A study on the fire fighting system for fishing vessel in Malaysia : Kuala Terengganu southern region

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.