九一一恐怖主義攻擊行動之發生對亞太地區及全球各地之航運，船舶及港口安全帶來極為深遠的影響。各國擔憂船舶及其船上貨物有可能被恐怖主義份子利用，因此開始採行新的或較為嚴格的安全措施，俾以防範航運與船舶變成國際恐怖主義的攻擊目標，或被用為發動恐怖主義行動的工具。國際社會成員也普遍認知到有必要檢討現行國際組織所通過與海事安全相關的法律文書，尤其是聯合國及其專門機構所通過與打擊海上暴力行為和犯罪、強化船舶與港口安全的相關規定。本文主要目的在於探究亞太地區第一軌與第二軌經濟和政治安全性質區域國際組織的會員國批准與航運、港口安全相關國際法律文書的情形。這些區域性國際組織主要包括：APEC、PECC、ASEAN、ARF，及CSCAP。本文主要探討與海事安全相關之國際法律文書包括：（一）UNCLOS；（二）《國際海事組織公約》；（三）SOLAS 1974；（四）SOLAS PROT 1978；（五）《一九八八年關於國際海上人命安全公約議定書》；（六）ISPS Code；（七）《國際安全海事準則》：（八）SUA 1988；（九）SUA PROT 1988；（十）《一九八八年國際船員訓練標準、證書和當值公約》；（十一）《一九五八年船員辨識證件公約》（The Seafarers' Identity Documents convention，1958，以下簡稱C. No. 108）；（十二）《二○○三年經修訂船員辨識證件公約》；（十三）《一九七九年國際海事搜救公約》；及（十四）《一九七二年國際安全貨櫃公約》。

The September 11th terrorist attacks in the United States have had profound impact on the safety and security of shipping and port operations in the Asia Pacific region and beyond. Serious attention has been given to the use of ships and their cargoes as potential terrorist weapons. Security policy measures have been adopted to prevent shipping from becoming a target for international terrorism. The international community recognized the need to review the measures already adopted by the international organizations, in particular the United Nations and its specialized agencies, to combat acts of violence and crime at sea, and to adopt new regulations to enhance ship and port security. The purpose of this paper is to conduct an inquiry, aiming to find out to want extent the following selected international maritime instruments, in particular related to safety and security of shipping and port operations, had been accepted or ratified by members of the Track One and Track Two organizations in the Asia-Pacific region, both in the economic and security realm, namely APEC, PECC, ASEAN, ARF and CSCAP. The instruments selected for study include: (1) 1982 UNCLOS; (2) Convention on the International Maritime Organization; (3) SOLAS 1974; (4) SOLAS PROT 1978; (5) SOLAS PROT 1988; (6) 2002 ISPS Code; (7) ISM Code; (8) SUA 1988; (9) SUA PROT 1988; (10) STCW 1978; (11) The Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention, 1958 (C No. 108); (12) The Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention (Revised), 2003 (C No. 185); (13) SAR 1979; and (14) CSC 1972.