🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Compliance history

• Tokyo MoU

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• ILO NORMLEX

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Country context

Population

46,922 (2025)

GDP per capita

$25,223 (2025)

Income group

High income

Region

Latin America & Caribbean

Source: World Bank Open Data.

Reference

• III Code — the IMO flag-state audit scheme measuring implementation of IMO instruments.
• Port state control — how Saint Kitts and Nevis-flagged ships are inspected + detained in foreign ports.
• Minimum safe manning — the SOLAS V/14 basis for Saint Kitts and Nevis's manning documents.
• Marine cyber incidents — case studies + the IACS UR E26/E27 cyber-resilience regime.

Ships flying Saint Kitts and Nevis

• Blue Dream · IMO 8002664 · LPG carrier

Ports in Saint Kitts and Nevis

• Basseterre, Saint Kitts
• Charlestown
• Nevis

All ports in Saint Kitts and Nevis →

Saint Kitts and Nevis flag: FAQ

Is the Saint Kitts and Nevis flag safe for seafarers?

The Saint Kitts and Nevis flag has weaker port-state-control ratings under one or both MoU regimes. It has ratified MLC 2006, so seafarers retain convention-based rights. Operators on weaker-rated flags are not always poor employers, but they face less external regulatory pressure.

Has Saint Kitts and Nevis ratified the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006)?

Yes — Saint Kitts and Nevis has ratified MLC 2006 (ratified 2012). Seafarers serving on Saint Kitts and Nevis-flagged vessels are entitled to make MLC complaints through the flag administration, port state, or seafarer welfare organisations such as the ITF.

How do I file a complaint against a Saint Kitts and Nevis-flagged vessel or operator?

Complaints can be lodged with the St Kitts & Nevis International Ship Registry. Under MLC 2006, complaints may also be lodged with the port-state authority of any MLC-ratified port. The ITF and seafarer welfare organisations (Mission to Seafarers, Stella Maris, Sailors' Society) can advocate on your behalf. Keep contract, wage records, and seaman's book ready.

What port-state-control rating does Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis on the ITF Flag of Convenience (FoC) list?

Yes — Saint Kitts and Nevis 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.