Abstract:
Fire fighting system acted is an important aspect preventing and
protecting against the spread of fire and the system may be varied for
different ship design but solely installation of fire fighting system will be
according to the federal requirement. This research will attempt to
assess the current fire fighting system used onboard commercial fishing
vessel in Malaysia. The objective of this study is to identify the current
fire fighting system for commercial fishing vessel. The factors that have
taken into account to evaluate the current system are fire fighting
system's availability, accessibility, condition, size, and its placement.
Furthermore, this study develops a two-pronged approach to identify
the existing fire fighting system. Firstly with respect to the guideline lay
down by the Department of Fisheries. Secondly, regarding the
accessibility, the readiness, and the placement of the fire fighting
system. The survey questionnaires were developed and distributed to
the fishing vessel owner in Kuala Terengganu Southern District. Besides
that, site survey was held to access the current condition of FFS. The
result indicates 96% of fishing vessel fitted with portable fire
extinguishers onboard, but not all PFE in a good working order.
