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  (dăv'ĭt, dā'vĭt) pronunciation
n.

Any of various types of small cranes that project over the side of a ship and are used to hoist boats, anchors, and cargo.

[Middle English daviot, from Norman French daviot, diminutive of Davi, David.]


 
 

[ܒdævit; ܒdā-]

ˈdævit; ˈdā- n. a small crane on board a ship, especially one of a pair for suspending or lowering a lifeboat.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

 

A movable crane, 1 that projects over the side of a building.


 


a crane that projects over the side of a ship hatchway for moving cargo
 

(DOD) A small crane on a vessel that is used to raise and lower small boats, such as lifeboats, an LCM-8 on landing ship, tanks, side loadable warping tugs, or causeway sections.

 
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A davit (dāv'ĭt, dā'vĭt) is a structure, usually made of steel, which launches lifeboats held in between the two davit arms over the side of a ship.

The development of the davit from its original "goose neck form" to the current devices advanced greatly when A.P. Schat patented a number of systems in 1926 that allowed the lifeboat to glide over obstructions on a ships hull known as the "Schat Skate". This was followed by a self-braking winch system that allowed the lifeboat to be lowered evenly and then the modern davit was invented.

Davits have always been designed to fit into deck spaces that the naval architects deemed necessary and a variety of designs emerged:

  • GRA - Gravity Roller track davit - usually above promenade decks.
  • SPG - Single pivot gravity davit - for many different deck spaces.

The standard became so common that shipyard specifications call for Schat type davits from whatever source.

Davits can also refer to single mechanical arms with a winch for lowering life rafts and raising spare parts onto a vessel.

Recent developments are based on aft-launched ramps where the lifeboat is ejected, as opposed to being lowered by a winch, into the ocean. Similar systems developed by Schat companies are used on offshore oil/gas rigs placed around the structure.

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Translations: Translations for: Davit

Dansk (Danish)
n. - david, jollebom

Nederlands (Dutch)
davit, kraanbalk

Français (French)
n. - (Naut) bossoir

Deutsch (German)
n. - (mar.) (Boots)davit (Kran)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ναυτ.) επωτίδα, καπόνι

Italiano (Italian)
gru di imbarcazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - turco (m) (Náut.)

Русский (Russian)
шлюпбалка

Español (Spanish)
n. - pescante

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - dävert (sjö)

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
吊艇柱, 吊柱

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 吊艇柱, 吊柱

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (닻을) 다는 기둥

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 鉤柱, ダビット

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رافعه من قضيبين على جانب السفينه تستخدم لرفع أو خفض قارب صغير أو مرساة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מנוף סירות על סיפון אוניה, מדלה‬


 
 

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