So-called Craft Freemasonry consists of only three degrees (including the Holy Royal Arch - see elsewhere). However, a Master Mason's expertise, as well as his contribution to the Craft, may be marked by his being appointed to preside over a Lodge as its Worshipful Master. This is done at a special ceremony held during the Installation meeting, once a year. When he has become Master of a Lodge the rosettes on his apron are replaced by levels and he wears a broad collar of light blue.

Further honours for distinguished service can follow by his being invited by the Provincial Grand Master to become a Provincial Grand Officer. In this case, the trim of his regalia changes to dark blue and gold with a central rosette on the apron showing his rank within Provincial Grand Lodge.

Collar and apron of a Grand Standard Bearer of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Buckinghamshire.