A propulsion pod for housing a drive shaft, said drive shaft having a central longitudinal axis, wherein the propulsion pod comprises: a housing, a wall dividing the housing into a first portion and a second portion, the first and second portions (C1, C2) referring to a respective space of a volume enclosed by the housing, wherein only the first portion of the propulsion pod is easily accessible during maintenance of the propulsion pod and the second portion of the propulsion pod is generally not accessible, the wall being suitable for rotatably mounting the drive shaft, wherein the drive shaft is provided with a brake disc, a calliper shaft, and a brake calliper, mounted on the calliper shaft in the second portion on one side of the wall, wherein the propulsion pod is characterized in that the brake calliper is movable between a first position and a second position by rotation and/or translation of the calliper shaft by means of the calliper shaft, wherein the brake calliper in the first position is arranged to allow braking and/or holding of the drive shaft and the brake disc, wherein the brake calliper in the second position is arranged to allow movement of at least one of the brake calliper and the drive shaft together with the brake disc in a direction which is parallel with a central longitudinal axis of the drive shaft, wherein the wall has a first face in the first portion, and wherein a portion of the calliper shaft is projecting through the wall and is accessible at the first face in the first portion, and the calliper shaft extends through the wall, wherein the calliper shaft is actuatable from the first face of the wall by means of the portion of the calliper shaft, whereby the calliper shaft is rotatable and/or translatable to cause the brake calliper to move between the first and second positions. a housing, a wall dividing the housing into a first portion and a second portion, the first and second portions (C1, C2) referring to a respective space of a volume enclosed by the housing, wherein only the first portion of the propulsion pod is easily accessible during maintenance of the propulsion pod and the second portion of the propulsion pod is generally not accessible, the wall being suitable for rotatably mounting the drive shaft, wherein the drive shaft is provided with a brake disc, a calliper shaft, and a brake calliper, mounted on the calliper shaft in the second portion on one side of the wall, wherein the propulsion pod is characterized in that the brake calliper is movable between a first position and a second position by rotation and/or translation of the calliper shaft by means of the calliper shaft, wherein the brake calliper in the first position is arranged to allow braking and/or holding of the drive shaft and the brake disc, wherein the brake calliper in the second position is arranged to allow movement of at least one of the brake calliper and the drive shaft together with the brake disc in a direction which is parallel with a central longitudinal axis of the drive shaft, wherein the wall has a first face in the first portion, and wherein a portion of the calliper shaft is projecting through the wall and is accessible at the first face in the first portion, and the calliper shaft extends through the wall, wherein the calliper shaft is actuatable from the first face of the wall by means of the portion of the calliper shaft, whereby the calliper shaft is rotatable and/or translatable to cause the brake calliper to move between the first and second positions.