🇰🇲 Comoros
ISO COM / KM
Regulatory
- MLC 2006
- not-ratified
- Paris MoU rating
- black
- Tokyo MoU rating
- black
- USCG Qualship 21
- not listed
- ITF FoC
- listed as Flag of Convenience
Registry
- Vessel count
- 700
- Deadweight
- 5
- Administration
- Comoros Maritime Administration
- File a complaint
- Official form
Open registry known for poor compliance; frequently on black lists [Round Z-C3] complaint_url backfilled — where the flag has no dedicated MLC complaint page, points to ILO NORMLEX C186 database as fallback.
Compliance history
- Tokyo MoU
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Country context
- Population
- 882,847 (2025)
- GDP per capita
- $2,056 (2025)
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank Open Data.
What this means for seafarers
- MLC 2006: This flag has not ratified MLC 2006. Port-state-control inspections still apply at MLC ports under "no more favourable treatment", but the flag itself issues no MLC certificate.
- Port-state-control profile: high-detention flag — expect rigorous PSC inspections at most ports. Read about PSC regimes →
- ITF Flag of Convenience: This flag is on the ITF FoC list. ITF Total Crew Cost (TCC) scale applies as the wage floor. Contact an ITF inspector at the next port if your contract is below TCC. Unpaid-wages route →
- STCW: Party to STCW. Verify a CoC issued under this flag at the administration.
See also: flag risk explained · MLC ratification list · white/grey/black lists.
Reference
- III Code — the IMO flag-state audit scheme measuring implementation of IMO instruments.
- Port state control — how Comoros-flagged ships are inspected + detained in foreign ports.
- Minimum safe manning — the SOLAS V/14 basis for Comoros's manning documents.
- Marine cyber incidents — case studies + the IACS UR E26/E27 cyber-resilience regime.
Ports in Comoros
Comoros flag: FAQ
- Is the Comoros flag safe for seafarers?
- The Comoros flag has weaker port-state-control ratings under one or both MoU regimes. It has not ratified MLC 2006, so MLC-based complaint routes are not directly available. Operators on weaker-rated flags are not always poor employers, but they face less external regulatory pressure.
- Has Comoros ratified the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006)?
- No — Comoros has not ratified MLC 2006 as of the last update of this directory. Seafarers on Comoros-flagged vessels still benefit from MLC indirectly when calling at MLC-ratified ports (port state may inspect the vessel) but cannot lodge a direct convention-based complaint against the flag administration.
- How do I file a complaint against a Comoros-flagged vessel or operator?
- Complaints can be lodged with the Comoros Maritime Administration via their official complaint procedure. Without MLC ratification, the principal route is direct to the flag administration. The ITF and seafarer welfare organisations may still be able to help with operator-level disputes. Keep contract, wage records, and seaman's book ready.
- What port-state-control rating does Comoros have?
- Paris MoU rating: black. Tokyo MoU rating: black. PSC ratings classify flags by inspection and detention history. White / low-risk flags face fewer PSC inspections; black / high-risk flags face more frequent inspection and a higher detention rate.
- Is Comoros on the ITF Flag of Convenience (FoC) list?
- Yes — Comoros is listed by the International Transport Workers' Federation as a Flag of Convenience. ITF FoC listing reflects the union's view that the flag has minimal genuine link to the beneficial owner of vessels registered. Seafarers on FoC vessels are eligible for ITF inspector intervention in any major port and for the ITF's globally-negotiated minimum wage benchmark when on an ITF-affiliated agreement.
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