THE EFFECT OF PLATFORM AND SENSOR WEAPON AND COMMAND (SEWACO) MAINTENANCE AND THE QUALITY OF HUMAN RESOURCES ON THE OPERATIONAL READINESS OF THE SHIP

Abstract

The enforcement of the country's sovereignty requires the strength and capability of an effective and highly deterrent national defense force, of which the Ship the main component, is supported by all other national resources as a reserve component and supporting component. The presence of  Vessel with strong deterrence in the operation area is very influential in the creation of a safe Indonesian waters territory. The effort to present ships, especially ships in Indonesia, requires operational readiness of those ships. Operational readiness consists of the readiness of platform and Sensor Weapon And Command (Sewaco) elements and Quality of Human Resources.

One  of the elements that carrying out employment duty is ship. This ship is a ship whose age is more than 20 years. Based on the age of the ship which is relatively old, the technical condition of the ships has greatly decreased both in terms of ship materials and supporting equipment. As time goes by, the readiness of Ship’s Platform And Sensor Weapon And Command (Sewaco) have decreased a lot, thus requires to carry out regular maintenance.

This research uses a quantitative method, in which data collection will be done by questionnaire to the object of research. Furthermore, the data are analyzed using Statistical Products and Service Solutions (SPSS) version 25 as the main tools.