To protect the interests of victims in traffic accide nts,most of the countries in the world carry out the system of the compulsory liability insurance of motor vehicles.

In order to protect the victims of traffic accidents,many countries and regions have carried out the motor traffic accident liability compulsory insurance since the beginning of the last century.

A Study on the System of Compulsory Liability Insurance of Oil Pollution Damage;

As a result,the cry to extend the coverage of compulsory liability insurance for carriage of dangerous liquid cargo from international sea-route to inshore and inland water way has been increasingly rising.

On the basis of the compulsory insurance theory and the international lawmaking trend, it tries to make clear some uncertain points in this area, and explore the way to build up the compulsory liability insurance system for the carrier of passengers at sea in China.