OPTIMALISASI KOMUNIKASI MARITIM BILATERAL: PENANGANAN HAMBATAN BAHASA DALAM MANAJEMEN DARURAT DI ATAS KAPAL

Abstract

Abstract

                  Effective maritime communication is a crucial element in ensuring shipping safety, yet traditional fishing communities often face fatal language barriers and limited safety literacy. This community service (PkM) program aims to mitigate language barriers (Indonesian-English) in on-board emergency procedures for the traditional fishing community in Saripul Street, Kurau Utara, Tanah Laut Regency, South Kalimantan. The implementation method utilized a participatory-interactive approach involving 30 target partners, including local fishermen, boat motorists, and skippers, through four operational stages: initial coordination, visual media design, interactive dialogue based on Focus Group Discussions (FGD), and clinical pronunciation drills. The concrete solution introduced was a Bilingual Safety Education Poster that adopts lexical simplification of the IMO's Standard Marine Communication Phrases (SMCP) for three critical scenarios (fire on board, leaking, man overboard), combined with distress call simulations (Mayday, Pan-Pan, Securite) using VHF radio communication. Post-mentoring evaluation results demonstrated a significant leap, with an 85% increase in fishermen's cognitive safety understanding and 75% psychomotor accuracy in pronouncing emergency calls. The program proved effective in diminishing communication anxiety, reducing cognitive overload, and accelerating coastal community legal compliance with national safety regulations (Government Regulation No. 27/2021 and Ministerial Regulation No. 33/2020). In conclusion, adaptive bilingual visual media intervention successfully bridges the gap between global maritime rules and the sociological reality of traditional fishermen to foster an inclusive maritime safety culture.