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Honduras flag

🇭🇳 Honduras

ISO HND / HN

Regulatory

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

Registry

Vessel count
500
Deadweight
4
Administration
Empresa Nacional Portuaria (ENP) - Maritime Registry
File a complaint
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Open registry used by international operators

Compliance history

Country context

Population
11,005,850 (2025)
GDP per capita
$3,598 (2025)
Income group
Lower middle 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: intermediate performance — selective targeting. 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 Honduras-flagged ships are inspected + detained in foreign ports.
  • Minimum safe manning — the SOLAS V/14 basis for Honduras's manning documents.
  • Marine cyber incidents — case studies + the IACS UR E26/E27 cyber-resilience regime.
No vessels indexed under Honduras yet. Try MarineTraffic vessels under HND.

Ports in Honduras

All ports in Honduras →

Honduras flag: FAQ

Is the Honduras flag safe for seafarers?
The Honduras 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 Honduras ratified the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006)?
No — Honduras has not ratified MLC 2006 as of the last update of this directory. Seafarers on Honduras-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 Honduras-flagged vessel or operator?
Complaints can be lodged with the Empresa Nacional Portuaria (ENP) - Maritime Registry. 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 Honduras have?
Paris MoU rating: grey. Tokyo MoU rating: not-listed. 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 Honduras on the ITF Flag of Convenience (FoC) list?
No — Honduras 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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