Indonesian Tallship to Develop Maritime Culture of Youth Generation

Abstract

Indonesia is a maritime country from Sabang to Merauke which has a wide variety of cultures and is framed in Bhinneka Tunggal Ika which means different but one. The development of maritime culture in Indonesia has experienced degradation due to the times, changes in the environment and shifts in the understanding of the community of maritime society.

Sustainable maritime development cannot be achieved without a supportive maritime culture, because development, like culture, touches on various aspects of social community life. Degradation of maritime culture in Indonesia weakens the maritime power of Indonesia while changing the way of life of the people. This needs to be anticipated as a maritime country that should be strong maritime and with maritime cultural procedures. The purpose of this study is to describe and analyze how the role of the Indonesian Tallship KRI Bima Suci in redeveloping Indonesia's maritime culture that experienced degradation both locally, nationally and globally.

The study uses qualitative explanatory methods with data analysis using Soft System Methodology (SSM) and data processing using NVivo software. The pattern of operations carried out by Indonesian Tallship KRI Bima Suci in developing maritime culture is currently not maximized, while the world maritime axis initiated by the government of the Republic of Indonesia mentions in one of its pillars that is rebuilding maritime culture so that it needs to be improved both in quality and quantity. So that the involvement of non-Cadets AAL youths onboard in the voyage of the Indonesian Tallship KRI Bima Suci will be needed to accelerate the development of a nation's maritime culture that is experiencing degradation.