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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 ...

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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




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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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