Abstract: The present invention relates to a lowering device (1), comprising a base part (2), a handle (3), a lifeline (4) and an attachment (7) for a rescue harness or a safety belt, wherein the base part (2) and the handle (3) are fixedly connected to each other, wherein the base part (2) comprises a first deflecting means (5) and a second deflecting means (6), that said first deflecting means (5) also constitutes a braking means located adjacent to an outlet opening (10) for the lifeline (4), that a first, incoming portion (4a) of the lifeline is adapted to run around said first deflecting means (5) while bearing against a contact surface (A) of said first deflecting means, that a second, outgoing portion (4b) of the lifeline is adapted to run around said second deflecting means (6) and further out through the outlet opening (10) while when under load it abuts in frictional engagement against the first, incoming portion (4a) of the lifeline along at least part of the length where the first lifeline bears against sai