Abstract:
The maritime industry consists of major and complicated logistic and supply chain
system. It is one of the most interesting industries that involved big players. They
sometimes face problems to choose the suitable courses to continue the studies.
Therefore, this study aims to determine secondary school students’ interest in
maritime studies.
Three objectives of this study which are to measure high school student’s
awareness in maritime studies, to analyses the student’s interest in maritime
studies and to identify the best method that can be used to introduce maritime
studies to new generation. This study is conducted in a few high schools in Masai
Johor Bahru as there are many ports, hubs, warehouse and shipping company
operated nearby. The data is collected from a survey which has been distributed
to 100 students aged seventeen years old. Data from the questionnaire was
analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS).
The result shows that the students still lack of knowledge or awareness
about the maritime studies. Therefore, the university main play role to make
promotions about maritime field for secondary school. For example, make a visit
maritime institutions, port and ship building company.
