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  2. Davit - Wikipedia

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    Davit systems are most often used to lower an emergency lifeboat to the embarkation level to be boarded. The lifeboat davit has falls (now made of wire, historically of manila rope) that are used to lower the lifeboat into the water. [3] Davits can also be used as man-overboard safety devices to retrieve personnel from the water.

  3. Portpatrick Lifeboat Station - Wikipedia

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    A boathouse was built at a cost of £280 but the lifeboat was launched by lowering it from a davit. The station's first lifeboat was wrecked in 1899 when it fell 14 ft (4.3 m) from the davit. [1] [2] The first lifeboats were 'pulling and sailing', that is they were powered by rowing or with sails.

  4. Vadyar Boats - Wikipedia

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    Due to increase in the number of accidents on Ships globally caused by improper maintenance of Lifeboats and Davits (Launching Appliances), The International Maritime Organisation in May 2006 regulated the servicing and testing of the Lifeboats, On-Load Release Gears, Rescue Boats and Davits stipulating them to be carried out only by the ...

  5. Marine evacuation system - Wikipedia

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    The MES consists of five components. Controls – used to initiate the device in an emergency situation. [9]Stowage box – contains essentials for the evacuation, including the chute and the fixed appliances, such as seats, rails, etc. [10] Composed of marine grade aluminum along with inflation cylinders, usually kept on the deck taking as little as 4 m 2 of storage space.

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  8. Shannon Launch and Recovery System - Wikipedia

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    The Shannon launch and recovery system (SLARS) was developed to launch and recover the 18-tonne Shannon-class RNLI lifeboat. [3] [4] SLARS SC-T08 with the St Ives lifeboat Nora Stachura. The lifeboat is launched, and recovered, bow-first. The carriage, mounted on tracked wheels, is used to transport a lifeboat from boathouse to sea.

  9. Hyperbaric evacuation and rescue - Wikipedia

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    This requires a portable life support system connected to the chamber during transit. Types of hyperbaric evacuation units include: A self-propelled hyperbaric lifeboat (SPHL) is an enclosed, motorised, survival vessel fitted with a hyperbaric chamber to transport divers under pressure, with a life support system and a crew to operate it. The ...