Abstract:
The fishing industry is one of the high-risk activities. Fisherman will
face the uncertainty of nature and any threat. Malaysia Maritime
Enforcement Agency issues the statistics involving the amount of
fishing number, number of seaman or fisherman, number of vessels,
licensing and also the number of accidents at sea. From the data
obtained, the statistics showed that the number of fishermen accidents
increases each year. There have 505 cases among fisherman has
been recorded since the year 2006 until 2016. There are a few causes
that lead to accidents and fatalities among the fisherman such as
fatigue, human error, environment, and failure of equipment and
machinery. In this situation, safety awareness is very important when
carrying out the duties. The fishermen must always concern about
safety to avoid an accident and to prevent the fishermen from any
injury or get killed while at sea. Thorough safety efforts such as
equipped with safety equipment like survival suits and carry along
medical equipment are highly recommended.
