Federal Institute for Health Protection of Consumers and Veterinary Medicine (BgVV), Postfach 330013, D-14191, Berlin, Germany.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 1999;6(2):107-14. doi: 10.1007/BF02987563.
This report gives an inside view on discussions held at the headquarters of the International Maritime Organization, the United Nations agency concerned with maritime safety and the prevention of pollution from ships. Marine environmental protection regulations and their historical development are presented and discussed. The regulative measures that have been taken under the responsibility of this organization during the last decades to reduce accidental and operational discharge from tankships have achieved success although the marine environment is still suffering. Those standards which will come into force will further reduce the risks of accidental pollution. The report summarizes aspects beyond issues of environmental science which have to be analysed in order to reduce the impact of tankships on the marine environment. The report ends with the thesis that safer ships and improved occupational conditions on board are prerequisites for cleaner seas.
本报告深入探讨了国际海事组织（UN agency concerned with maritime safety and the prevention of pollution from ships）总部的讨论情况。本文介绍并讨论了海洋环境保护法规及其历史发展。尽管海洋环境仍在遭受破坏，但该组织在过去几十年中采取的减少油轮意外和作业排放的监管措施已经取得了成功。即将生效的这些标准将进一步降低意外污染的风险。本报告总结了除环境科学问题以外，为了减少油轮对海洋环境的影响而必须分析的方面。报告最后提出，更安全的船舶和改善船上的职业条件是清洁海洋的前提。
