STRATEGY TO IMPROVE SAFETY ON CARGO SHIPS
2024
Kuncowati
In sea transportation, shipping safety is the main goal. In Indonesia, the safety of shipping for commercial vessels refers to national regulations, namely the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 17 of 2008 concerning Shipping and international regulations regarding shipping safety, namely the Safety of Life at Sea 1974. The risk of emergencies and work accidents on ships can occur at any time. This study aims to provide a strategy to improve shipping safety. The method used in this study is a SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats), respondents in this study were the crew of an Indonesian flag cargo ship with the name motor vessel Y (MV.Y), totaling 18 people. Based on the results of the IFAS and EFAS calculations, the MV.Y safety SWOT analysis obtained a total strength factor score of 1.92, a total weakness factor of 1.17, a total opportunity factor score of 1.14, and a total threat factor of 1.68 meaning that MV.Y has strengths are greater than threats and weaknesses. Still, even so, MV.Y must take advantage of opportunities to minimize threats and weaknesses to improve ship safety. The MV.Y safety position in the SWOT analysis quadrant diagram at the second quadrant position (S-T) with coordinates (0.4; -0.3) so that the ship and MV.Y shipping company to diversify the strategy to improve ship safety, namely the condition of safety equipment in dealing with emergencies, the readiness of ship crews in dealing with emergencies, implementation of safety procedures in avoiding work accidents and emergencies on ships and readiness of equipment and safety documents by port authorities.
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