🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea
ISO PNG / PG
Regulatory
- MLC 2006
- not-ratified
- Paris MoU rating
- not-listed
- Tokyo MoU rating
- grey
- USCG Qualship 21
- not listed
- ITF FoC
- not listed
Registry
- Vessel count
- 100
- Deadweight
- 1
- Administration
- Papua New Guinea National Maritime Safety Authority (NMSA)
- File a complaint
- Official form
Melanesian island nation with small national registry
Compliance history
- Tokyo MoU
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Country context
- Population
- 10,762,817 (2025)
- GDP per capita
- $3,020 (2025)
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Region
- East Asia & Pacific
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 Papua New Guinea-flagged ships are inspected + detained in foreign ports.
- Minimum safe manning — the SOLAS V/14 basis for Papua New Guinea's manning documents.
- Marine cyber incidents — case studies + the IACS UR E26/E27 cyber-resilience regime.
Ports in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea flag: FAQ
- Is the Papua New Guinea flag safe for seafarers?
- The Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea ratified the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006)?
- No — Papua New Guinea has not ratified MLC 2006 as of the last update of this directory. Seafarers on Papua New Guinea-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 Papua New Guinea-flagged vessel or operator?
- Complaints can be lodged with the Papua New Guinea National Maritime Safety Authority (NMSA) 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 Papua New Guinea have?
- Paris MoU rating: not-listed. Tokyo MoU rating: grey. 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 Papua New Guinea on the ITF Flag of Convenience (FoC) list?
- No — Papua New Guinea 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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