The expected outcome of the Project is to provide more training opportunities for legal advisers, particularly from developing States. Through this training, governments would have the national resources to obtain advice on the incorporation and implementation of international conventions into national law. Current estimates suggest that, depending on the national circumstances, a developing State requires between 10 and 24 specially-trained maritime lawyers every five to eight years. It is hoped that the training of these human resources will enable the creation of a new generation of professional advisers who have a shared and common goal which is the implementation of the rule of international maritime law on a global basis.

It is also expected that the Project will lead to a greater participation by developing States in the major international maritime law conventions and legal instruments, and in future developments in this regard.