Instruction manual

PROFICIENCY IN SURVIVAL CRAFT AND RESCUE BOATS OTHER THAN
FAST RESCUE BOATS
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6 . Evacuation and recovery of survival craft and rescue
boats
6.1 Launching
6.1.1 Gravity davits
Fig. 6.1 Gravity davit scheme
These davits operate on the principle of the boat’s own weight doing the
work to bring about the launching. The construction of the davits includes a
safety device, usually a trigger arrangements attached to the gripes.
The launching procedure is as follows :
1. Two men should be ordered into the boats to ship the plug and check that
the painter is rigged and secure in a correct manner. (Toggle painter,