Abstract:
Fishermen are most of the times exposed to hazards while navigating to fishing
grounds and during catching fish at sea. This study has been responded by 106
fishermen in Kuala Terengganu who are 55.6°/o from South Kuala Terengganu fisheries
district and another 44.3°/o from North Kuala Terengganu district. The majority of the
fishermen in the study area are of the middle age group between 46-55 years with the
average fishing experience in the range of more than 20 years. Based on the
distribution of the fishing zone, it shows that 48.1 °/o of total respondents are from A
Zone.
The work described in this paper is concerned with the systematic analysis of
the hazards on Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia fishing vessels. Statistical data
is reviewed and analyzed and then applied to the relative importance of each
component with respect to system reliability. This method is considered an essential
approach for providing a much better basis for safety decision making. Finally, in order
to reduce the risk to vessels and crew, some suggestions are made to reduce the
probability of human errors to improve the safety when working on the vessels.
