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A Study to Identify the Factors Poor Use of Lifesaving Appliances by
Fishermen in Kuala Terengganu
Nur Syawalni Izzati Binti Mohd Azhar
Supervisor: Dr. Mohammed Ismail Russtam Suhrab
Bachelor of Science (Nautical Science and Maritime Transport)
School of Ocean Engineering
nursyawalniizzati96@gmail.com
Fishing has been and is still one of the most dangerous of all human activities. Every year
the rate of the accident cases among fishermen in Malaysia are worrying and most of the
deaths from drowning amongst the fishermen were associated with poor of using
lifesaving appliances although it was carried onboard. This study aimed to identify the
factors poor use of lifesaving appliances by fishermen in Kuala Terengganu and to analyze
the top factors that influencing the poor using of lifesaving appliances by fishermen. The
researcher will conduct literature review and questionnaire to identify the factor. The
researcher also will use Liker’s Scale to measure the outcome of the result and use the
Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Through these objectives, the researcher
will suggest some recommendation how to evaluate alternative improvement for
fishermen in Kuala Terengganu to use lifesaving appliances by interview some expert
opinion. At the end of these researchers, the factors of poor usage of lifesaving appliances
will be identified enable to analyze the top factors of poor using of lifesaving appliances,
and the alternative way to be used as a solution to reduce the magnitude of this issue
will be suggested. In conclusion, the finding for this study will increase the knowledge
and awareness to all fishermen especially in Malaysia about the importance of the
lifesaving appliances.
Keyword – The usage of Lifesaving Appliances (LSA) by fishermen
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