Types of lifeboat for merchant ships (Conventional Lifeboat)

Conventional Lifeboats (Hinged Gravity Type)

All lifeboats which is able to be launched by davit falls are conventional lifeboats.

Normally, the boat has 2 release gears (Hook) to connect with davits. Once the boat is lowed to surface of water by davit, water goes into a hydrostatic unit which is loacated at the bottom of the boat and then a lock of release handle is free to operate. These release gears can be open or closed by release handle unit inside the boat after removal of safety pin on the handle.


Conventional Lifeboat and Davit

Launching operation of the boat can be done by davit operation from outside of the boat or by pulling remote control wire inside the boat.

In case of installation of conventional lifeboats, Two lifeboats, one for each side of the ship, have to be equipped to carry 200% of bording persons by IMO regualtion.

*Lifeboat and davit inspection inquiry in Korea: cncminfo@gmail.com