International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering (IJITEE) ISSN: 2278-3075, Volume-9 Issue-2, December 2019 4050 Published By: Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering & Sciences Publication Retrieval Number: B9030129219/2019©BEIESP DOI: 10.35940/ijitee.B9030.129219 Abstract: Safety, and health is a dynamic component need to be practiced in daily actions. The purpose of this research is to analyze the seafarer’s insight of the human element factors such as Fatigue, Attitude of Seafarers, Workplace Culture and Technical and Internal Factor contributes to the accidents while on board. The objectives of this research are to determine the main human element factor that leads to the accidents onboard and to analyze the perception of seafarers toward human element factor that contributes to accident on-board. A quantitative questionnaire survey was conducted to 300 respondents among the Malaysian seafarers which covered two sections. The Section A was for respondents’ demographic and the Section B for the accident on a board ’s background. The collected data was analyzed using SPSS of Descriptive Analysis for mean and percentage, Multiple Correlations and Multiple Reliability Test. The results showed that the seafarer’s perception indicated as the main human element factor leads to an accidents onboard. The total variation of the dependent variable on the accident on-board is explained by the independent variable at 14.8%. Some recommendations are pointed out in minimizing the accidents onboard ship among the seafarers such as Refreshing Team Culture Training, Safety Weakness Monitoring and Psych Technique Test Administration. Keywords: Human Elements, Accidents Onboard Ship, Shipping Activities, Safety, Seafarers. I. INTRODUCTION The growing of worldwide trade and economics is reliant on shipping facilities. The shipping is a massively worldwide and varied trade which has directed to an extensive disparity in the engagement market of seafarers which has becoming international. Safety and health is an energetic fragment to be measured in all regular procedures whether at home, office, workshops, construction sites, sea, air, and other places. Employees who are unconscious of the safety and health fundamentals simply bestow to an accident. The accidents regularly encompass employees who are employed in varied workplaces. The term of the human element or human factor plays a decisive role especially in maritime safety (Berg, N., Storgård, J., & Lappalainen, J., 2013). This research was carried out among the employees who are working at a cargo ship under the Malaysia flag registration. Revised Manuscript Received on December 05, 2019. Ismila Che Ishak, Maritime Management Section, Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Institute Marine Engineering Technology, Lumut, Perak. Malaysia. Mohammad Shaiful Amir Safari, Marine Electrical Electronic Department, Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Institute Marine Engineering Technology, Lumut, Perak, Malaysia. Nazliah Mohd Ali, Marine Electrical Electronic Department, Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Institute Marine Engineering Technology, Lumut, Perak, Malaysia. It is a responsibility among the shipping companies to preserve all seafarers and goods while onboard with succeeding the safety and security standard. The research objectives are as follows: a) to determine the main factor of the human element which leads to an accident on board and b) to analyze the perception of seafarers toward human element factors that contribute to an accident onboard. From the finding of this research, it could assist the relevant parties in recognizing an appropriate components for better safety among the seafarers and ships, assists management to consider and recognizing the main element and revising the problem directly, supports to provide a safer with a comfortable working environment onboard, add on additional benefits efficiently and decrease fatigue and improve morale among seafarers. The scope of the research was conducted among the onboard seafarers or has been on the onboard tanker, general cargo, and bulk carrier and container vessels. The research expounded certain seafarers from a cargo ship which is under the registration of the Malaysia flag and it was limited among Malaysian seafarers only. 300 respondents were participated in this research. II. LITERATURE REVIEW Shipping and Safety Safety is contingent on the reliability of the technical and human elements of the ship system in the shipping activities. The value of enforced principles towards the promotion of safety policy in shipping is evaluated and emphasis. Mercantile shipping is alleged to be a profession with an excessive degree of mortal damages triggered by structural mishaps and seafaring catastrophes (Hansen, H. L., Nielsen, D., & Frydenberg, M. 2002). The safety and health philosophy have identified and eliminated job site hazards throughout the lifecycle of work and discouraged work practice which individual places are at risk of injury and the integration of safety and health with the daily working environment (Collins, A., Matthews, V., & McNamara, R., 2000). The Related Safety Onboard Conventions Ism Code (International Safety Management Code) The ISM Code contains all shipping corporation operative certain forms of vessels to install security organization structures. To explore human and managerial influences tousled in the fatalities and incidents, the Human Factor Analysis and Classification System (HFACS) is functional to code the identical statistics. The relative weight of casualties and incidents is reflected to deliberate the consequences of the ISM Code and HFACS assessments (Batalden, B. M., & Sydnes, A. K., 2014). The Significance of Accidents Onboard Ships by Human Elements Ismila Che Ishak, Mohammad Shaiful Amir Safari, Nazliah Mohd Ali