1982年9月23日召开的国际航远会议上,海事组织秘书长斯里瓦斯塔瓦号召世界各国进一步扩大予防和控制由船舶造成的海洋污染的国际间合作。他在讲话中强调:几个世纪以来,人们一直认为,海洋对于文明社会和工业的废物排放有无限的容纳能力。然而在近几十年来,这一幻想开始动摇,应当承认,目前某些海域的污染已经达到极限程度。我们应当看到,当今海洋的污染已经严重威胁着海洋生物的生存,并且通过直接或间接的影响危害着人类的健康。 为了防止有害物质通过船舶进入海洋,海事组织从1959年成立以来就拟定了一项大规模 At the ISAC meeting held on September 23, 1982, IMO Secretary-General Srivastava called on all countries in the world to further expand international cooperation to prevent and control marine pollution caused by ships. In his speech, he emphasized: For centuries, people have always believed that the oceans have an infinite capacity to contain wastes from civil society and industry. However, this illusion has begun to falter in recent decades and it should be acknowledged that the pollution in some areas is now reaching the limit. We should note that today’s marine pollution has seriously threatened the survival of marine life and endanger human health through direct and indirect impacts. In order to prevent the passage of harmful substances into the sea through ships, IMO, since its establishment in 1959, has formulated a large-scale