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Guyana flag

🇬🇾 Guyana

ISO GUY / GY

Regulatory

MLC 2006
not-ratified
Paris MoU rating
unknown
Tokyo MoU rating
unknown
USCG Qualship 21
not listed
ITF FoC
not listed

Registry

Vessel count
—
Deadweight
—
Administration
Maritime Administration Department of Guyana
File a complaint
—

Compliance history

Country context

Population
835,986 (2025)
GDP per capita
$32,414 (2025)
Income group
High income
Region
Latin America & Caribbean

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: not-listed or unknown rating. Read about PSC regimes →
  • 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 Guyana-flagged ships are inspected + detained in foreign ports.
  • Minimum safe manning — the SOLAS V/14 basis for Guyana's manning documents.
  • Marine cyber incidents — case studies + the IACS UR E26/E27 cyber-resilience regime.
No vessels indexed under Guyana yet. Try MarineTraffic vessels under GUY.

Ports in Guyana

All ports in Guyana →

Guyana flag: FAQ

Is the Guyana flag safe for seafarers?
The Guyana 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 Guyana ratified the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006)?
No — Guyana has not ratified MLC 2006 as of the last update of this directory. Seafarers on Guyana-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 Guyana-flagged vessel or operator?
Complaints can be lodged with the Maritime Administration Department of Guyana. 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 Guyana have?
Paris MoU rating: unknown. Tokyo MoU rating: unknown. 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 Guyana on the ITF Flag of Convenience (FoC) list?
No — Guyana is not currently on the ITF Flag of Convenience list. Seafarers retain general ITF-channel access for advocacy and abandonment response regardless of FoC status.

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