Abstract:
Nowadays, there were varieties of lifejackets model that widely use all over
Malaysia especially amongst passenger ferries. The problems arise here when there
are no verification has been done on the declaration of compliances by the
manufacturer of the lifej ackets. Therefore, the non-compliance lifejackets may pose
risk to the safety of user especially during emergency. To overcome this problem the
test regarding lifejackets must be carried out in order to determine the compliance of
lifejackets used by passenger ferries in Malaysia to International Convention for the
Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) 1974 to ensure the safety of the user. This study
mainly focused on the test that will be conducted as stated in LSA Code. The
lifejackets sample was chosen all over Malaysia whereas the passenger ferries
operated. All the lifej acket was tested with the selective method of the code. Several
lifejackets model are unable to fulfil the requirement of the LSA Code. This study
may contribute and provide the most standard lifejacket to be used amongst
passenger ferries in Malaysia.