国际海事组织(以下简称IMO)在1993年11月召开的第18次大会上,通过了A741(18)决议案,即《国际船舶安全营运和防污染管理规则》,也就是通常所说的《国际安全管理规则》(以下简称《ISM规则》)。1994年5月将该规则列入1974年国际海上人命安全公约(即 SOLAS1974公约),成为公约新的第Ⅸ章,并于1998年7月1日《ISM规则》在全世界正式生效,成为法定的强制要求。《ISM规则》中规定,凡从事国际航运的船舶管 At the 18th General Assembly held in November 1993, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted Resolution A741 (18), “International Ship Safety Operations and Pollution Prevention Regulations,” which is commonly referred to as “ International Safety Management Code ”(hereinafter referred to as“ ISM Code ”). This rule was included in the 1974 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS 1974) as the new chapter IX of the Convention in May 1994 and became effective on July 1, 1998, when the ISM Code came into force worldwide Mandatory requirements. The “ISM Code” stipulates that all ships engaged in international shipping tube