ABSTRACT
As the home for liveaboard diving, the Komodo National Park becomes the primary destination promoted by the Indonesia Ministry of Tourism. However, the number of foreign tourists have gradually decreased and many diving accidents were reported recently. The purpose of this research is to investigate the liveaboad diver’s perceived risk and the dive sites’ oceanic geomorphology where the accidents occurred. Fristly, to measure perceived risk, the data were collected from 60 respondents who wrote reviews on online travel agents, online media publications, and Indonesian diving forums. Furthermore, the data is divided into seven types of perceived risks such as physical, social, financial, performance, psychological, equipment, and time risk. Secondly, to obtain accurate 3D geomorphology analysis, this study used data from the Indonesia Geospatial Bureau and interpolated with the official zoning and maps from meteorology, climate, and geophysics bureau. The preliminary result showed that there is another type of risk such as equipment and weather; furthermore, Batu Bolong was considered to be the most dangerous diving site in Indonesia.
