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Old 10th Sep 2010, 03:10
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Mariner

Fires are feared by sailors and aviators alike.

The difference is that on a ship there are off-duty crewmembers to fight it, with lots of FF equipment. And if they lose the fight, they can leave the bridge, the engineroom, or in the ultimate case, the ship.

The two UPS pilots couldn't...
In order to continue along these lines of comparison, we must also examine the assumptions in the design of the vessels relative to detection, confinement, extinguishing options and time assumptions to complete a safe flight/docking and get the hell out of the vessel.

Of course I am interested in the facts and the design/regulatory/training assumptions. Having very liitle to go by so early in the investigation for the subject accident I can not judge any comparisons between mariners and cargo flights.

But no harm in showing how it's suppose to work in other than aviation fields
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