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The art of working with line or rope is called
✓ ~~>marlinespike seamanship or those made of synthetic materials such as nylon
marelinespiking
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Fiber rope is called "rope" only as
It is important to learn special terminology
✓ ~~>long as it is still in its original coil
associated with marlinespikeseamanship,
primarily to
Once a piece has been cut to be used for some purpose, the
✓ ~~>avoid confusion
rope(fiberrope) is called a
✓ ~~>line
To earn the respect of those more
experienced that you
✓ ~~>you should make an effort to Rope made of wire(or combination of wire and fiber) is usually
think, act, and speak like a Sailor: called
Use 24-hour time
✓ ~~>wire rope or wire(even if it has been cut from its
call a deck a deck(not a floor)
original coil andbeing used for some specific
Know the difference between rope and line
purpose)
Rope refers to There are exceptions: The lifelines on ships are nearly always made of
✓ ~~>both fiber and wire ✓ ~~>wire
Fiber rope includes those made of such You are probably safe if you just forget about the word
natural materials as
✓ ~~>rope and use the words line and wire
✓ ~~>manila and hemp and
What you would probably call a "loop" in a line is called
✓ ~~>bight
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Looping a line around an object is called
✓ ~~>taking a turn or taking a round
turn
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Lines do not "break" in the Navy, they
✓ ~~>part
The free end of a length of line is called
✓ ~~>bitter end
The simplest construction of a fiber is with
✓ ~~>small fibers
small fibers
✓ ~~>They are twisted until they
form larger pieces called "yarn"
The yarns are then twisted in the OPPOSITE
direction to form
✓ ~~>strands
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After strand is twisted to the OPPOSITE direction to become a
✓ ~~>line
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The direction of this final twisting determines they
✓ ~~>lay of the line
Line can be either
✓ ~~>three- or four-stand, though three-strand is most common in theNavy.
Nearly all three-strands line used in Navy is what we called
✓ ~~>right-laid
right-laid
✓ ~~>the strands are twisted to the right
It is important to know the right laid because you should always try to
✓ ~~>coil a line in the direction of its lay
For example, right-laid line should always be coiled in
Lines can also be formed by a different process called
✓ ~~>right-hand turns
✓ ~~>braiding
Right-laid prevent
Braiding lines have certain advantages over twisted ones
✓ ~~>kinking and extend the life of
the line.
✓ ~~>They will not kink and will not flex open to admit dirt
or abrasives
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The construction of braided lines
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✓ ~~>make it impossible to inspect
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The more common braided lines are b
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The art of working with line or rope is called
✓ ~~>marlinespike seamanship or those made of synthetic materials such as nylon
marelinespiking
Page | 1
Fiber rope is called "rope" only as
It is important to learn special terminology
✓ ~~>long as it is still in its original coil
associated with marlinespikeseamanship,
primarily to
Once a piece has been cut to be used for some purpose, the
✓ ~~>avoid confusion
rope(fiberrope) is called a
✓ ~~>line
To earn the respect of those more
experienced that you
✓ ~~>you should make an effort to Rope made of wire(or combination of wire and fiber) is usually
think, act, and speak like a Sailor: called
Use 24-hour time
✓ ~~>wire rope or wire(even if it has been cut from its
call a deck a deck(not a floor)
original coil andbeing used for some specific
Know the difference between rope and line
purpose)
Rope refers to There are exceptions: The lifelines on ships are nearly always made of
✓ ~~>both fiber and wire ✓ ~~>wire
Fiber rope includes those made of such You are probably safe if you just forget about the word
natural materials as
✓ ~~>rope and use the words line and wire
✓ ~~>manila and hemp and
What you would probably call a "loop" in a line is called
✓ ~~>bight
STUDYGUIDESOLUTIONS
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Looping a line around an object is called
✓ ~~>taking a turn or taking a round
turn
Page | 2
Lines do not "break" in the Navy, they
✓ ~~>part
The free end of a length of line is called
✓ ~~>bitter end
The simplest construction of a fiber is with
✓ ~~>small fibers
small fibers
✓ ~~>They are twisted until they
form larger pieces called "yarn"
The yarns are then twisted in the OPPOSITE
direction to form
✓ ~~>strands
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After strand is twisted to the OPPOSITE direction to become a
✓ ~~>line
Page | 3
The direction of this final twisting determines they
✓ ~~>lay of the line
Line can be either
✓ ~~>three- or four-stand, though three-strand is most common in theNavy.
Nearly all three-strands line used in Navy is what we called
✓ ~~>right-laid
right-laid
✓ ~~>the strands are twisted to the right
It is important to know the right laid because you should always try to
✓ ~~>coil a line in the direction of its lay
For example, right-laid line should always be coiled in
Lines can also be formed by a different process called
✓ ~~>right-hand turns
✓ ~~>braiding
Right-laid prevent
Braiding lines have certain advantages over twisted ones
✓ ~~>kinking and extend the life of
the line.
✓ ~~>They will not kink and will not flex open to admit dirt
or abrasives
STUDYGUIDESOLUTIONS
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The construction of braided lines
e
✓ ~~>make it impossible to inspect
Page | 4 the inner yarns for damage r
The more common braided lines are b
✓ ~ r
~ a
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l s
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