臺灣海運業界對於國際壓艙水公約認知之探討

Perception on the BWM Convention for Taiwan Shipping Industry

由於我國並非國際海事組織會員國，因而造成國內航運業界對於新的國際公約，能獲得的信息自有其約束性與極限性，由此次研究結果可印證。無論對其相關規定、影響性以及生效日期的理解程度不到50%，值得憂慮與探討其原因。對於要突破台灣經濟發展的瓶頸，唯有發展海洋事業，而發展並非只是喊喊口號而是要有相對應的政策與決心，政策的擬定需有廣泛而正確的資訊作背景依據，而教育是國家經濟發展的基本，但由調查資料顯示，台灣的海事教育或海洋教育普遍缺乏國際性與前瞻性，值得深思與改進。

The fact that Taiwan is not a member of the IMO, is affecting the accessibility of the national shipping industry to obtain the most up-dated international convention information； in fact, the practical limitation and restriction regarding this issue could be verified by the study findings. It is considerable worrisome and worth conferring that in relation to the IMO's related stipulation, influence and date of entry into force, the general understanding ratio is less than 50%. With regard to a way of breaking through Taiwan's economic development bottleneck, the only reinforcement will be the marine enterprises. Nevertheless, the actual improvements need corresponding efficient policies and determinations instead of superficial slogans. Policies shall be based upon extensive scopes and correct information, for this reason, education shall be the foundation for a nation's economic development. A research statistic figure shows that generally Taiwan's maritime education or ocean-related education lacks the international characteristic and foresightedness, which shall be gravely considered and improved.