A coupling for coupling a fall or a structure to a lifeboat, said coupling inter alia comprising: - a load bearing locking portion adapted to be joined with a fall or a structure, - a receiving portion prepared for being attached to, or unified with, a lifeboat, said receiving portion comprising: - a hollow having an open end and being adapted to receive said locking portion, - an aperture provided in a wall of said hollow allowing said locking portion to connect with a fall or a structure through said aperture while preventing said locking portion from passing through said aperture, - a pivotable pawl, rotatable about an axis, arranged near said open end of said hollow, said pawl being configured such that said pawl allows said locking portion to enter said hollow and, upon entrance of said locking portion into said hollow, prevents said locking portion from exiting said hollow where said wall of said hollow constitutes a load bearing member transferring loads to said load bearing locking portion, characterized in that said receiving portion further includes means for, in order to release said coupling, force said locking portion out of said hollow, said means inter alia constitute an actuator arranged opposite said open end of said hollow and configured such that said actuator, upon activation, applies force onto said locking portion in a direction oriented outwards of said hollow, and in that said pawl is rotated through an arrangement inter alia comprising a glider configured for transferring by means of interconnection a linear motion, established by said actuator, to said pawl such that, upon actuation of said actuator, said pawl is rotated about said axis and into a position where said locking portion may exit said hollow. - a load bearing locking portion adapted to be joined with a fall or a structure, - a receiving portion prepared for being attached to, or unified with, a lifeboat, said receiving portion comprising: - a hollow having an open end and being adapted to receive said locking portion, - an aperture provided in a wall of said hollow allowing said locking portion to connect with a fall or a structure through said aperture while preventing said locking portion from passing through said aperture, - a pivotable pawl, rotatable about an axis, arranged near said open end of said hollow, said pawl being configured such that said pawl allows said locking portion to enter said hollow and, upon entrance of said locking portion into said hollow, prevents said locking portion from exiting said hollow where said wall of said hollow constitutes a load bearing member transferring loads to said load bearing locking portion, characterized in that said receiving portion further includes means for, in order to release said coupling, force said locking portion out of said hollow, said means inter alia constitute an actuator arranged opposite said open end of said hollow and configured such that said actuator, upon activation, applies force onto said locking portion in a direction oriented outwards of said hollow, and in that said pawl is rotated through an arrangement inter alia comprising a glider configured for transferring by means of interconnection a linear motion, established by said actuator, to said pawl such that, upon actuation of said actuator, said pawl is rotated about said axis and into a position where said locking portion may exit said hollow. - a hollow having an open end and being adapted to receive said locking portion, - an aperture provided in a wall of said hollow allowing said locking portion to connect with a fall or a structure through said aperture while preventing said locking portion from passing through said aperture, - a pivotable pawl, rotatable about an axis, arranged near said open end of said hollow, said pawl being configured such that said pawl allows said locking portion to enter said hollow and, upon entrance of said locking portion into said hollow, prevents said locking portion from exiting said hollow