 Second Officer Lightoller lowered lifeboats with empty seats if there were no women and children waiting to board, while First Officer Murdoch allowed a limited number of men to board if all the nearby women and children had embarked.As a consequence, 74% of the women and 52% of the children on board were saved, but only 20% of the men.Some officers on the "Titanic" misinterpreted the order from Captain Smith, and tried to prevent men from boarding the lifeboats.