Heru Pratomo, 2017, NIT: 50134750.N, "Optimalisasi Kesiapan Penggunaan
Alat Pemadam Kebakaran Di MV.ORIENTAL MUTIARA" Nautical
Thesis Program, Diploma Program IV, Merchant Marine Polytechnic
Semarang, Supervisor I: Capt.H.Moh Aziz Rohman, MM ,.Mar Advisor
II: H. Mustoliq, MM
Fire entinguishers must exist in each vessel, based on the rules in SOLAS
chapter II-2. Maintenance and repair of the tool is very important that the condition
of fire extinguisher in good condition and ready for use in case of fire on board to
suport the safety and smooth operation of the ship, seeing natural events in
MV.ORIENTAL MUTIARA is a fire that occured in the ECR konsleting cause by
less than optimal electrical and fire fighting and knowen also many fire
extinguisher that condition is not ready. This problem is cause by a lack of
knowledge about fire prevention. The purpose of the this study is to determine how
used fire extinguisher properly and how to treat them and countermeasures in the
event on board in accordance with the certificate of fire in MV.ORIENTAL
MUTIARA.
This study used descriptive qualitative method by ranking of any problems
found and subsequently in select priority problems using ultrasound methods are
described in detail later fire fighting efforts and the use of extinguisher and
extinguisher maintanancein MV.ORIENTAL MUTIARA.
These results indicate that personnel do not carry out the prosedure in the
maintenance, use and repair of fire extinguisher, why the crew less knowledge
about fire extinguisher on board as well as countermeasure in case of fire, that is
because knowledge of SOLAS less. Not specifically skipper in giving the penalty, a
lack of information by the propagator III, and also rarely invented fire fighting
exercise and the use of fire extinguisher and other safety equipment. Data was
collected by interview, observation and documentation directly take the form of a
data inventory extinguisher in MV.ORIENTAL MUTIARA.
It was concluded that the role of officer on the ship fire extinguisher dit as very
important with regrad to maintenance, repair order extinguisher in good condition
and ready for use in case of fire on board. The importance of fire drills on board a
regular basis to train alertness and checking fire extinguishers itself.
Keywords: Optimization, fire extinguisher, the role of officer and crew
