🔍 Key Concepts

• Types of lifeboat davits and how the boat is supported when in the stowed position • Difference between davits where the boat rests in a cradle versus davits where the boat hangs directly from the falls • Typical construction/shape suggested by the name: radial, crescent, quadrantal, sheath-screw boom

💭 Think About

• Think about which davit designs require a separate cradle or chocks to support the boat when not in use, and which are designed so the boat can hang ready to launch from the davit arms themselves • Ask yourself: for emergency readiness, which davit types are commonly used to keep the boat already hanging outboard or nearly outboard? • Consider what the descriptive names (radial, crescent, quadrantal, sheath-screw boom) suggest about how the davit moves and where the boat would naturally rest or hang

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which davit type is specifically described in training materials as having the lifeboat stowed in the outboard position on the davit, not in a cradle • Check which of these davits have curved arms that swing the boat out, and whether the boat remains suspended from the arm rather than resting in a cradle • Eliminate any davit type you know is normally associated with fixed cradles or deck chocks for stowage