Problems and countermeasures regarding improvement of maritime safety

Shipping is considered as one of the most important industries in the world.How to achieve safer shipping has always been the hottest issue in international shipping industry.Since the foundation of IMO in 1959,many maritime safety standards have been established in the form of conventions,codes,regulations,recommendations and other instruments contain ships,seafarers,ship companies,ship owners and other related issues.In 1990s',IMO discovered that the situation of maritime safety and pollution prevention are far from the expected although increasing number of international maritime standards are established and many new technical standards are introduced to maritime standards.This paper focuses on the main problems regarding maritime safety and puts forward countermeasures.