The article is devoted to the development of marine safety law, which
took place in the last hundred years after the sinking of the RMS
Titanic in 1912. The Titanic disaster has revealed serious shortcomings
in minds and conduction of the international maritime community.
Neglected the basic principles of safety of life at sea.The spectacular
effects of this tragedy helped to accelerate work on the first
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS 1914),
which was signed in less than two years after the sinking of the
Titanic. 1914 SOLAS Convention has become the foundation for building
a system of safety of life at sea, giving rise to the current SOLAS
1974. Today we can speak of wellformed system of safety of life at sea,
which is part of the maritime safety law. The conventional system of
maritime safety off the 1974 SOLAS Convention and its protocols consist
of codes, recommendations, guidelines and instructions adopted under
auspices of the International Maritime Organization. Two of the latest
codes of IMO should be here mentioned. With regard to the
identification, assessment and management of emerging risks in the
operation ships
– International Management Code for the Safety
Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention (ISM Code), and to use
special security measures – International Ship and Port Facility
Security Code (ISPS Code).