Marlinspike Flashcards
You MUST understand the safe working load for a wire rope?
True
False
True
The ideal method in fixing a broken line is to use a ___________________?
Marlin spike
Splice
Square knot
Hydraulic press
Splice
Wrapping twine or tape around a rope end to prevent unraveling is called ___________________?
Parceling
Whipping
Worming
Splicing
Whipping
A ________________ is the most useful knot aboard a vessel and can always be untied but will never slip.
Square knot
Bowline
Clove hitch
Sheet bend
Bowline
Specific construction of line may be considered _____________________?
Fibers
Yarn
Strands
All of the above
All of the above
A ____________________ is used to temporarily attach a line to a piling and should be followed up with a half hitch.
Sheet bend
Square knot
Marlin hitch
Clove hitch
Clove hitch
A type of natural rope that is considered to be the strongest and easiest to work with is __________________.
Sisal
Hemp
Manila
Nylon
Manila
A ___________________ should be coiled clockwise?
Left handed line
Right handed line
Left braided line
Right braided line
Right handed line
________________ should be regularly inspected because it will rot from the inside out.
Nylon line
Dacron line
Spectra
Natural rope
Natural rope
The prudent mariner should NEVER stand in the bight of a line.
True
False
True
__________________ is vulnerable to sunlight and oils.
Synthetic rope
Dacron line
Nylon line
Non-Synthetic
Synthetic rope
What line is stronger than manila line and is able to stretch and easier to work with?
Natural fiber
Synthetic
Nylon
Dacron
Nylon
Some precautions to prevent rot to natural rope may include ____________________?
Fully dry before storing
Rinse in fresh water
Regularly inspect the line
All of the above
All of the above
A common type of line found on sailboat running rigging is ______________________?
Dacron
Nylon
Hemp
Single-braid
Dacron
___________________ floats and therefore is specified by the Coast Guard for use with rescue lines.
Nylon
Dacron
Sisal
Polypropylene
Polypropylene
What type of rope does not kink, cockle or flex?
Double-braided
Braided
Triple Braided
Right handed laid
Braided
You should always coil a line in the direction the line is twisted?
True
False
True
Three methods of coiling a rope can be considered ____________________?
Capping
Laying
Panning
None of the above
None of the above
To lay the rope in the shape of a figure eight is considered _________________ a line.
Flemishing
Faking
laking
Panning
Faking
Wire rope is specified by ____________________?
Number of strands and number of wires in each strand
Number of wires and number of strands in each wire
Number of twists and number of strands in each twist
Number of strands and number of twists in each strand
Number of strands and number of wires in each strand
Flaking a line means to_______________
Arrange it on deck in long bights parallel
Coil it down on deck
Put a whipping on it
Stow it below
Arrange it on deck in long bights parallel
