Such was the belief in the Titanic that safety regulations of the day were not updated to keep pace with the technology.
The first version was adopted in 1914, in response to the Titanic disaster,” the International Maritime Organization (IMO) says on its website.
Other SOLAS regulations linked back to the Titanic disaster include:Abandon ship drills – The Titanic captain had canceled one the day of the sinking.
Lessons from TitanMaritime experts and historians have noted the Titan submersible operated outside of the regulations prompted by the Titanic disaster.
The Titan submersible did not need to conform to safety regulations, since it operated in international waters.
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