Titanic: Reform
After the Titanic sunk, many regulations were passed based on the ship’s design flaws that caused the ship to sink. Many of the safety laws were created at the 1948 Convention on Safety of Life at Sea and the International Conference of Safety of life at Sea for Men in 1913.
Wireless:
After the radio act of 1912 was passed, all boats had to have their radios monitored night and day. In addition, the radio had to have an alternate form of energy, such as a battery, vs. the power of the boat. Ships also got the benifit of getting weather updates with the wireless.
Lifeboats:
The Titanic only had 20 lifeboats; so many people were unable to escape on the boats. New safety laws were created that require a boat to carry a large enough number of ships to satisfy everyone on the ship. If the minimum lifeboat capacity is not met, extra lifeboats have to be placed under other boats. The rules also require every lifeboat to have food, oars, a compass, sails, signaling devices, and water. Also, large ships need to have two of their boats be motorboats.
New rules and modifications:
Following the new rules, existing ship companies began modifying their ships. White Star Line, the company that constructed the RMS Titanic had to change their ships after the Titanic incident. The White Star Line company modified the design of the Titanic's sister ships by elevating the transverse bulkheads of the watertight compartments and expanding the double bottoms up the sides of the hull.
Remodeling cost these companies a sufficient amount of money because they had to buy more lifeboats and materials. Also, at the 1948 Convention of Safely of Life at Sea they made a new ice patrol systems. All boats receive ice warnings, and during the ice season from February untill July, they keep and extra good look out for ice and always pay close attention to the North Atlantic Ocean because of the Titanic.
Wireless:
After the radio act of 1912 was passed, all boats had to have their radios monitored night and day. In addition, the radio had to have an alternate form of energy, such as a battery, vs. the power of the boat. Ships also got the benifit of getting weather updates with the wireless.
Lifeboats:
The Titanic only had 20 lifeboats; so many people were unable to escape on the boats. New safety laws were created that require a boat to carry a large enough number of ships to satisfy everyone on the ship. If the minimum lifeboat capacity is not met, extra lifeboats have to be placed under other boats. The rules also require every lifeboat to have food, oars, a compass, sails, signaling devices, and water. Also, large ships need to have two of their boats be motorboats.
New rules and modifications:
Following the new rules, existing ship companies began modifying their ships. White Star Line, the company that constructed the RMS Titanic had to change their ships after the Titanic incident. The White Star Line company modified the design of the Titanic's sister ships by elevating the transverse bulkheads of the watertight compartments and expanding the double bottoms up the sides of the hull.
Remodeling cost these companies a sufficient amount of money because they had to buy more lifeboats and materials. Also, at the 1948 Convention of Safely of Life at Sea they made a new ice patrol systems. All boats receive ice warnings, and during the ice season from February untill July, they keep and extra good look out for ice and always pay close attention to the North Atlantic Ocean because of the Titanic.
Titanic underwater
Scientist today go underwater to investigate the sinking and look for artifacts.