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Seamanship Questions and Correct
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The art of working with line or rope is called
✓ ~~>marlinespike seamanship or marelinespiking
It is important to learn special terminology associated with marlinespike
seamanship, primarily to
✓ ~~>avoid confusion
To earn the respect of those more experienced that you
✓ ~~>you should make an effort to think, act, and speak like a Sailor:
Use 24-hour time
call a deck a deck(not a floor)
Know the difference between rope and line
Rope refers to
✓ ~~>both fiber and wire
Fiber rope includes those made of such natural materials as
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✓ ~~>manila and hemp and those made of synthetic materials such as
nylon
Fiber rope is called "rope" only as
✓ ~~>long as it is still in its original coil
Once a piece has been cut to be used for some purpose, the rope(fiber
rope) is called a
✓ ~~>line
Rope made of wire(or combination of wire and fiber) is usually called
✓ ~~>wire rope or wire(even if it has been cut from its original coil and
being used for some specific purpose)
There are exceptions: The lifelines on ships are nearly always made of
✓ ~~>wire
You are probably safe if you just forget about the word
✓ ~~>rope and use the words line and wire
What you would probably call a "loop" in a line is called
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✓ ~~>bight
Looping a line around an object is called
✓ ~~>taking a turn or taking a round turn
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
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 the
Navy.
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
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Seamanship Questions and Correct
Answers | Latest Update
The art of working with line or rope is called
✓ ~~>marlinespike seamanship or marelinespiking
It is important to learn special terminology associated with marlinespike
seamanship, primarily to
✓ ~~>avoid confusion
To earn the respect of those more experienced that you
✓ ~~>you should make an effort to think, act, and speak like a Sailor:
Use 24-hour time
call a deck a deck(not a floor)
Know the difference between rope and line
Rope refers to
✓ ~~>both fiber and wire
Fiber rope includes those made of such natural materials as
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
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✓ ~~>manila and hemp and those made of synthetic materials such as
nylon
Fiber rope is called "rope" only as
✓ ~~>long as it is still in its original coil
Once a piece has been cut to be used for some purpose, the rope(fiber
rope) is called a
✓ ~~>line
Rope made of wire(or combination of wire and fiber) is usually called
✓ ~~>wire rope or wire(even if it has been cut from its original coil and
being used for some specific purpose)
There are exceptions: The lifelines on ships are nearly always made of
✓ ~~>wire
You are probably safe if you just forget about the word
✓ ~~>rope and use the words line and wire
What you would probably call a "loop" in a line is called
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✓ ~~>bight
Looping a line around an object is called
✓ ~~>taking a turn or taking a round turn
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
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 the
Navy.
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
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
