SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean government is scrambling to fix what the prime minister calls the “deep-rooted evils” that contributed to last month’s ferry sinking, which left more than 300 people dead or missing.

As investigators probe cozy links between the shipping industry and its regulators, Seoul has promised new monitoring and regulations for domestic passenger ships, which are not governed by international rules. Here are the initial steps the Ministry of Ocean and Fisheries and other groups have taken: