Deck General and Safety with 100% correct answers If a mooring line should part while you are tying up at a dock, you should make a temporary eye by tying a ____________________.
Bowline
The most common method of securing a line to a cleat is a ____________.
round turn, then figure eights
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which bend or knot is used to tie a small line to a larger one
becket bend
A "sheepshank" is used to ________________________.
shorten a line
A "figure eight" knot is used to __________.
be a stopper
Which weakens a line the LEAST?
short splice
A metal object on the pier resembling a tree stump and made to receive mooring lines is called a _________.
bollard
A "bowline" is used to _________________.
form a temporary eye (loop) at the end of a line Which of the following knots is used to attach two different sized lines together?
sheet bend
Chafing gear helps ________________.
reduce and prevents wear caused by the rubbing of
one object against another
Line is called "small stuff" when its circumference is less than __________________.
1.5
You need to make a fixed loop at the end of a line in order to use the line as a mooring line. Which knot should you use?
bowline
The "square knot" is used for...
joining two lines of equal size
You may place two mooring lines on the same bollard and either one cast off first if __________.
the eye of the second line is dipped
Which splice is used to connect two separate lines together?
short splice
Which splice listed below would you use in order to make a permanent loop in a line?
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