Davit Patsinashvili
Boat suspended from radial davits; the boat is mechanically lowered Gravity multi-pivot on thumb">Gravity Roller Davit Gravity multi-pivot davit holding rescue vessel on North Sea ferry Freefall lifeboat on the ''Spring Aeolian'' Frapping line Labeled Tricing Gripe Steps to launch davit Roller Gravity Davit A davit (pronounced "dayvit" or see Wiktionary) is any of various crane-like devices used on a ship for supporting, raising, and lowering equipment such as boats and 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. Davits can also be used as man-overboard safety devices to retrieve personnel from the water. The maintaining and operation of davits is all under jurisdiction of the International Maritime Organization. The regulations are enforced by the country's own coast guard. Development Davits were first devised in about 1600 for u ...
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