중국은 현재 해상법 개정작업을 시작하여, 개정안초안에 대한 전문가의견수렴단계에 있다. 해상여객운송인의 책임에 대하여, 개정안초안은 아테네협약 2002년 의정서의 일부 원칙을 수용하였는데, 크루즈운송인의 의무와 책임에 관한 내용을 증가하였다. 이종책임체계, 크루즈운송인의 의무, 강제보험과 직접 청구권 등 규정을 신설하였는바, 이는 크루즈여객에 대하여 강력한 보호를 제공하고자 하고 있으며, 여객으로 하여금 권리의 존재여부를 쉽게 알도록 하고 있다. 그러나 개정안초안의 크루즈운송인책임제도는 아직 미흡한 점이 있는바 이를 보완할 필요가 있다. 본 고는 해상법개정안초안의 크루즈운송인책임제도와 현행 해상법 및 <아테네협약 2002년 의정서> 내용에 대한 비교연구를 통하여 중점적으로 크루즈운송인의 책임기간과 의무, 크루즈운송중 부동한 운송기간운송인의 책임에 대한 법률적용, 책임기초, 책임제한, 강제책임보험 및 강제책임보험인에 대한 직접 청구권 등 문제를 규명하고자 한다.

China initiated the revision of the Maritime Law and the first draft of the Proposal is soliciting opinions from law field as well as shipping field. The Ministry of Transport of the People’s Republic of China has been continuously carrying out revision research on the Maritime law. It has organized two systematic studies in 2000 and 2013 respectively, with certain basic accumulation. Considering the professional and the complexity of maritime law, a research program is formed again in 2017 and, after nearly two years of hard work, a first draft proposal was ultimately finished.
The Proposal borrows some general principles from the 2002 Athens Protocol for the passenger carrier’s liability regime. What’s more, some provisions specific for cruise carrier’s duties and liabilities are added in such as network liability system, cruise carrier’s duties, compulsory insurance and direct action against liability insurers, thus providing a cruise passenger with stronger protection and making it easier for him/her to understand just which his/her rights are. However, the regime of cruise carrier’s liability in this paper still needs some improvement because of some slight imperfections. This article aims to give a somewhat comprehensive study on the liability framework of the cruise carrier in the Proposal and, where necessary, compare with the current Maritime Law and the 2002 Athens Protocol, focus on the responsibility period of the cruise carrier, the relevant obligations, the application of the laws in various sections of the cruise journey, the grounds for responsibility, the limit of liability, compulsory insurance and direct claims against liability insurers.

국문초록
 Abstract
 Ⅰ. Introduction
 Ⅱ. Cruise Carrier’s Period of Responsibility
 Ⅲ. Cruise Carrier’s Duties
 Ⅳ. Applicable Laws for Determination ofCruise Carrier’s Liability
 Ⅴ. Grounds for Carrier’s Liability
 Ⅵ. Cruise Carrier’s Liability Limits
 Ⅶ. Competent Courts
 Ⅷ. Compulsory Insurance and Direct Actionagainst Liability Insurers
 Ⅸ. Conclusion
 References

• Yan-Qiu MA(School of Law, Ocean University of China)