A study on the navigational safety of Inland Water Transport System (IWTS) in Malaysia : Langat River

Abstract

In land water transportation project is considered today as one of the mitigation option available for humanity to curb carbon footage. Navigational safety in inland water transportation represents a major concern to inland water transportation; its existence is very infrequent but has grave consequence that makes its avoidance a very imperative factor. The nature of the inefficiency or inadequacy of navigational safety can be worrisome as they can lead to loss of life, damage to environment, disruption of operation, injuries, instantaneous and point form release of harmful substance to water, air and soil and long time ecological impact. However, the developments of complex system like inland water transportation and navigational safety project also need to meet economic sustainability for decision requirement related to marine accidents and incidents avoidance. This makes analysing and quantifying occurrence scenarios, consequence of accident very imperative for reliable and sustainable design for exercise of technocrat stewardship of safety and safeguard of environment. This paper discusses the risk control option required for operational, societal and technological change decision for sustainable inland water transportation system. The paper presents the result of investigation of navigational safety in the Langat River waterways development.