In Britain, it means diddly. It means you're a male, presumably respectable. If you have no other title, then the overly-British will put esq. after your name on an envelope, etc. In America, I believe it's sometimes used after a lawyer's surname. However, I don't see it used much by U.S. lawyers.
Davit systems are most often used to lower an emergency lifeboat to the embarkation level to be boarded. Davits can also be used as man-overboard safety devices to retrieve personnel from the water. The lifeboat davit has falls (now made of wire, historically of manila rope) that are used to lower the lifeboat into the water.
- Next to where all the life rafts are stored is a mechanical crane or davit. - If there is time this is the preferred method for launching a life raft. - Begin by running up to the 02 deck forward house. - Release the tie down straps that hold the life raft capsule in its cradle.