Titanic: Three ways the disaster changed laws and safety on the seas

Discovery of the wreckage 30 years ago from today reveals only the dramatic change of the world's largest ship sailing all over the world.

A boat from a US Navy scout cruiser and Revente Cutter Service from the Coast Guard visited the ocean for two years after the disaster

In 1914, a formal international ice patrol was established a few months ago after the International Convention for the Security of Life on the Sea.

Lifeboats onboard are much more than passengers of the Titanic, and many of the souls onboard are onboard.

According to the advisory committee of the merchant ship at that time, after the sinking of the Titanic, the rules were changed so that each ship would request that everyone on the ship provide adequate lifeboat space.

During the sinking of the Titanic, the first lifeboat ceased to be 36 others, but when full, the ship had enough lifeboats to transport about 50% of its passengers.

This requirement was adopted along with other requirements as part of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea in 1914.

Due to the radio turmoil during the icing of the Titanic, the 1912 "Radio Law" was passed to regulate the use of certain bandwidth between the US Navy and the Amateur Radio Operator.

This bill has been updated to the Radio Law of 1927 which has been over 20 years. In the accident, an unauthorized operator sent an error message in the air, so the bill was passed.

The Titanic disaster brought the International Convention (SOLAS) for the safety of life on the first maritime in London on November 12, 1913. On January 30, 1914, the Conference signed a treaty to form an international ice patrol with international funds, the institution of the US Coast Guard, and still monitors the North Atlantic Ocean, which may pose a threat to the Atlantic crossing maritime traffic , Reporting. It is the place of the iceberg. In the mid-20th century, on-ice patrol machines became the main means of ice reconnaissance, ground patrol was phased out in addition to abnormally heavy ice age and long-term visibility poor. The use of offshore vessels lasted until 1982. At that time, the only remaining ship of the Coastal Marine Corps, USCGC Evergreen, was converted to a medium endurance cutter. The aircraft has the advantage of obvious ice reconnaissance and can offer a wider range in a shorter period.

Another area of ​​the law of the ocean where the disaster of the Titanic helped change is the problem of navigation on the ice sheet. It was 40 years ago that a North Atlantic ship suffered serious damage under the iceberg before the Titanic sank. Still, there was no loss of life. In 1880, the Gion line of Arizona hit the iceberg in front of a dense fog, but the ship collided with the bulkhead and the crew was able to direct the ship to the safe port of St. John's, Newfoundland. After the Titanic, both the United States and Britain demanded ice patrols to ensure the safety of the North Atlantic canal. On November 12, 1913, an international conference on the safety of life at sea was held in London. The meeting created an agreement to establish a permanent ice patrol in the most dangerous shipping area signed on January 20, 1914.