The regulations made no extra provision for larger ships because they had not been changed since 1894, when the largest passenger ship under consideration was only 13,000 tons, and because of the expected difficulty in getting away more than 16 boats in any emergency.
该法规并未就更大的船只提供额外的条款，因为其自1894年以来就从未改动，当时考虑到的最大客轮只有1.3万吨，而且在紧急情况下，释放超过16艘的救生艇也很困难。