Passengers in Titanic's era did not receive the safety briefing or mustering practice now expected aboard passenger ships. Modern crews teach passengers where to assemble, how to put on lifejackets, and how to board survival craft before an emergency. Titanic's open wooden and collapsible boats also differed from later covered craft designed for quick launching and greater protection in rough water. Modern passenger ships must carry enough capacity for everyone aboard, a demanding requirement when vessels such as Queen Mary 2 and Wonder of the Seas carry populations comparable to small towns. Safe evacuation depends on trained people and protective craft as well as the number of available places.
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Why evacuation drills became routine
Titanic's evacuation difficulties are connected with later requirements for passenger drills, lifejackets, and sufficient survival craft.