Assessment of inland navigation at Kenyir lake to safeguard societal wellbeing
2020
Noor Apandi Osnin | Noorul Shaiful Fitri Abdul Rahman | Ahmad Faizal Ahmad Fuad
This paper examines the navigation system at Kenyir Lake, Malaysia where it is reported that there is a gradual and steady increase of about 100,000 tourists to Kenyir Lake since 2009 to 2015. Naturalistic and participant observation, comparison method and secondary data were used to determine the status of navigation on the lake. It was found that there were 200 water crafts serving tourist and other users on the lake and that non conventional aids to navigation were available on some parts of the lake. It was discovered that the regulatory framework for navigation is inadequate and differs from those applied elsewhere in Malaysia. Kenyir Lake was also contrasted with Putrajaya Lake and Great Lakes to highlight navigational practices and diversity of lakes used for navigation. Without a proper safety navigation system and increasing number of users, societal well-being is at risk. It was concluded that there are gaps and local authority and other vested parties should consider steps to enhance navigational safety practices on Kenyir Lake especially for tourism management and sustainability and thus safeguard the societal well-being of its user.
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