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Jazzy

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There are only so many lifeboats, and more people than lifeboats on a sinking ship. Generally, people believe women and children should go first in emergency situations like these when lives are at stake. What about babies and the elderly? The elderly have lived long lives; some would consider their lives complete. Babies have so much of life left to live, should the elderly give up their spots on the lifeboats for the babies? The chances of a baby surviving on a life boat out at sea, however, are not very good. Should the elderly fight for their spot on the boat, because they have a better chance of surviving the wait until they are rescued at sea?
 
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All cruise ships have lifeboats, life rafts and life preservers for every person on board with additional capacity in accordance with international regulation. SOLAS requires that lifeboats be capable of being loaded, launched and maneuvered away from the ship within 30 minutes of the Master’s signal to abandon ship.
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http://cruiseindustryfacts.com/safety-and-security/ship-safety/
 
I suppose it asks the question what makes one life more important then another?. It's a question that I doubt could be answered while in the middle of such a scenario. Then again, is there anything that makes you less valuable of a person then another and therefore not worthy of that lifeboat? I would be hard pressed to find a reason to see myself less worthy of surviving the calamity then someone else.



The lifeboat won't do anyone any good if it is not detached from the sinking ship before it sinks into the ocean so its wise to take whoever gets to it first. You wouldn't be at fault for the loss of life because it was not your decision to not stock enough lifeboats to save everyone.
 
+Jazzy said:
[background=rgb(251, 253, 254)]There are only so many lifeboats, and more people than lifeboats on a sinking ship. This was the dilemma of this scenario.[/background]
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Well, then it is another one that I cannot answer until the order to abandon ship is given.



And I tend to avoid commercial watercraft when possible.
 
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