Successive disasters and near-disasters had shown that much time is often wasted because it was not clear who was responsible for what.
Pieredze, jo īpaši kuģu „Erika” un „Prestige” avārijas, rāda — daudz dārgā laika, ko varētu izmantot katastrofas novēršanai, tiek zaudēts, jo nav skaidri noteikts atbildīgais.