I agree with you all. I think that basic instincts dictate survival. I can not be critical of Ismay because he was trying to survive. In the same situation, I can guarantee you I would do the same. However, I do think that the only thing he is guilty of is pressuring Captain Smith as to her speed that night. Though he has been labeled a smug and pampered individual, that does not mean that he had a duty to step aside and die. I think he was scared,(of course)and he saw a chance to survive and took it. Some people consider what he did was wrong. I do not. I think he did what he had to do to live. I can not be critical of him when I would probably have done the same.