<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@whitequark" class="u-url mention">@<span>whitequark</span></a></span> The thing in shipbuilding is that you have to hire a class society like DNV or ABS that independently verifies that the vessel you built will work, and that no shortcuts were taken. </p><p>This means that from drawings, to steel, to component, to the entire ship, somebody has tested and verified that the thing you're using is actually fit for purpose. And you have a piece of paper with some signatures to prove it. None of these certificates are free.</p><p>...</p>
