To protect parties damaged by pollution and wreck incidents the Japanese government requires P&I insurance for all ships that visit Japanese ports

Japan acceded to International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001, and Nairobi International Convention on Removal of Wrecks.

China has ratified the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks 2007 and the Convention will enter into force in China from 11 February 2017. The Chinese MSA published a notice on the application procedure for WRC Certificates.