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0
Q

How is wire rope measured

A

Diameter

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1
Q

How is line measured

A

Circumference

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2
Q

Mooring line strength

A

Use kevlar lines. Don’t snap

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3
Q

Mooring line breaking characteristic

A

Snap or pop

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4
Q

Sea painter

A

Keeps RHIB alongside ship

Places under hook

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5
Q

Steady lines

A

Keeps boat steady during hoisting and lowering

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6
Q

Man ropes

A

Line with overhand or figure eight knots evenly spaced intervals for personnel to climb

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7
Q

Bitt

A

Vertical cleat used for mooring lines

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8
Q

Chock

A

2 types: open and closed

Used to guide mooring lines

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9
Q

Bull nose

A

FWD part of bow

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10
Q

Hawse pipe

A

Opening where anchor chain goes through the skin of ship

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11
Q

Chain

Type/size

A

Die Lock anchor chain

1 7/8 inch

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12
Q

Capston

A

Used to heave in mooring lines

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13
Q

Wildcat

A

Used to engage anchor

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14
Q

Anchor brake

A

Prevent chain from paying out

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15
Q

Anchor buoy

A

Identifies location of anchor

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16
Q

Pelican hook

A

Grips anchor chain

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17
Q

Chain stopper

A

Secures anchor chain

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18
Q

Hawser

A

Heavy line used for towing or mooring

19
Q

Line

A

Rope not wire

20
Q

Wire

A

Rope made of metal

21
Q

Spring line

A

Six strands of coil wrapped around fiber core

22
Q

Small stuff

A

Smaller then 1 3/4 inch

23
Q

Flemished

A

Line coiled flat and tight

24
Q

Coil

A

Make a circle with line

25
Q

Fake

A

Straight row of line

26
Q

Bight

A

Loop of line or chain

27
Q

Bitter end

A

End of line

28
Q

Eye

A

Hole at end of mooring line

29
Q

Eye splice

A

Making eye at end of line

30
Q

Long splice

A

Type of splice that does not increase circumference of line

31
Q

Short splice

A

Type of splice that increases circumference of line

32
Q

Marlinspike

A

splicing tool made of metal

33
Q

Fid

A

Splicing tool made of wood

34
Q

Rig captain

during towing evolutions

A

Wears yellow

during towing evolutions

35
Q

Rigger

during towing evolutions

A

Wears blue

during towing evolutions

36
Q

Signalman

during towing evolutions

A

Wears green

during towing evolutions

37
Q

Capston operator

during towing evolutions

A

Wears brown

during towing evolutions

38
Q

Line handlers

during towing evolutions

A

Wears orange

during towing evolutions

39
Q

Check

Line handling

A 
Throw up (like garden hose)
Line handling
40
Q

Hold

Line handling

A

Secure line

Line handling

41
Q

Ease

Line handling

A

Slowly loosen

Line handling

42
Q

Slack

Line handling

A

Allow line to drop
Or
Ease tension on line
Line handling

43
Q

Take in

Line handling

A

Bring line onboard

Line handling

44
Q

Avast

Line handling

A

Hold line to prevent slack or heave

Line handling

45
Q

Heave

Line handling

A

Pull on line

Line handling

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