Author(s)

Sunaryo and Khaerunisa Sabitha

Corresponding Author

Sunaryo

ABSTRACT

The research is aimed to assess the fire safety system on the car decks of roll on roll off passenger ferry from the aspect of human factors as a part of efforts for assessing the safety system of national crossing ferries in Indonesia. Roll on roll off passenger ferry is the most accident vulnerable mode of water transports in Indonesia due to several of causes,one of them is fire. In roll on roll off passenger ferries fire might occur in many places, but according to recorded data it mainly occurs in engine room, car decks, and passenger decks.And it is also identified that human factor is the main cause of most of the fire accidents.For this purpose the research was conducted using Human Factor Analysis and Classification System method, where descriptive qualitative investigation of risk level and potential hazards were implemented in the assessment. Four types of hazards and four root causes of fire accidents were identified in the assessment.

KEYWORDS

Fire safety, human factor, risks, roro ferry