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Re: [OM] Titanic, was More from the Airport

Subject: Re: [OM] Titanic, was More from the Airport
From: Jez Cunningham <jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:17:18 +0200
Even the use of 'radio' and morse-code 'beeps' was anachronistic...

On 25 August 2011 09:29, Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I think that they got quite a lot wrong in Titanic, Ken.
>
> But, as an aside, the reasons for the Titanic's accident, holing and
> sinking with so much loss of life are very interesting.  I undertook a Human
> Factors Facilitators' course earlier in the year and one of the case studies
> was Titanic:
>
> Too few lifeboats
> Inconsistent use of riveting techniques and materials
> Relationships among the officers
> Ambiguity of the contracts for the radio operators
> etc . . .
>
> Chris
>
>
> On 24 Aug 2011, at 19:31, Ken Norton wrote:
>
> > In the movie Titannic, they got that little detail wrong when they
> > were trying to avoid the iceberg.
>
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