THE TITANIC.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE'S REPORT. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received 16, 9.10 p.m. London, August 16. The Merchant Shipping Advisory Committee of the Board of Trade report that it is important to remember that the Titanic belonged to a special limited class. The disaster demonstrated the extraordinary difficulty, even in calm weather, of "using to the full available extent the boat accommodation. . The committee emphasises the primary importance of every precaution being taken to provide for the stability and seaworthiness and also the buoyancy of a vessel after a casualty, with efficient means of communication, and the adoption of the principle that the carrying capacity of the boats should be provided under a tonnage scale, and that additional collapsibles and approved life rafts should be sufficient to accommodate all aboard. It recommends that two efficient hands be allotted to each boat, an adequate provision of life jackets, and a moderate speed at night time in the vicinity of ice. Searchlights and binoculars are not mentioned.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 77, 17 August 1912, Page 5
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164THE TITANIC. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 77, 17 August 1912, Page 5
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