The main points of the revision in the near future of the Chinese Maritime Code are discussed,which include extension of the scope of application of the Code to the transport and vessels in inland navigable waters adjacent to the sea,modernization of the law on the contracts of carriage of goods by sea,establishment of legal regime governing compensation for marine pollution from ships,improvement of provisions regarding shipmasters and crew in order to provide them with more protections,and the increase of the global limits of liability and the limit of liability of carrier for death of or personal injuries to passengers especially in the domestic trade.