・ Quality and Producibility. To support the visions of how standards will fit into the world of the future, the standards must be of the highest calibre to define high quality, cost effective products capable of meeting ISO 9000 Series requirements. They must also define a product that can be manufactured, installed, used, and supported safely and efficiently at a competitive cost. Standards should provide for improvement in overall safety, including environmental protection, through standardization of specific safety features, standard operating procedures, reliability and maintainability, and standards for testing and inspection.
Our standards must satisfy the following objectives：
・ Satisfy the market need. Be sure that the Committee is working on standards that the industry needs - get feedback from shipbuilders, ship owners and operators, and suppliers.
・ Universal acceptance. Since the primary priority of the Committee is to produce standards for products capable of competing in worldwide markets, Committee activity must reflect this objective. Standards developed must be seen by producers/users as "the standard of choice" in preference to any national or regional developed standard. (Work to reduce proliferation of standards). Harmonization between international standards and domestic standards and rules (legislation) must be actively pursued through continuous long-range efforts.
・ Forward compatibility. Revisions to standards are few in number and minor or narrow in scope.
・ Producing standards in a timely manner. Streamline the process and insure that standards developed reflect current and emerging technologies in the marine industry and that they are kept up-to-date. Offer "guidance" standards as well as "contractual" standards. Since time and timing are key issues, it shall be a goal to have an accepted committee draft standard within one year of the accepted detailed proposal for a standard.
・ Strengthen ties with other international bodies and with other ISO Technical Committees. Strengthen ties with IMO to insure that regulatory desires are met in international standards. Insure that marine applications are satisfied in standards developed by other ISO Technical Committees - through amendment, supplement or development of a new marine industry peculiar standard.
・ Increase national participation. Expand our active working membership to include the European Community, Asia, North and South America and developing nations.
