Despite the experience and preparedness of the outfitter and crew, there are simply no guarantees.
Concerns regarding the preparedness of the UK outside London have also come from inside the police.
The preparedness of the Afghan forces is an important plank of the Western coalition's withdrawal plans.
"The legislators have decided we really need to get together and look at the overall preparedness of the county".
"It's definitely getting worse," says Rangi. "Pests are moving a lot more now, and the preparedness of countries is weak.
"Our staff in Zimbabwe and Malawi, for example, are expressing concern about the preparedness of the seasonal crop.
In particular, the issue of concussions has raised concerns about the preparedness of school personnel to deal with them.
But will it have any impact on policy or, more importantly, on the preparedness of individuals and big business to change their behaviour?
"Her wonderful industrial progress since that time, her comparative freedom from poverty... and the physical preparedness of her soldiery, are presumably due, in considerable measure, to health insurance".
But we are obligated to raise the level of preparedness of the Israeli Army as a result of the strategic situation".
Other areas of security, like the disaster preparedness of information technology systems, have also come under increased scrutiny since Sept. 11.
