Shipboard davit, to deploy and recover lifeboats/rafts, has a crane structure with the pedestal fitted to the foot on a swing mounting, with its rotary plane at an angle to the horizontal for space savings

摘要

The davit, to deploy and launch lifeboats and rafts (1) from a ship, has a crane (2) structure with a pedestal (4) linked to the foot (3) by a swing mounting (11), clamped on a rotary plane (12) at an angle to the horizontal. The longitudinal axis of the pedestal is vertical, or at an angle to the vertical. The lifeboat/raft is raised/lowered by a hook (10) at the end of a steel cable (7).