One of the first courses of action that the governments of the British and United States decided on was the placement of lifeboat regulations. After the British Board of Trade and the US Senate inquiries, it was decided that for every travel liner, there is to be enough lifeboats for every passenger aboard the vessel. When the Titanic set sail, she had on board twenty lifeboats. This accommodated for only one out of three people on the ship, and yet this number was legal according to British law which stated that the minimum number of lifeboats on a large passenger boat is sixteen. Originally, Titanic carried with her the appropriate amount of lifeboats for every person on board; however, this amount was changed due to the apparent lack of
