Good advice. The wire type and size is always specified by the davit manufacturer together with the PPM.
Checking the limit switches is absolutely essential.
My preference was to stop short of the limits and continue raising by hand.
Freefall lifeboat tour for those not familiar with the type:
Freefall Lifeboat drills:
Related question, is there a major reason that a lot of large ships with open sterns, capesize bulkers and VLCCs etc, are still built with gravity davits instead of free fall boats?
better to call them death boats
You die testing them just in case you need them to save your life