SCHEDULE 6LAUNCHING APPLIANCES AND EMBARKATION LADDERS

PART IILIFEBOAT AND RESUE BOAT LAUNCHING APPLIANCES

Gravity davits4.1

All gravity davits shall be so designed that there is a positive turning out moment during the whole of the davit travel from the inboard to the outboard position when the vessel is upright and also when the vessel is listed at any angle up to and including 30° either way from upright, or 10° more than the angle required by paragraph 1.2 of Part I of this Schedule. In the case of gravity type davits comprising arms mounted on rollers which engage with and travel down fixed inclined trackways, the trackways shall be inclined at an angle of not less than 35° to the horizontal when the vessel is upright.