Basic Safety Training (BST) is a mandatory training program for all crew members or seafarers who wish to work on a ship. This training is designed to provide fundamental knowledge and skills in maritime safety, ensuring that every seafarer understands the basic safety procedures required on board.

In collaboration with the Maluku Campus of the Marine and Fisheries Polytechnic, an educational institution under the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP), and supervised by the Human Resource Development Agency, two Basic Safety Training  (BST) trainings were conducted in Maluku this year. The first training session involved 55 participants from Eastern Seram Regency, while the second session was attended by 30 participants from Southeast Maluku Regency.

BST is an essential training program that provides workers with an understanding of health, safety, and environment (HSE) principles. The training focuses on key aspects such as occupational health and safety programs, risk assessment and management, hazard prevention and control, work supervision with work permits, job safety analysis, accident investigation, confined space entry, emergency response, hazard communication, and occupational health and safety management systems.

The training was conducted by a training provider, which was accredited by the relevant authority, and was held at the Training and Fisheries Counseling Center (BP3) in Ambon City.

"Until now, workers and crew members may not have realized the numerous benefits of holding a BST certificate. Upon closer examination, this certification provides many advantages for seafarers. Due to its significant benefits, the government has even reinforced the importance of obtaining a BST certificate through maritime regulations," said Abubakar, S.St.Pi, M.Si., Head of BP3 Ambon.

After completing the BST training, which included both theoretical and practical sessions, participants who passed the training received a BST certificate. This certification was expected to help them secure employment, whether in the maritime sector or as skilled seafarers in the future.

A similar training program was conducted in November 2023, attended by participants from Southeast Maluku Regency and Tual City, consisting of 24 alumni and students from SMK Negeri 1 Tual. According to reports and evaluations from the Maluku Marine and Fisheries Polytechnic team, out of the 24 participants, 13 (approximately 54%) have utilized their BST certificate to secure jobs and undergo Sea Work Practice at various companies. These include KN. Tanjung Madlahar, KN. Parang, KN. 364, and vessels owned by the Directorate General of Sea Transportation at UPP Class II Tual, as well as KN. Sabuk Nusantara.