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| Sea Safety In The Maritime Environment; The Enforcement Of The International Convention For The Safety Of Life At Sea In Nigeria (Solas 74) (Case Study Of Nigerian Inland Waterways, Warri)
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OKOGBE, Anthony Okpako, NWAMBUONWO, Jude &OFOMAJA, Nelson, I.
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Abstract:
This study was carried out to examine and to enforce sea safety and the international convention for safety of life at sea (SOLAS 74) (a case study of Inland Water Ways, Warri).The methodology used in this research work involved the collection of data from primary and secondary sources. The primary source is the administration of 30 questionnaires among officials of the Nigeria Inland Water Authority (NIWA) Warri, and 22 questionnaires were retrieved. While the secondary sources include the consultation of relevant academic materials, journals, books, field observation/verbal interaction with the respondents etc. The collected data were analyzed using the simple percentage. After careful analysis of the collected data, one of the findings revealed that SOLAS 74 is being observed by NIWA, but a lot needed to be done to make it a 100% compliant. The researcher therefore amongst the recommendations, suggested that in order for SOLAS regulation to remain, binding, signatory countries should ensure that ships registered under their flag state should comply with SOLAS 74 convention and regulation should enforce the local laws in order to reduce collusion at sea.
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