SAFETY AT SEA
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(Unitrd Press Association—By Eke* tijc Telegraph—Copyright.)
BOARD OF THADE SUGGESTIONS
LIFE SAYING APPLIANCES
(Received Last Night. 11.10 o'clock.) LONDON", August 16. The Merchant Shipping Adviscy <"? the Board of Trade reports that it :• important to remember that the Titanic belonged to a special limited class. The disaster demonstirat v ,l the extraordinary difficulty, even- in calm weather, of usling, to the fud available extent, the boat accommoda- ■ t-ion. The committee emphasises the, ! primary importance of every precaution being taken to provide for the stability and seaworthiness, and abo the buoyancy of vessels, and aftc- a casualty with .in efficient meang n! communication. The committee uiged adoption of the principle that the carrying capacity of boats should be provided under the tonnage scale, a:,<! additional callapsible and approved life rafts be sufficient to accommodate a;! aboard. The committee recommeaded that two efficient hands be sup-died for each boat, with adequate pro"-s----ions, and life jackets, and also moderate speed at might time and in the vicinity of ice. Neither searchlights nor binoculars were mentioned
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10696, 17 August 1912, Page 5
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176SAFETY AT SEA Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10696, 17 August 1912, Page 5
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