| To the national economy and people's life and property safety, maritime transport have significant impact. But its security situation is not optimistic. The accident occurred in recent years to the people's lives and property caused irreparable losses. More importantly, in the event of accident, carriers bankruptcy or no compensation ability to convention or national law, thus the interests of the victims are not guaranteed. Maritime accidents caused people to concern maritime transport security, but also to properly protect the interests of the victims request. Maritime compulsory liability insurance system is a viable option.As a new system, maritime compulsory liability insurance system is not fully relevant theory. The basic theoretical studies can become maritime compulsory liability insurance system in a stable basis;Understanding trends in the development of maritime enforcement responsibilities maritime compulsory liability insurance can adapt to the changing times. Authors from the social development and people's needs with the international views and with the provision of relevant international conventions, to explore the existence of maritime compulsory liability insurance system, in-depth analysis of the compulsory liability insurance at the nature and existence of standards. Maritime compulsory liability insurance is set up to enforce maritime transport in the specific context of liability insurance. As maritime compulsory liability insurance is free for a limited field of insurance contract and therefore only appropriate to only involve public interest and public safety risks can be incorporated into the statutory liability insurance areas. In the last part of the article, the authors analyzed trends in the development of maritime compulsory liability insurance, maritime compulsory liability insurance some international harmonization trend;Maritime compulsory liability insurance scope, the maritime compulory liability insurance coverage on ships scope, and maritime compulsory liability insurance coverage has extended to the coastal route from the international trend;Maritime compulsory liability insurance is introduction of direct litigation trends. Direct action is at an intrinsic requirement of compulsory liability insurance. Direct action is guaranteed by means of the implementation ofcompulsory liability insurance. Direct action is compulsory liability insurance is expected to achieve its function of protection, compulsory liability insurance at sea with a combination of direct litigation trends. |