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Are the participants passengers or crew? Crew, I'd expect to have full systems understanding of the sub, how it works under normal operation, and how to modify
by sokoloff 3y ago
Are the participants passengers or crew? Crew, I'd expect to have full systems understanding of the sub, how it works under normal operation, and how to modify how it works under abnormal/emergency/degraded operation.
An early pilot said, “Aviation in itself is not inherently dangerous. But to an even greater degree than the sea, it is terribly unforgiving of any carelessness, incapacity or neglect.” Space and submarine operations are even less forgiving than sea surface or aviation. Almost all of my transition training into more advanced aircraft has been systems-related (like 90+% systems and 10-% operation).
I feel like the purchasers of these experiences were basically passengers. I don't expect the occupant of 2A on an airliner to understand anything more about the safety systems than where the exits are and how to put on a mask if it appears in front of them.
- johnwalkr 3y agoThey were called "mission specialists" to try and avoid liability of taking "passengers."
- jacquesm 3y agoIf they're being paid they are are crew or mission specialists, if they are paying they are passengers.
- PUSH_AX 3y agoI've read, that for legal reasons, OceanGate made them "crew" for the dives. My understanding was that it was a measure to reduce the liability against the company in the instance something went wrong.
- zirgs 3y agoAccording to OceanGate - those passengers are part of the crew. They refer to passengers as "mission specialists".