Maritime safety Safety is monitored in many ways Finland is well known for its high-quality shipping. The Finnish Maritime Administration works in close co-operation with shipowners to enhance safety at sea.
Maritime safety is both active and passive.
We provide for the safety of fairways, and we are engaged in developing the competence of ship crews and in enhancing the safety of ships. In IMO, some 40 international conventions, and several hundreds of maritime safety recommendations, have been adopted. More than 100 countries have ratified the conventions. The technical safety of vessels is developed and improved by more stringent technical requirements. The ISM code will be enforced on all Finnish vessels to which it applies by 1 July 1998.