Re:Submarine missing near Titanic used a $30 Logitech gamepa...
by grepfru_it on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @09:03AM
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>No regulations will prevent all accidents, but I would say the rarity of fatal air accidents in the U.S. in recent decades is partly due to the high standards enforced by the FAA.
Because the FAA has reporting requirements for any abnormal flight behavior which causes deviation. They literally prevent future accidents by analyzing past behavior.
My comment was suggesting that the U.S. government require that a business has a certification from an approved classification society in order to conduct a submersible tourism business. This does not seem to be the law currently since OceanGate is allowed to operate without any.
> The 737 MAX shows that government involvement is not enough.
No regulations will prevent all accidents, but I would say the rarity of fatal air accidents in the U.S. in recent decades is partly a testament to high standards enforced by the FAA.
> Wouldn't it be better to establish a verification culture?
That sounds good too. That doesn’t contradict that regulations should also be in place so these conventions are required.