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SEAMANSHIP EXAM; 228 QUESTIONS WITHCORRECT ANSWERS 2024-2025
The art of operating with line or rope is known as ANSWER marlinespike
seamanship or marelinespiking.
It is vital to master specific terminology linked with marlinespike seamanship,
primarily to minimize confusion.
To acquire the respect of people more experienced than you, you should try to
think, behave, and speak like a sailor:
Use 24 hour time.
Call it a deck (not a floor).
Understand the difference between rope and line.
Rope refers to both fibres and wires.
Fibre ropes are made of natural materials like manila and hemp, as well as synthetic
materials like nylon.
Fiber rope is only referred to as "rope" when it is still in its original coil.
Once a segment has been cut to be employed for some function, the rope (fibre
rope) is termed an ANSWER line.
A rope composed of wire (or a combination of wire and fiber) is commonly termed
ANSWER wire rope or wire (even if it has been removed from its original coil and
is utilized for any specific purpose).
There are exceptions. The lifelines on ships are almost usually composed of
ANSWER wire.
,You are probably safe if you just forget about the word, ANSWER rope, and use
the words line and wire.
What you could term a "loop" in a line is called - ANSWER bight.
Looping a line around an object is referred to as - ANSWER doing a turn or round
turn.
Lines do not "break" in the Navy; they - ANSWER part
The free end of a length of line is called "the bitter end."
The simplest fiber structure consists of tiny fibers.
tiny fibers - ANSWER They are twisted into larger strands called "yarn"
The yarns are then twisted in the OPPOSITE manner to generate the ANSWER
strands.
After twisting the strand in the other direction to form a - ANSWER line.
The direction of this final twisting determines the - ANSWER layout of the line.
The line can be three- or four-stranded, but three-strand is more frequent in the
Navy.
Almost all three-stranded lines utilized in the Navy were what we called ANSWER
right-laid.
, ANSWER: The strands are twisted to the right.
It is crucial to know the correct lay since you should always try to coil a line in the
direction of its lay.
For example, the right-laid line should always be coiled in ANSWER right-hand
turns.
Right-laid lines are less likely to kink and last longer.
Lines can also be made by a separate procedure known as ANSWER braiding.
Braiding lines offer certain advantages over twisted ones: ANSWER They will not
kink or flex open to admit dirt or abrasives.
The interior yarns cannot be inspected for damage due to the braided line
construction.
The most frequent braided lines are hollow braided.
Stuffer braided
Solid braided
Double braided.
The common synthetic fibers are: ANSWER nylon
Polyester (Dacron)
polypropylene
Polyethylene (in descending order of strength).
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