TAF PUBLISHING

This research highlights the completeness of fishing vessels' safety in Brondong, East Java, Indonesia. Brondong Nusantara Fisheries Port is one of the largest fishing ports in East Java, with 1,546 fishing vessels. Ironically, in the study, it was found that only 4% of all fishing vessels had vessel certificates that were still active. This study uses a qualitative analysis approach, which aims to describe and analyze the phenomena relating to the implementation of fishing vessel safety policies carried out by the Indonesian Minister of Transportation No. KM 46 of 1996 concerning Certification of the Sea Worthiness of Fishing Vessels, which requires that every Fishing Vessel meet the requirements of seaworthiness before sailing. This research is important because the lack of safety equipment for fishing vessels in Brondong has been going on for decades. There is almost no solution to this problem. The weak implementation of fishing vessel safety regulations in Brondong is due to weak law enforcement, lack of supervision from local authorities, and the weak purchasing power of boat owners for ship safety equipment.