Implementation of Safety Management System on Traditional Shipping for Strengthening the Blue Economy

Abstract

Traditional Shipping ‘Pelra’ as part of the maritime transportation system is expected to support the concept of blue economy `in order to accelerate the national economy. Pelra, with all its limitations, is still the backbone of the maritime populist economy to support inter-island trade in Indonesia, especially the logistics distribution system services for the Disadvantaged, Outermost, Frontier, and Border Areas (“3TP”)’. Traditional Shipping has not implemented a standardized Safety Management System (SMS) as in National shipping, so it often has accidents. The study analyzed the extent of the opportunity to apply SMS on Pelra ships by considering the characteristics of the water area (shipping lanes and wave conditions), as well as the incidence of accidents. It was found that the size of Pelra ships sailing in East Nusa Tenggara waters is dominated by vessels smaller than GT 100, making it possible to apply SMS. Factors that need to be considered in the implementation so that it is more effective are the resources and personnel (HR) factor, the responsibility and authority of the crew, and the responsibility and authority of authority of the company (Corp).