The study of risk management on the Penang ferry system

Abstract

Based on the collected data, from the one hundred respondent, there are 18% of car drivers, 5°/o of car passengers, 2°/o of lorry/pick-up/van drivers, 1 % of lorry/pick-up/van passenger, 20°/o of motorcyclists, 3°/o of the motorcycle pillions, 4°/o of cyclists, 41 °/o of passenger, 1 °/o of deck crew, two percent of the victualler and three percent in category others. The data show that 59°/o of respondent feeling they are not expose to the any risk, 35% of respondent feeling that they are expose to the risk when they are moving into ferry, on the ferry and moving out from ferry, 6% of respondent do not know whether there are expose to the risk. From 35°/owhich they feeling expose risk, 8°/o on accidents with vehicles, 4% on motorcycle overturned on the ferry, 8% on vehicles collided on a ferry, 8°/o on injuries on ferry, 8°/o on Ferry capsize or sink, 8°/o on ferries collide, 12°/o on ferry or car on fire, 8% on captain and crew negllgent, 4°/o on ferry leak, 8°/o on ferry list/heel, 20°/o on heavy weather and 4°/o on night. Same group of them have been suggest7°/o on install the newest technology electronic equipment on old ferry, 29°/o on elevate the fence ferry, 7°/o on enlarge the space between vehicles, 14°/o on create a specific place for parking motor, 22°/o on captain and crew pay full attention while ferry is berthing, 7°/o on tilt ladder on ferry, 7% on add the fence on vehicle deck and 7°/o on other than these recommendation.