🇻🇳 Vietnam
ISO VNM / VN
Regulatory
- MLC 2006
- ratified (2013-05-08)
- Paris MoU rating
- not-listed
- Tokyo MoU rating
- grey
- USCG Qualship 21
- not listed
- ITF FoC
- not listed
Registry
- Vessel count
- 1,800
- Deadweight
- 9
- Administration
- Vietnam Maritime Administration (VINAMARINE)
- File a complaint
- Official form
Growing shipping nation; significant seafarer supply country
Compliance history
- Tokyo MoU
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Country context
- Population
- 101,598,527 (2025)
- GDP per capita
- $5,066 (2025)
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Region
- East Asia & Pacific
Source: World Bank Open Data.
What this means for seafarers
- MLC 2006: This flag has ratified MLC 2006. Vessels must hold a valid Maritime Labour Certificate + DMLC Part II posted onboard. You can file an MLC complaint via the flag administration.
- 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 Vietnam-flagged ships are inspected + detained in foreign ports.
- Minimum safe manning — the SOLAS V/14 basis for Vietnam's manning documents.
- Marine cyber incidents — case studies + the IACS UR E26/E27 cyber-resilience regime.
Ports in Vietnam
Vietnam flag: FAQ
- Is the Vietnam flag safe for seafarers?
- The Vietnam 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 Vietnam ratified the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006)?
- Yes — Vietnam has ratified MLC 2006 (ratified 2013). Seafarers serving on Vietnam-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 Vietnam-flagged vessel or operator?
- Complaints can be lodged with the Vietnam Maritime Administration (VINAMARINE) via their official complaint procedure. 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 Vietnam 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 Vietnam on the ITF Flag of Convenience (FoC) list?
- No — Vietnam 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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