Marine pollutions from ships are caused by discharge of oil, oily bilge water, exhaust gas from engines, garbage, sewage, ballast water, etc. The international conventions and amendment of them have been issued by the IMO, and Japanese Maritime laws were also amended based on the conventions which gets stricter year after year. For effective operation of the conventions, ship crews and manufacturers are required to get and increase the knowledge of conventions. This paper proposed the effectiveness of the mutual understanding of the international conventions and the domestic laws, and the current status for people of maritime industries.
Marine Pollution
IMO regulations
Maritime law
PSC
Marine Pollution Prevention Equipment