EXHIBIT 31.1 CERTIFICATION
      AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TOSECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
 I, Craig H. Stevenson, Jr., certify that: 1.
      I
          have reviewed thisreport
          on Form 10-Q ofOMI
        Corporation ;2.
      Based
          on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement
          of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
          the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
          statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered
        by this report;3.
      Based
          on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
          included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
          financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant
        as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;4.
      The
          registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing
          and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange
        Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:(a)
          Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
          controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure
          that material information relating to the registrant, including its
          consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
          entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
        prepared;(b)
          Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
          and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the
          effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the
          end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation;
        and(c)
          Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control
          over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most
          recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the
          case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably
          likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over
        financial reporting; and5.
      The
          registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
          our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,
          to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's
        board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):(a)
          All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design
          or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
          reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
        process, summarize and report financial information; and(b)
          Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
          employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
        control over financial reporting.
  
 
 Date:
      November
        10, 2003
      By:
      /s/
          Craig H. Stevenson, Jr.Craig
        H. Stevenson, Jr. Chairman of the
        Board
        and Chief Executive Officer