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Ropework Flashcards

1
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What type of material is this?
Light weight, floats, not strong, not as stretchy as nylon, relatively cheap, makes good heaving lines and dock lines.

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Polypropylene

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2
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What type of material is this?
Heavy, very stretchy, great for anchoring and mooring, great at absorbing shock loads, expensive

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Nylon

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What type of material is this?
High strength, low stretch, used for sheets, halyards and general all-round applications, available as three-strand or braided line.

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Polyester

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4
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What type of knot is this?
Left over right and under, right over left and under
Only used at sea for tying in reef points
Wont securely hold two ropes together

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Reef knot

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5
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What type of knot is this?
Great for tying two ropes together, even of different thickness

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Sheet Bend

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6
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What type of knot is this?
Will make a loop that doesn’t come undone
Can be used for nearly everything
The best knot

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Bowline

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7
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What type of knot is this?
Used to tie a line to a pole

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Clove hitch

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8
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What type of knot is this?
Similar to clove hitch
Can be quickly slipped to allow repositioning the fender when the pontoon is lower than expected

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Fender hitch

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9
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what are some uses for a bowline

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tying up to a bolard or pillar
Tying sheets to sails or other items
forming loop in end of a rope

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10
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what is a reef not used for

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joing together 2 ends of a rope
often used for tying down the bunt during refing

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11
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Danger of using a reef knot

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can slip under tention

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12
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What is the use for round turn and 2 half hitches

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Tying up to a post, ring or anything else you can put a rope around
secure fenders to a guard rail
Tie up a tow, as it can be undone under tension

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13
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What can a rolling hitch be used for

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Snubbing the anchor
reliving tention from another line
also good for tying up to bolards

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14
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what is a clove hitched used for

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tying up to a post, tying a tow on, or attaching fenders to the guardrail

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15
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Sheet bend

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used for tying two ropes together, can be used on a rope of different diameter

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16
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double sheet bend

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a more secure version of a sheet bend, used for tying two ropes of different diameters together.

17
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Figure of Eight

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Used as a stopper not, or to create a grip point in a rope

18
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What are cleats used for

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tying up to a dock or jetty

19
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What are the properties of Kevlar rope

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Very strong for its diamiter, will not streach

20
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what are the properties of polyproperyne rope

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Streaches, but floats, so good for rope that would end up in the water, for example a dan boy

21
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What are the proerties of nylon

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streaches so can aborb force from anchoring, tying up or towing, also sinks so good for anchoring as it wont get caught in the propellor

22
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What are the advantages of a bowline

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When used for tying up to a shore cleat it cannot be easily undone under pressure.
Does not easily shake out when used for tying sheets to the clue of the jib or genoa.

23
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What are the disadvantages of a bowline

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Not easily undone under pressure so should not be used if this requirement is a possibility.

24
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What are the advantages of a clove hitch

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Easy to adjust when used for hanging fenders although an extra half hitch for security is good practice.
Very quick way of tying off to a bollard when conditions require it.

25
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What are the disadvantages of a clove hitch

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Not easily undone under pressure.

26
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What are the advantages of a rolling hitch

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If a line cannot be undone because it is under tension a rolling hitch can be put around the line and the standing part taken to a winch to release the tension on the line
Useful for snubbing the anchor.

27
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What are the disadvantages of a rolling hitch

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difficult to undo under pressure

28
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What are the advantages of a Reef knot

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Easy to adjust, tension and simple to use.

29
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What are the disadvantages of a reef knot

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can slip

30
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What are the advantages of a sheet bend

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Easy to adjust and simple to use

31
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What are the disadvantages of a sheet bend

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Can slip or shake out

32
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What are the advantages of a double sheet bend

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easy to adjust and simple to use

33
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What are the disadvantages of a double sheet bend

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can shake out

34
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what are the advantages of a round turn and two half hitches

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easy to tie and can be undone under pressure

35
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what are the disadvantages of a round turn two half hitches

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can be undone under pressure, possibly by vandals if used to moor a vessel to an open quay

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