The aim of this thesis is to assess the efficiency of the conventions regarding their capacity to avoid oil pollution damage caused by vessel´s accident. This assessment will focus on the following conventions: the Intervention Convention and the Liability Convention of 1992,the Fund Convention of 1992 and the Supplementary Fund Protocol. In particular the thesis will study the inability of the channeling of liability provision stated in the CLC92 to provide the cargo owner with the necessary incentives to choose a seaworthy vessel when they are selecting it for transporting their cargo.