BOAT AND LIFERAFT DAVITS. CONTINUOUS DESIGN DEVELOPMENTS

The design of davits for boats and life rafts is explained in the light of the regulations covering safety at sea. Details are given for the design considerations applying to boat winches, gravity davits with pivoting free- standing arms, trackway davits, single arm life raft davits, and retractable life raft davits.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transport and Technical Publications Limited

  161-166 Fleet Street
  London,   England 
• Authors:
  • Francey, J B
• Publication Date: 1969-9-26

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 53, 57
• Serial:
  • Shipbuilding and Shipping Record
  • Volume: 114
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: Transport and Technical Publications Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Lifeboats
• Old TRIS Terms: Life raft davits; Lifeboat davits
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00005547
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 30 1973 12:00AM