It is recommended that all ships carrying more than 100 passengers shall have two searchlights.
That a revision be made of steamship inspection laws of foreign countries to conform to the standard proposed in the United States.
That every ship be required to carry sufficient life-boats for all passengers and crew.
That the use of wireless be regulated to prevent interference by amateurs, and that all ships have a wireless operator on constant duty.
Detailed recommendations are made as to water-tight bulkhead construction on ocean-going ships. Bulkheads should be so spaced that any two adjacent compartments of a ship might be flooded without sinking.
Transverse bulkheads forward and abaft the machinery should be continued watertight to the uppermost continuous structural deck, and this deck should be fitted water-tight.