Sailing Approval Letter (Broto Priyono, et.al) Volume 2 No. 1, October 2020, 36-45 ISSN 2723-3642 36 Inland Waterways Journal (IWJ) Poltektrans SDP Palembang Sailing Approval Letter Broto Priyono 1 , Surnata 2 , Driaskoro Budi 3 and M. Khairani 4 Abstract The issuance of a Sailing Approval Letter is a process of supervision carried out by the Harbormaster of a ship leaving the port to ensure that the ship, ship crew and cargo have technically fulfilled the requirements of shipping safety and security as well as protection of the maritime environment. The approach method used in this research is juridical empirical and the research specification used is descriptive analytical. Data collection techniques used in this study are through interview and documentation guidelines. The result of this research is that the responsibility of the harbormaster is very heavy in ensuring the safety and security of shipping because the harbormaster is a government official at the port who has the highest authority to carry out and supervise the fulfillment of statutory provisions to ensure shipping safety and security. Understanding of the requirements for safety and security of shipping is a condition where safety and security requirements are met with regard to water transportation, ports, and the maritime environment. Keywords : Sailing Agreement; Safety; Crew. 1. Introduction Sea transportation as one of the modes of transportation must be arranged in a unified national transportation system that is integrated and capable of realizing the provision of balanced transportation services according to the level of need and the availability of transportation services that are safe, high accessibility, integrated, sufficient capacity, orderly, smooth and fast, easy to reach, on time, convenient, affordable, orderly, safe, low pollution, and efficient. Sea transportation, which has national transportation characteristics and reaches all areas through waters, needs to develop its potential and increase its role as a link between regions, both nationally and internationally, including across borders, because it is used as a means to support, encourage, 5 Considering the important and strategic role of sea transportation which controls the lives of many people, its existence is controlled by the state whose guidance is carried out by the Government. One of the efforts to enforce the law at sea 1 Lecturer of Politeknik Transportasi Sungai, Danau & Penyeberangan Palembang, E-Mail: broto_priyono@dephub.go.id 2 Lecturer of Politeknik Transportasi Sungai, Danau & Penyeberangan Palembang, E-Mail: natayuni@yahoo.com 3 Lecturer of Politeknik Transportasi Sungai, Danau & Penyeberangan Palembang, E-Mail: driaskoro_budi@dephub.go.id 4 Lecturer of Politeknik Transportasi Sungai, Danau & Penyeberangan Palembang, E-Mail: muhammad.khairani@gmail.com 5 AN, Ludiro Madu. (2010). Mengelola Perbatasan Indonesia di Dunia Tanpa Batas, Isu, Permasalahan dan Pilahan Kebijakan. Yogyakarta: Graha Ilmu. p.12