Line Handling Flashcards
1
Q
How should line handler tend a tension line?
A
Position line handlers a minimum of 90° from the direction of the tension force
2
Q
Safe distance from all deck fittings (bitts, cleats, capstans. Etc.)?
A
6 Feet
3
Q
Hold:
A
Do not allow any more line to go out on number five even though the risk of parting the line may exist
4
Q
Check:
A
To check a line running out under a strain means to allow only enough of it to render around the bitts to prevent the line from parting.
5
Q
Ease:
A
Relax the strain on the line
6
Q
Slack:
A
The opposite of taut; loose. Allow a rope or chain to run out, or feed it out.
7
Q
Avast:
A
Stop; cease; as in “Avast heaving.
8
Q
Heave around:
A
Haul in on a line, wire, or chain by means of a powered heaving engine.
