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> The owners of those boats would not expend the money without the regulation. Some owners would not, most would. Humans are generally social, intelligent and
by psychlops 2y ago
> The owners of those boats would not expend the money without the regulation.
Some owners would not, most would. Humans are generally social, intelligent and caring animals. The regulations are helpful guidelines to save lives, not to be seen as mandatory rules that would be flaunted at every chance.
- whatevaa 2y agoYou are too naive. Owners who do not incur extra expenses are more competetive in capitalistic market. At some, point, you become disadvantaged if you do take extra precautions. Regulations level the playing field.
- mcculley 2y agoI encourage you to go for a few voyages offshore on commercial vessels. Experience might influence your opinion. Your claims are inconsistent with my experience.
- psychlops 2y agoI'd like to retract my statement as I misinterpreted your comment as characterizing them as malicious. I would not go on a commercial vessel as I do not consider the operators as very good at understanding risk.
- mcculley 2y agoI see your perspective. I should also have not made such a general statement. I certainly did not mean to imply malice, more negligence or concern for cost over safety. Just to be clear, I was not talking about operators who are physically on the boats when I wrote about owners. There are three classes of people involved: owners, captains, and deckhands/engineers. Often the owners are never on the boat and are not subject to the same risks. I know far too many people who are missing a finger or worse. It is a terrible industry in some ways.