| He peered into the mirror, improving himself, unaware of me as he worked in the half-shadow of the lifeboat which hung from the davit. |
| As the winch continues to haul in the falls, the davit arms are forced to come off their stops and move inboard. |
| The bosun was sitting on a davit cradle securing the trigger line when the lifeboat suddenly released and struck him on its descent. |
| This was proved by davit Lunan, tinsmith, whom I have heard tell the story. |
| The on-board instruction manual for davit use was lacking in detail and poorly translated from the original Japanese. |
| The davit and frame could be used to raise and lower the cables to the vessel. |
