Design Changes for New Liners

[Kimberly Marie Whipple]

What changes have been made to how they now build oceanliners, such as Iceberg warning system, lifeboats, rutters and so on???????

 

[Parks Stephenson]

Kimberly,

It's not just what you incorporate into ships. It's also how you establish a warning system, how you shift the attitude of an industry towards safety, how you regulate and ensure compliance...

There are a multitude of websites that I could direct you to, but for an introduction, try these:

http://www.mss-int.com/solas.html
http://www.uscg.mil/lantarea/iip/iiphist.html
http://www.iverships.no/Media/IVERS010.pdf
http://www.cruise2.com/SOLAS.html

Let's not forget that Titanic struck the iceberg because she was imprudently navigated. Ships today, that conform to all SOLAS regulations, can still be sunk by imprudent navigation.

Parks