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The Sinking of the Titanic (People 1.0 (Captain ignored iceberg warnings…
The Sinking of the Titanic
People 1.0
Lookout did not have / find the binoculars ordinarily used in job
shakedown was not performed so he was not shown where they were
was unable to see the Titanic in time due to the weather conditions and alert bridge earlier
Captain ignored iceberg warnings being delivered
Titanic was believed to be unsinkable / complacency
Pressure from media, passengers and Bruce Ismay
Was his final voyage and wanted to have the fastest Atlantic crossing
Wireless operator did not pass on all ice berg warning
complacent / lack of understanding of the wanings being received / danger
Captain Smith was not aware of the imminent danger being reported and continued at full speed
Once iceberg was spotted and reported to bridge, Titanic was unable to manoeuvre in time exposing her starboard side
punctured 6 of the 16 watertight compartments
only watertight when horizontal
Titanic rapidly sunk, leading to 1500 deaths
placed priority on 1st class passenger messages
employed independent from WhiteStar lines by Marconi
There was no process or procedure for reporting warnings / passenger transmissions followed
Vital messages were not delivered to Captain Smith
Captain Smith was not aware of the imminent danger being reported and continued at full speed
Once iceberg was spotted and reported to bridge, Titanic was unable to manoeuvre in time exposing her starboard side
punctured 6 of the 16 watertight compartments
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Murdoch called hard to starboard, which was the procedure at the time
Management 2.0.0
Sea trial readiness less than 12 hours
did not know the manoeuvrability / how the ship would work in emergency situations
Captain Murdoch called hard to starboard which was the procedure of the time
Titanic did not have enough time to get around iceberg, exposing her starboard
6 of the 16 watertight compartments were punctured
They were only watertight horizontally
Titanic rapidly sunk, leading to 1500 deaths
Did not know manoeuvrability at top speed
therefore did not understand the danger of ice field
Captain remained at top speed
Titanic did not have enough time to get around iceberg, exposing her starboard
6 of the 16 watertight compartments were punctured
they were only watertight horizontally
Titanic rapidly sunk, leading to 1500 deaths
Shakedown not performed
Staff did not know where vital equipment for job function was, i.e., binoculars for lookout
lookout did not see the iceberg earlier and therefore was last minute before this was alerted to the bridge
The Titanic did not have enough time to manoeuvre around the iceberg, leaving the starboard side exposed
punctured 6 of the 16 watertight compartments
They were only watertight when horizontal
Titanic rapidly sank, leading to 1500 deaths
Staff did not know what to do in the event of emergency situation
Lifeboats were set off without meeting capacity rating
1500 people died
2.1.0 Bruce Ismay decided to go with tonnage over number of passengers for lifeboat provisions
Builders of Titanic belief she was an unsinkable ship, and even in worst case scenario would remain afloat for 2 - 3 days
Complacency among crew and passengers , emergency operations and procedures not discussed / practiced
Captain Smith continued into ice field at top speed
He was under pressure from Bruce Ismay and also as this was his final Captain position, wanted to make fastest crossing
Ship was unable to manoeuvre around iceberg at top speed in time, leaving Titanic starboard exposed
punctured 6 of the 16 watertight compartments
only watertight when horizontal
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There was a lack of lifeboats, already Titanic could accommodate only 52% of the passengers aboard (Behaviour under extreme conditions)
Lifeboats were set off without max capacity
1500 people died
This was the rules of the time as set by British Board of Trade 1894.
Radio operations was not hired by Whitestar but an external company - Marconi
Equipment design