Vessel
OwnerAnthony Keith Webbinventor
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Abstract
The vessel includes a lifeboat, a housing positioned at the side of the vessel and defining a recess in which the lifeboat is stowed, hatch access to the lifeboat from a boat deck of the vessel, and an element for deploying the lifeboat from its stowed position.
Claims17
A vessel comprising a lifeboat, a housing positioned at the side of the vessel and defining a recess in which the lifeboat is stowed, hatch access to the lifeboat from a boat deck of the vessel, and means for deploying the lifeboat from its stowed position, the deployment means including at least one pivotable davit arm.
A vessel comprising a lifeboat, a housing positioned at the side of the vessel and defining a recess in which the lifeboat is stowed, hatch access to the lifeboat from a boat deck of the vessel, and means for deploying the lifeboat from its stowed position, the hatch access including a watertight hatch in the boat deck, an access hatch in the lifeboat, and a maintenance hatch, the watertight hatch and the access hatch being aligned when the lifeboat is stowed in the recess, and the maintenance hatch providing access to the housing and/or the lifeboat independently of the watertight hatch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.