BETA
Lifeboats for every single soul
Prior to 1912, British Board of Trade regulations allowed lifeboat capacity to be calculated by ship tonnage, not passenger count. After the disaster, laws were rewritten to require lifeboats for 100 percent of the people on board. Regular lifeboat drills for passengers also became legally mandatory.
Chapter 1
Engineering a steel giant
Chapter 2
A floating society of contrasts
Chapter 3
The collision and the cold night
Chapter 4
Rescue and the aftermath
Chapter 5
How the night changed the ocean
Ch 5 · How the night changed the ocean
artiteacher An international coalition was formed to track icebergs and protect ships in the North Atlantic.
Fun Fact
The red flare mistake: Because the Titanic fired white flares instead of red distress flares, nearby ships thought they were celebrating.
artiteacher New safety regulations mandated that all passenger ships must carry enough lifeboats for everyone.
Glossary
lifeboat (noun)
A small, sturdy boat carried on a larger vessel for use in an emergency. The 1912 disaster exposed a critical shortage of these vessels, prompting strict new global maritime safety laws.
A small, sturdy boat carried on a larger vessel for use in an emergency. The 1912 disaster exposed a critical shortage of these vessels, prompting strict new global maritime safety laws.
Quiz
What distress signal, which eventually replaced CQD, was heavily popularized by the Titanic?
Quiz
Which organization was established in 1914 to monitor icebergs in the Atlantic?
Quiz
What radio rule was changed because the nearby Californian slept through distress calls?