TY - JOUR N2 - The meaning and scope of the concept of security in extenso, as well as its special type, i.e. maritime safety and security, has been the subject of many considerations and discussions for decades, and perhaps for centuries. Security is most often understood as one of the basic functions of the State implying counteracting all threats. In axiological terms, as a risk-free state, maritime safety is a value, and in functional terms, as a desirable state, it is expressed in the protective function of law. The law must be structured in such a way as to constantly realize this function. Achieving maritime safety can therefore be seen as the capacity of law and institutions, for example, to protect a ship against loss, protect health and life of people employed on a ship, and protect the environment from pollution. L1 - http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/114467/PDF/PM%20t.36%2011-D.Pyc.pdf L2 - http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/114467 PY - 2019 EP - 131 DO - 10.24425/pm.2019.131058 KW - maritime safety KW - public maritime law KW - Flag State KW - Safety Management System A1 - Pyć, Dorota PB - Oddział PAN w Gdańsku VL - No XXXVI DA - 2019.11.29 T1 - Safety as a function of public maritime law SP - 119 UR - http://www.journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/114467 T2 - Prawo Morskie ER -