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A Study on Risk Assessment of Port Operations in Kemaman Port
Aidah Syazwani Binti Abd Rahman
Supervisor: Capt. Mohd Naim Bin Fadzil
Bachelor of Science (Nautical Science and Maritime Transport)
School of Ocean Engineering
aidahsyazwani@gmail.com
The Port of Kemaman is located on the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia, one of the
deepest seaports in Malaysia, it is a fast emerging port acting as the new gateway to the
Asia Pacific Region. As a deep-sea all weather port operating all year round, it is capable
of handling vessels of up to 150,000 DWT and various types of cargo. This research is
aimed to conduct a risk assessment of port operations in Kemaman Port, that can be
used further in order to reduce risk of accidents. HAZID (Hazard Identification) method
is used for the first phase of this research which is identifying the existing hazard. The
second phase of this research is to rank the most potential hazards by using risk matrix
method. Root cause of the potential hazard that contribute to high risk of accidents is
investigated by using Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) method. Besides, expert judgment by
interviewing session and collecting the data from the port authorities have been made to
collect all the data and has been analysed to identify the rank of potential hazard that
occurred during port operations. The final phase of this research is to recommend possible
solution in order to reduce the risk of accidents in Kemaman port. Possible solutions has
been recommended during the interview session in order to reduce the risk of accidents.
By giving recommendations, the risk of accidents in Kemaman port can be reduced.
Keywords - Risk Assessment, Port Operations, Hazard, HAZID, Fault Tree Analysis
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