Launching Arrangements

75 minutes
 Lifeboat Davits
There are various types of lifeboat davit as
below for your kind reference:

1. Gravity arm type davit

2. Gravity rolling type davit
3. Free fall lifeboat davit
4. Single arm rescue boat davit
Free fall lifeboat arrangement
Rescue Boat Davit
 Single Arm Davit

A davit having one arm, fall, and hoisting

hook. With this type davit, the boat is
suspended from a single point.
Gravity Davit
 Gravity Davit
(1) Lowers lifeboat by gravity when the gripes
and stopper bars are removed and the brake
handle is raised. A davit that requires only
the force of gravity to move a boat from the
inboard launching position to the waterborne
position.
(2) One man can handle the lowering operation
after the boat is cleared away.
(3) Tricing pendants bring the boat into the
embarkation deck.
(4) Frapping lines hold the boat in position for
embarkation of passengers after the tricing
pendants are cast off.
 Luffing Davits

(1) May be boom-type or crescent type

(show appearance of each).
(2) Requires cranking boat out over the
side prior to lowering.