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Lessons from the Titanic: Technological Failures and the Cost of Progress in Maritime Safety

This resource explores the tragic lessons learned from the Titanic disaster, emphasizing the technological shortcomings that contributed to its sinking. It highlights the inferior materials used in construction, the ship's inadequate maneuverability due to a sub-standard rudder, and the failure of "watertight" compartments. Through survivor accounts and reflective exercises, participants will empathize with those affected, fostering a deeper understanding of maritime safety advancements and the human cost of technological progress.

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Lessons from the Titanic: Technological Failures and the Cost of Progress in Maritime Safety

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  1. Technical Advancements: The Cost of Progress Transport by Sea: The Titanic

  2. Lesson Objectives: • Empathise with those who survived the Titanic disaster.

  3. The Titanic What technological problem was to blame for the sinking of the Titanic?

  4. 1. Material used Hull of the ship and the rivets: Reports that the materials used were weak and not of a high standard.

  5. 2. Manoeuvrability of the ship Due to the sub-standard rudder and speed that the ship was travelling at, the Titanic was unable to move out of the way of the ice-berg.

  6. 3. “Watertight” compartments These compartments were designed to be watertight, in fact they simply filled up with water and caused greater damage to the ship.

  7. The Titanic: Survivors story • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez_iSh5JqVo • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVEvbEE0pwc

  8. The Titanic Pretend that you were on the Titanic that fateful night when it struck an iceberg on 14th April, 1912 at 11:30pm.

  9. Survivors Account • What is your role on the ship/ what class were you? • What were you doing when the ship struck the iceberg? • How did you react? • What did you see? • How did you manage to escape the Titanic?

  10. The Titanic

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