THE USE OF INTEGRATED PILOTING STRATEGY TO ACHIEVE A BALANCE OF ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY AND SECURITY EFFECTIVENESS IN THE STRAIT OF MALACCA

Maritime transport is the world's most important means of logistics distribution. Most of this distribution passes through the Straits of Malacca making it the busiest in the world and about 80 percent of its waters are in the territory of Indonesia. However, there are several problems in this region, including security and safety issues, which disrupt the smooth business operations. Furthermore, the efforts to maintain security and safety in the area burden the Government with enormous costs. This study, therefore aims to formulate a strategy in dealing with the maritime transportation system to achieve a balance between economic efficiency for business actors, as well as the effectiveness of government agencies in order to maintain shipping security in the Strait of Malacca. This is a problem-solving based research, which adopted the SSM (Soft System Methodology) method. Based on the result, a recommendation was prepared in the form of an Integrated Piloting Strategy. Consequently, the ships crossing the Strait of Malacca are advised to use Integrated Piloting, that is, Deep Sea Pilot unified with the Government security forces who are also on board as they cross the region. This guarantees security and safety, ensure the achievement of business benefits, and the realization of economic efficiency for all parties involved.