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.
This type was used on the Lifeboats of the RMS Titanic. Each arm must be rotated out manually; uses manila rope falls. Goose-neck shape to the arm that is swung out. Mechanical (obsolete) â This type is like the radial davit, but both arms are moved out at the same time using a screw system; uses manila rope falls.
A lifeboat is a kind of boat that is used to escape a larger sinking structure such as a cruise ship, commercial vessel, or aircraft that has landed in the water. A lifeboat is intended only for use in case of an emergency. Lifeboats may also be used if the larger structure is not sinking but is experiencing some other sort of disaster such as a fire that has become out of control. Lifeboats are almost always intended for use solely in the event of an emergency.