davits
Lifeboat-lowering arms
Davits are small cranes on a ship, typically mounted in pairs, used to lower and raise lifeboats or other equipment over the side.
The arms swing outward to suspend the boat clear of the hull: The crew swung out the davits and lowered the lifeboat.
Davits also appear on docks and yacht sterns for hoisting dinghies or anchors.
Drum-and-cable lifting mechanism
- pulleyGrooved wheel for rope
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- sheaveChanneled wheel for rope
- tackleGear or takedown
cable · rigging · hoist · crane · jib · boom · sling · counterweight
Setting something in motion
- lifeboatsEmergency watercraft for survivors
- embarkationBeginning a voyage
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
- releaseTo let go
gravity · freefall · tender · station · drill · muster · hooks · falls
Ship's flat surface
yacht · portside · starboard · bulwark · railing · mounting · installed · shipside
Serious sudden danger
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- safetyFreedom from harm
- distressSevere anxiety or suffering
coastguard · SAR · mayday · survivor
winch
Drum-and-cable lifting mechanism
tackle · cable · rigging · hoist · crane · jib · boom · sling · counterweight · pivot
launching
Setting something in motion
- lifeboatsEmergency watercraft for survivors
- embarkationBeginning a voyage
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
release · gravity · freefall · tender · station · drill · muster · hooks · falls
deck
Ship's flat surface
maritime · yacht · portside · starboard · bulwark · railing · mounting · installed · shipside · freeboard
emergency
Serious sudden danger
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- safetyFreedom from harm
distress · coastguard · SAR · mayday · survivor
radial
Emanating from center
trackway · rollout · pivoting · enclosed · freefall · hydraulic · motorized · manual