Verification & Validation

The Master is ashore

The UK keeps a Master's overriding authority over uncrewed vessels but puts the person ashore. IMO's MASS Code binds nobody until 2032.

04 September, 2026

Verification & Validation

Mandated, not measured

Healthcare, and the difference between requiring supervision and verifying it happened. A mandated safety standard nobody measured.

27 August, 2026

Verification & Validation

When Feedback Misses Its Window

The Iberian blackout of April 2025 had a closed-loop system with feedback, protection, and reactive power reserves. The correction mechanism existed and sat unused while voltage climbed toward collapse. The loop existed. It didn't govern.

22 July, 2026